txfromwi
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Keeping in mind I already own a 2013 and a 2016 (daughter's)...
I am considering purchasing a 2016 HSE Silver Edition, 80K miles, one owner but no maintenance info.
It has been a Chicago vehicle it's entire life - concerns about salt and corrosion - your thoughts?
(I am a WI native so understand about salt, but my current LR4's are both TX vehicles so I have not experienced LR4 salt corrosion....)
I have been watching and either the website is never updated, or it has been sitting on the lot since late Oct, 2021.
(I will contact the vendor later this week.)
If I do this, we need to immediately drive it about 11 road hours to upstate NY (collect the daughter from university - drive HER LR4 home to Houston), park the "new"
one in NY over the summer (almost 4 months), perform maintenance on daughters, then drive daughters LR4 BACK to school in fall, collect the "new" one and drive it 24 road hours back to Houston. So that's 35 total road hours on the "new" one.
So with that said.....
The ONLY available maintenance info is new front brakes and turned rotors and oil change in Oct, 2021.
The ECO light is on - I know what to do - no need to comment..
Your thoughts on all that driving with no history and no known maintenance - and possibly junk oil? (Thinking crossover pipes, but we all know all the other issues...)
(I might be able to change oil after the first 11 hours - maybe.)
So then, Inspection Items List - please add!!
I have an IID Tool - anything I should check with that?
Rear center tow "tree" and chassis tow points for damage.
Suspension up/down for compressor/leaks.
Tight circle for transfer case
Brake from 2 mph for clunk for front lower control arms
Braking at low/higher speeds for shimmy and true
I need to crawl under the 2013 and look around, but hints on checking rear brakes for wear?
Check for rough shifting
General visual inspection and drive about
Listen to engine run - but I have never heard a bad LR4 timing chain so I don't know exactly what to listed for..
Check if it's an original windshield and if it heats.
Check cowl for issues and cabin for windshield leaks.
Due to trip logistics I will not have time to take it anywhere for an inspection, I need to do this myself and make a quick decision...
Or so you advise this is really stupid?
Or should I ship it from Chicago to Houston? ($1,200 +-)
As alwasy,
THANKS!
Dan
I am considering purchasing a 2016 HSE Silver Edition, 80K miles, one owner but no maintenance info.
It has been a Chicago vehicle it's entire life - concerns about salt and corrosion - your thoughts?
(I am a WI native so understand about salt, but my current LR4's are both TX vehicles so I have not experienced LR4 salt corrosion....)
I have been watching and either the website is never updated, or it has been sitting on the lot since late Oct, 2021.
(I will contact the vendor later this week.)
If I do this, we need to immediately drive it about 11 road hours to upstate NY (collect the daughter from university - drive HER LR4 home to Houston), park the "new"
one in NY over the summer (almost 4 months), perform maintenance on daughters, then drive daughters LR4 BACK to school in fall, collect the "new" one and drive it 24 road hours back to Houston. So that's 35 total road hours on the "new" one.
So with that said.....
The ONLY available maintenance info is new front brakes and turned rotors and oil change in Oct, 2021.
The ECO light is on - I know what to do - no need to comment..
Your thoughts on all that driving with no history and no known maintenance - and possibly junk oil? (Thinking crossover pipes, but we all know all the other issues...)
(I might be able to change oil after the first 11 hours - maybe.)
So then, Inspection Items List - please add!!
I have an IID Tool - anything I should check with that?
Rear center tow "tree" and chassis tow points for damage.
Suspension up/down for compressor/leaks.
Tight circle for transfer case
Brake from 2 mph for clunk for front lower control arms
Braking at low/higher speeds for shimmy and true
I need to crawl under the 2013 and look around, but hints on checking rear brakes for wear?
Check for rough shifting
General visual inspection and drive about
Listen to engine run - but I have never heard a bad LR4 timing chain so I don't know exactly what to listed for..
Check if it's an original windshield and if it heats.
Check cowl for issues and cabin for windshield leaks.
Due to trip logistics I will not have time to take it anywhere for an inspection, I need to do this myself and make a quick decision...
Or so you advise this is really stupid?
Or should I ship it from Chicago to Houston? ($1,200 +-)
As alwasy,
THANKS!
Dan
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