Highest mileage LR4?

ftillier said:

I think you're missing part of it - cars get junked when the cost to repair approaches the entry cost to a new(er) car. If you're having the work done, Land Rovers are pretty expensive to maintain. My LR4 with 115k miles has a blue book value under $10k and a $5k trade-in value. It doesn't take many $1.5k repair jobs to make you doubt your decision to keep. To me it's not so much could the vehicle go to 200k, but do people bother taking them there, and a lot of that comes down to maintenance. The list has no Lexus vehicles, does that mean they don't go 200k? Obviously, when buying an older vehicle with lots of miles, you want to be diligent in your evaluation or you stand to lose your 'investment'.

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This.

If you look at used listings, almost every 100-series Land Cruiser you see has well over 200k miles. The ones that don't are currently listed in the high $teens.

Even the ones with 250k miles are listed over $10k.

But there was a time in or around 2017-18 where you could buy one for around $4k, and I venture to guess a lot of people who were paying $4k for a Land Cruiser were balking at the cost of a lot of things that need to be done to keep even a Toyota on the road.

LC parts are expensive AF especially if you are going OEM. Plenty of crazies buy 150k+ mile examples for $15k, then depend $6-7k “baselining” before any mods. Then they’ll go ahead and say Rovers are money pits.

This will be interesting to see what it gavels at. Same mileage as me, but the location probably plays a big factor is sale price. Not sure what the "overland" or off-road scene in PA is. Y'all run amok through Amish country or? Anyways, it will be fun to see sales price.

3 gold ones on bat and a white one sold yesterday

CRYA said:

This will be interesting to see what it gavels at. Same mileage as me, but the location probably plays a big factor is sale price. Not sure what the "overland" or off-road scene in PA is. Y'all run amok through Amish country or? Anyways, it will be fun to see sales price.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KVYyawk3/2011-land-rover-lr4-hse

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Right now, I'm thinking I may move on from my LR4 by the end of this year. No real reason other than this January will be 9 years with my LR4 and I'm ready for something new.

Still runs great. No problems, no issues, no stories. Just ready to move on.

Watching this auction myself.

CRYA said:

This will be interesting to see what it gavels at. Same mileage as me, but the location probably plays a big factor is sale price. Not sure what the "overland" or off-road scene in PA is. Y'all run amok through Amish country or? Anyways, it will be fun to see sales price.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KVYyawk3/2011-land-rover-lr4-hse

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Chains are done. At least 10k. Wouldnt be surprised to see substantially more, up to 15k. No chains ruins them at auction, like it does every known chain issue car. Crossovers would add at least 2k.

200k isn't hard to get on these with "minor" preventive maintenance. My guess is they would go substantially more, too. There aren't all that many reports of engine failures unless coolant related.

This thread is pretty grim though:

CRYA said:

This will be interesting to see what it gavels at. Same mileage as me, but the location probably plays a big factor is sale price. Not sure what the "overland" or off-road scene in PA is. Y'all run amok through Amish country or? Anyways, it will be fun to see sales price.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KVYyawk3/2011-land-rover-lr4-hse

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owner seems fishy. Bought in 2022 and added a whopping 300 miles before flipping. Can't find the timing chain tensioner receipts or can't remember. He's only owned it for just over a year lol.

@ttforcefed that was rough reading, for sure. Seems like most of them were the SCV6. One 2012 V8 NA. It's anecdotal evidence, small sample size, "could happen with any vehicle" kind of stuff, but still...

My sense is if you don't shell out the cash for the major preventative maintenance it will blow up, guaranteed. If you do shell out the money for preventative maintenance, it's less likely to blow up, but it still might.

To quote Clint Eastwood, "Are you feeling lucky?"

I’m not so sure about the theme developing here.
Preventative maintenance is key…. Stay on top of necessary repairs… then go driving.

Sure, I had an an alternator failure. But for the record, a cheap ass owned the vehicle before me. Replaced both batteries with cheap lead-acid and bypassed the BMS…. that had to have mitigating issues.
Also, a clogged PVC. Air filters never replaced and other fluids never changed…. These are typical maintenance requirements. I’m now at 160,000 kms. The timing chains and sprockets are original (yes, given the poor maintenance I am surprised). They are noisy but not catastrophically so. I’ll get it done this summer.
In addition to ALL fluids and filters, belts, plugs, brakes, and a couple of bushings, I also changed all the cooling piping. Why risk it.
Direct injection engine = keep up with occasional walnut blasting and keep up with frequent oil changes and only use premium fuel. (I feel for you guys in the States: premium here does not contain ethanol. . Also I only use “Top-Tier” which guarantees a good level of detergents.
And finally, happy for all of you but I am not going down the path of chinesium. OEM or LR branded parts only. Sticking to the high quality fluids and filters. And no grease monkey without Modern LR experience is going anywhere near it with a wrench or diagnostic tool.
She runs like a charm and I have no issues with taking her off road or on long road trips.