Hello all,
I think I've read pretty much every single thread in this LR4 forum - awesome community here, and it's really helped me in my decision making process.
My situation: I'm coming from 11 years of driving a 2000 Toyota 4Runner that just gave up the ghost after 165,000 miles (radiator/transmission, would have cost more than the value of the car to fix). I loved my 4Runner, and when it died, I just assumed that the transition to the 2011 4Runner would be easy. Boy was I wrong. I test drove it no less than 5 times, trying to like it, but I just hated what they'd done with the car over the past 11 years.
In the 6 weeks since that time, I've really fallen in love with the 2011 LR4. When I was a kid, I really wanted a Discovery, and now, I am finally very close to taking the leap of faith.
I guess my question is, has anyone here made a similar transition (4Runner --> LR4)? Any preparatory words of advice? I know that I need to be prepared to give it a little more TLC than I did my 4Runner (which, truthfully, only needed oil changes and gas), and probably more frequent trips to the dealer.
Anything else that I should consider before officially becoming an LR owner?
Thanks!
I think I've read pretty much every single thread in this LR4 forum - awesome community here, and it's really helped me in my decision making process.
My situation: I'm coming from 11 years of driving a 2000 Toyota 4Runner that just gave up the ghost after 165,000 miles (radiator/transmission, would have cost more than the value of the car to fix). I loved my 4Runner, and when it died, I just assumed that the transition to the 2011 4Runner would be easy. Boy was I wrong. I test drove it no less than 5 times, trying to like it, but I just hated what they'd done with the car over the past 11 years.
In the 6 weeks since that time, I've really fallen in love with the 2011 LR4. When I was a kid, I really wanted a Discovery, and now, I am finally very close to taking the leap of faith.
I guess my question is, has anyone here made a similar transition (4Runner --> LR4)? Any preparatory words of advice? I know that I need to be prepared to give it a little more TLC than I did my 4Runner (which, truthfully, only needed oil changes and gas), and probably more frequent trips to the dealer.
Anything else that I should consider before officially becoming an LR owner?
Thanks!