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i just bought an LR4. Everyone warned me not to because they said they’re unreliable. In the first month that I’ve owned the car:
My transmission lines sprung a leak
The throttle was found to be full of buildup
One of the wipers came loose and stopped working
One of the wipers roped
One of the plastic side rails around the windshield fell off
The oxygen sensors keep going off
I have an LR4 that had a full engine replacement (SCV6) in April 2018. Vehicle has 40k miles and still under warranty. The vehicle was at LR for 7 weeks because they had to have the engine shipped from the UK. Just last week the LR4 stalled on the freeway 70 miles from my home outside of Houston Texas. NO warning light, no nothing. The dealer said there was an "internal engine failure" on the brand new engine. Now LRNA is conducing their "investigation" before the replace the engine AGAIN! That is $60k worth of new engines in 4 months. That is the definition of unreliability. I enjoyed driving the truck and I am glad the majority of you have had more luck than me, but the day I get the truck back from the dealer it will be traded in for a 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser. I will not be stranded again on the side of the road full of gear, dogs, children, unhappy wife, etc.
I think you nailed it. Especially since it was a known issue with the LR3. LR considers the bushings to be a wear item, you replace them when they wear out. The problem is, public consensus as to acceptable lifespan conflicts with LR engineers' (or bean counters). Could they have made something that lasted 250kmi? Sure, but at what cost? I'm not defending LR, I also am not happy about it, but in the big picture it's really not much different than replacing brake pads & rotors (which are also often complained about having short lifespan).The LR4 was heavily redesigned for 2010, so why not swap out the bushings then? The answer likely is that the ride quality or logevity of other components may have been affected and they decided against it. It’s pure conjecture, but plausible.
I've seen multiple recommendations for poly, which always confused me. I've used poly on other vehicles and almost never had acceptable results for normal street use. Maybe poly is great off-road. I'm definitely not going to use it on the LR4.I made the mistake of poly bushings in my first LR3. It was a disaster and ruined the ride, I quickly swapped them for the hydro bushings.
I agree 110%. We had specific requirements for a vehicle, including but not limited to: seating 7 adults, 4WD/AWD, high ground clearance, strong acceleration, and not excessively large (our garage is small). There was almost nothing on the market in the past ~10 years that fit the bill, the closest was the 2010-era Mercedes GL which was/is significantly more expensive, and larger. We plan to keep the LR4 for a very long time and likely replace it with another LR4 should anything happen to it. In the meantime, I will be doing the control arm bushing job (117kmi) in the near future, as the front clunking has increased quite a bit over the past few thousand miles.I knew going in that it would be an expensive vehicle to run and, knowing I wouldn’t drive it much, I was ok with that. For what it is and what it offers, it has been great and we love it. I plan to keep it forever.
So first of all, this thread is discussing the LR4, which may look the same but is almost completely different from the LR3 in terms of interior and powertrain. I posted my reasons above for why we own & drive the LR4. If you hate the LR3, why are you here? Shouldn't you be driving a Honda, Subary, or Toyota which have higher resale values?I have had an LR3 for 4 years now and it is a piece of Junk. Absolutely baffling why people defend the Land Rover. The only reason I think people on this forum feel that the truck arn't junk is because they have their ego wrapped up in them or they have never owned a Honda, Toyota, Subaru. This cheep vs expensive gas , O2 sensor failing because of cheep gas it's all nonsense. ... please explain to me why LR has one of the worst resale values of any car on the market. Where Honda, Subaru and Toyota have the highest.
I have had an LR3 for 4 years now and it is a piece of Junk.
I have an LR4 that had a full engine replacement (SCV6) in April 2018. Vehicle has 40k miles and still under warranty. The vehicle was at LR for 7 weeks because they had to have the engine shipped from the UK. Just last week the LR4 stalled on the freeway 70 miles from my home outside of Houston Texas. NO warning light, no nothing. The dealer said there was an "internal engine failure" on the brand new engine. Now LRNA is conducing their "investigation" before the replace the engine AGAIN! That is $60k worth of new engines in 4 months. That is the definition of unreliability. I enjoyed driving the truck and I am glad the majority of you have had more luck than me, but the day I get the truck back from the dealer it will be traded in for a 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser. I will not be stranded again on the side of the road full of gear, dogs, children, unhappy wife, etc.
Get the Land Cruiser... You will not regret it. I’m just on my second day of ownership but it is amazing. It is more money than the Discovery ($87K) but it is very nice and arguably the most capable/reliable SUV out there.
I have had an LR3 for 4 years now and it is a piece of Junk. Absolutely baffling why people defend the Land Rover. The only reason I think people on this forum feel that the truck arn't junk is because they have their ego wrapped up in them or they have never owned a Honda, Toyota, Subaru.
People defend Land Rover because they like their Land Rover. I’m on my second. I like them because they’re different, they actually have some character and are extremely capable off road (which I use mine for a lot).