My LR4 experiences in terms of mechanical issues that keep piling up

[callin]

Low miles or not the fact is this is an 11 year old vehicle with complicated systems. When everything is working it is a great vehicle but it will require more $ and TLC than lets say a Honda Pilot or something of that ilk. My LR4 and LR3 cost about $0.10/km in maintenance while my Honda is about $0.06/km (turning my own wrenches, likely double if you utilize a shop) That's just the way it will roll. That being said my Rovers have been quite reliable but as time marches on they will get more troublesome. My 06 turns 18 this year.

Do you (or others?) consider consumables stuff like tires, gas, oil in that cost per mile/km?

 

[ktm525]

Do you (or others?) consider consumables stuff like tires, gas, oil in that cost per mile/km?

Everything but gasoline.

 

[callin]

ok cool. that puts me right at 13c/mile OR 8c/km over the past 4 years and 36000 miles.

 

[ktm525]

almost bang on to my $ which was in canadian. .10*.72 = 7.2 US cents/km. It's been reliable just more needy.

 

[ttforcefed]

So i bought my lrR new, paid 65k. Have spent another 50k since purchase so my math wld be $115k/170,000 or 67 cents per mile?

 

[scapistron]

I'm not doing the math for my situation.

 

[ttforcefed]

I'm not doing the math for my situation.

Cant be worse than mine

 

[callin]

So i bought my lrR new, paid 65k. Have spent another 50k since purchase so my math wld be $115k/170,000 or 67 cents per mile?

I don't think you're meant to include purchase price. so it'd be $50k/170k or 29 cents/mile

 

[M32H32IS]

I'm not doing the math for my situation.

Same. Engine swap alone was more than $10k.

 

[ktm525]

I don't think you're meant to include purchase price. so it'd be $50k/170k or 29 cents/mile

correct for this discussion. I also have another calculation that includes: ((purchase price - estimated current sales price) + all maintenance divided by months owned.) / months owned.

This calculation spits out $326/month Cdn or $235 US/month.

What this has shown me is buy a few year old creampuff and if it works drive the wheels off it for the long term. I am very happy to have owned a LR4 for a $235 per month cost.