Hi guys,
After three Saabs I finally got myself a 2010 LR4 with 105k km's on it (Toronto, Canada). Have owned it for 2 months and absolutely love it! I thought my Saab 93 sportcombi V6 was a pleasure to drive, but this has it well beaten (maybe not on twisty roads).
Anyhow, a few questions / advice sought:
At the risk of sounding like a **** who has bought a car that is expensive to maintain, and then whines about maintenance costs - it is due the 96k km service. Primarily filters and fluids. $650 from dealer and $707 from indie.......the price difference I could not work out, given limited stuff to do and indie labour $40/hr cheaper than dealer (no detailed cost breakdown from dealer). Totally capable of doing filters and fluids myself (especially as indie quoted me $230 for non-OEM filters alone, and I can get them from Eeuroparts.com for $100!). That leaves the inspection part of the service. I guess potentially useful.........am in two minds........... Car has last two years of main dealer service history with it, so not like I am trying to maintain dealer service history from new. Interestingly it got a brand new engine from LR under extended warranty in 2015!.......$12k item!!
Engine oil............am I correct in concluding that the fancy Castrol 5W20 oil specified by LR primarily relates to its longevity re. allowing reduced maintenance frequency? Cannot find it in Toronto (apart from at dealer), so if I do it myself, correct in thinking Mobil 1 synthetic twice a year will be fine?
just did a trip to northern Ontario. Freezing rain, car felt great on Blizzaks.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts, comments etc.!