darbison
New Member
Hey guys!
I’ve been in the market for a new car for awhile. I’ve done a TON of research on Defenders (importing, fixing, etc) but couldn’t convince the wife. Bummed, but happy wife, happy life.
So, I expanded my search to include off-road vehicles that I could take on road trips with the fam and daily drive. I did a ton of test-driving and narrowed it down to a JLU Wrangler and the LR4. Any of the new Land Rovers were out of budget. Wife and I are leaning towards 2016 LR4 for a bunch of reasons.
I’ve been reading up on LR4s for the past 60-days, looked at builds, figuring out where issues might be, but had some questions for all you guys as I continue my understanding/knowledge to make sure I find the right vehicle.
1) Where should I be worried with the mileage for a used LR4? I’m looking at 2016s and some are pushing 50k (which seems to be pushing a lot of miles for a 3 year-old car).
2) When inspecting the car, any thing I can visibly watch for? For Defenders it was rust in key locations.
3) It sounds like it eats brakes for lunch, and they can be expensive. What’s a normal brake job cost at an independent?
4) Should I look into extended warranties on them?
5) Has anyone hacked the infotainment system?
Thanks, really appreciate it. Looking forward to learning a ton from the board.
Dan.
I’ve been in the market for a new car for awhile. I’ve done a TON of research on Defenders (importing, fixing, etc) but couldn’t convince the wife. Bummed, but happy wife, happy life.
So, I expanded my search to include off-road vehicles that I could take on road trips with the fam and daily drive. I did a ton of test-driving and narrowed it down to a JLU Wrangler and the LR4. Any of the new Land Rovers were out of budget. Wife and I are leaning towards 2016 LR4 for a bunch of reasons.
I’ve been reading up on LR4s for the past 60-days, looked at builds, figuring out where issues might be, but had some questions for all you guys as I continue my understanding/knowledge to make sure I find the right vehicle.
1) Where should I be worried with the mileage for a used LR4? I’m looking at 2016s and some are pushing 50k (which seems to be pushing a lot of miles for a 3 year-old car).
2) When inspecting the car, any thing I can visibly watch for? For Defenders it was rust in key locations.
3) It sounds like it eats brakes for lunch, and they can be expensive. What’s a normal brake job cost at an independent?
4) Should I look into extended warranties on them?
5) Has anyone hacked the infotainment system?
Thanks, really appreciate it. Looking forward to learning a ton from the board.
Dan.