200,000Klm's on D4 3.0Lt - No Problems

[Disco4SE]

Spoke with a bloke today that bought his D4 3.0Lt around the same time I did.
He has now clocked up just over 200,000Klm's. Apart from normal maintenance and wear & tear, he has had no problems whatsoever.
Claims that the extended warranty would be a waste of money.
I am keen to know if anyone else has travelled similar Klm's.

Cheers, Craig

[Neil P]

Spent the extended warranty money on ephedrine to
stay awake for that distance ? The depreciation/fuel/service
and rubber costs would make a warranty look peanuts IMO.

[stig0000]

is 200k even posibull in 18ish months;);)

[Celtoid]

Yeah....did you see the Odo.....that's a lot of clicks....? :)

I've only had a couple of issues with mine, which was an AUG 2009 build...other than that it's been great......but, I still wouldn't want to be out of pocket for either of those.

Considering LR charge $150 for floor mats, it doesn't take long to figure out the math. When D4s become a dime a dozen, they will probably be quite 'cheap' to maintain...but that's freakin years away!!!

Cheers,

Kev.

[rwlse]

This is something that is always on my mind. I bought my D4 as a company car , with the intention of retiring with it.I havn't had any proplems with it.

I have it serviced every 10000 kls. after all it is a landrover. and you don't know what's falling off it. I've done 40000kls in it so far. I do a fair amount of towing so at 50000kls I'll have all the oils changed. Oil oxidises.and when it starts to do that it starts to loose it's lubricating propertise.

Yes I'm taking care of it,probly a little over the top . But I have peace of mind.

My problem with all this is that if it starts causing problems at 200000kls I CAN'T FIX IT. I have to take it to a specialist all the time. You can't even get a basic manual for it. And your fault can only do so much.

So it concerns me . I have extended warranty. wether it's any good or not it's still peace of mind.But how long do you keep it befor it becomes a nightmare.

And another thing. It's such a magic car . Why would you want to part with it.!!!!

[Disco4SE]

The bloke I know is on the road all day every day with his job.
When I spoke with him last week, he had travelled 2,500Klm's in two days.
I suppose is doesn't take long to work out that the Klm's are genuine.
I intend to keep in touch with him to check if he has had any problems.
Cheers, Craig

[Grumbles]

High kilometres in a short time means lots of long distance hot running. The wear on such a car is probably less than than a similar mileage car which spent most of its life as a family car doing the normal family errands which mostly involves short running and lots of start/stops.

The high kilometre car can be the bettter buy. It's just a matter of getting past the psychological hang up of big numbers on the odometer.

[Hymie]

is 200k even posibull in 18ish months;);)

I did a million k's in a Toyota Commuter in 7 years. so yes.

[Disco4SE]

High kilometres in a short time means lots of long distance hot running. The wear on such a car is probably less than than a similar mileage car which spent most of its life as a family car doing the normal family errands which mostly involves short running and lots of start/stops.

The high kilometre car can be the bettter buy. It's just a matter of getting past the psychological hang up of big numbers on the odometer.

Totally agree with you Grumbles.
The stops and starts (especially on a cold motor) will cause quicker engine wear.
In the 18 months I have had the D4, I have already covered more klm's than my wife's car that we bought new 5 years ago.
I would guarantee that my engines In better condition.
Like you said, people need to get the high klm thing out of their head.
Cheers, Craig

[Jesse B]

Totally agree with you Grumbles.
The stops and starts (especially on a cold motor) will cause quicker engine wear.
In the 18 months I have had the D4, I have already covered more klm's than my wife's car that we bought new 5 years ago.
I would guarantee that my engines In better condition.
Like you said, people need to get the high klm thing out of their head.
Cheers, Craig

Craig,

Highly timely thread and post - I mentioned to my dealer the other day that I was close to needing the 65k service and he rolled his eyes and said " wow, you're racking up the distance - better consider trading up before you get hit with a high-mileage discount..." Given I've had mine for 20 months now I guess I'm doing close to 40k a year - and that looks like going on for a while (mostly long work trips).

His comments threw me into a bit of a spin for a while, and I spent a few days wondering if in the long term I'd be better off trading up every two years or so. But that is such a hassle - shifting all the fruit over each time, new log book each time etc etc - and I'm now thinking that it was a pretty good sales pitch on his part, and not one I really feel like responding to. But crikey - your bloke and his 200k makes me look like a Sunday driver!!!

[Tote]

Interesting that he's had no transmission problems..... Maybe the seperate oil cooler on the 3.0 litre helps?? I put 265000KM on a Maverick for work in 18 months so it's certainly possible.

Regards,
Tote

[Disco44]

In the South East of Qld( Brisbane,Gold Coast,Ipswich Etc) Qld Police mobile patrol cars last only 6 weeks and they are stripped and traded.They are never turned off,one crew gets out the other jumps in,so they would never wear the motor.I consider they could be a good buy.What do others think?

[Disco4SE]

Craig,

Highly timely thread and post - I mentioned to my dealer the other day that I was close to needing the 65k service and he rolled his eyes and said " wow, you're racking up the distance - better consider trading up before you get hit with a high-mileage discount...
Jesse, I wouldn't worry too much about the high Klm's providing you have it serviced by the book.
I sold my Landcruiser 80 series privately with just under 400K and got really good money for it.
Likewise my 100 series. It had almost 200K on it which I clocked up in 4 years, yet I got the same money as vehicles with half the Klm's. In actual fact, the buyer asked if it was enough money......true storey.
Cheers, Craig

[PAT303]

In the South East of Qld( Brisbane,Gold Coast,Ipswich Etc) Qld Police mobile patrol cars last only 6 weeks and they are stripped and traded.They are never turned off,one crew gets out the other jumps in,so they would never wear the motor.I consider they could be a good buy.What do others think?

A bloke I worked with bought a falcon that had done 40k in 5months and he never had an issue with it,likewise another who bought an ex taxi with 800K on it and again never spent a dime to keep it going,my old TAFE teacher who drove a LH Torana from Woollongong to Sydney each day and it had near 1 million k's on it running LPG and it started each and every day and a 2a 2.6ltr station wagon that had over a million K's and it kept going too.All of them stayed hot and did long trips and are the better for it. Pat

[Disco4SE]

I mentioned in my last post that I had sold a Landcruiser 80 Series with 400K on it. This was a petrol on gas.
I bump into the owners from time to time. This vehicle has now covered close to 650K and never had a spanner near it (apart from maintenance items).
I did make sure that the new owners used Penrite HPR gas oil and changed it every 10K as I did.
Goes to prove that high Klm's dont mean much, providing that the servicing is kept up.
Cheers, Craig

[Graeme]

When I spoke with him last week, he had travelled 2,500Klm's in two days.

I did 1000 kms on Friday and another 1000 kms in the last 24 hours.