Thread: Land Rover Extended Warranty - Worthwhile?

Originally Posted by Meken

If your factory warranty has expired you might be out of options - you won't get the Allianz / LR one

Yup seems that way, I was overseas for 7 weeks and came back and it had lapsed, they weren't interested. Even though the same dealer has serviced it from the start and it's still super low km's. Seems I have no option now but keep up the preventative maintenance and hope nothing breaks!

I wouldn't worry too much. Mine is an MY11 SE purchased Aug 2011 and last service they found an oil leak in the upper sump and fixed it for free one year out of warranty. I also have had it serviced at the same dealer I brought it from since new, which I think might help. Mine currently has 47,000km on the clock.

Daz

Originally Posted by Ben_Vapid

Yup seems that way, I was overseas for 7 weeks and came back and it had lapsed, they weren't interested. Even though the same dealer has serviced it from the start and it's still super low km's. Seems I have no option now but keep up the preventative maintenance and hope nothing breaks!

Alternatively, you could trade for a new one with warranty?
It's only money after all.

Originally Posted by RHS58

Alternatively, you could trade for a new one with warranty?
It's only money after all.

Haha i've done too many mods to mine now, i'm committed!

Originally Posted by dazray

I wouldn't worry too much. Mine is an MY11 SE purchased Aug 2011 and last service they found an oil leak in the upper sump and fixed it for free one year out of warranty. I also have had it serviced at the same dealer I brought it from since new, which I think might help. Mine currently has 47,000km on the clock.

Luckily they picked up a leak from the turbo drain pipe and replaced everything around it last year. Hopefully that was my one big issue with this car!

Digging up a bit of an older thread here. Coming up now on my last month of factory warranty and contemplating the extended warranty from LR/Allianz.

Based on a bit of digging around the forum and a quote I received a couple of years ago, the price for an extra 2 years warranty will sit somewhere between about $3500 and $4000

I know it's really just insurance which may return nothing more than peace of mind. So is that worth $150+ per month for 2 years... ?

If I'd had the car from new I think I'd be less likely to consider it but for the first 6 months and ~23k I don't really know how the vehicle was used - there was a lot of red dust in it though. The LCA bushes and battery have already been replaced under warranty but otherwise no real issues for me.

I am planning to keep my D4 for a while, beyond this period, so the benefits in resale aren't particularly relevant in my case.

Edit: I'm up to ~63k km

Opening up for thoughts from the forum....

Thanks,
David

I reckon whether or not it is worthwhile will depend on the kilometres you have on it and its general use.

Mine (MY11) has just ticked over 100,000kms and in the last 30,000, pretty much all the common things that go wrong with these have gone wrong. Some of these parts have been upgraded in the newer model years so may be less of an issue for a MY14, but in my experience the one reliable thing with Land Rovers is that parts will fail and its often the same things.

Having said that, if the extended warranty is only for 2 years then you would potentially need a lot of things to go wrong to come out in front if its going to cost $4k to extend warranty - ie catastrophic failure. There are many of the common issues that can be fixed cheaply by sourcing parts from the UK and DIYing if you are reasonably handy on the tools.

There are probably also quite a few wear and tear items coming up that wont be covered by warranty (ie shocks). I'd be more inclined to put the $4k towards some of this more preventative stuff that will keep the vehicle in good shape rather than fixing problems as they arise.

Thanks for that - good points. I'll edit the original post to include the km's. ~63k

Originally Posted by TuffRR

I reckon whether or not it is worthwhile will depend on the kilometres you have on it and its general use.

Mine (MY11) has just ticked over 100,000kms and in the last 30,000, pretty much all the common things that go wrong with these have gone wrong. Some of these parts have been upgraded in the newer model years so may be less of an issue for a MY14, but in my experience the one reliable thing with Land Rovers is that parts will fail and its often the same things.

Having said that, if the extended warranty is only for 2 years then you would potentially need a lot of things to go wrong to come out in front if its going to cost $4k to extend warranty - ie catastrophic failure. There are many of the common issues that can be fixed cheaply by sourcing parts from the UK and DIYing if you are reasonably handy on the tools.

There are probably also quite a few wear and tear items coming up that wont be covered by warranty (ie shocks). I'd be more inclined to put the $4k towards some of this more preventative stuff that will keep the vehicle in good shape rather than fixing problems as they arise.