Thread: LR4 Crankshaft Failure?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Toymota rrp is 26k for a crate motor.

RRP doesnt mean much.

They generally go for what is in my original post, depending on what state you are in,etc,etc.

Originally Posted by Discodicky

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Is a far better car than for example the 2012 L/cruiser 200 series with 120,000 klms at $98,000 on car sales at the moment!!
There is a 2006 L/cruiser 100 series GXL turbo diesel with under 100,000 klms fo425,o0r $72,000; will someone really be so silly as to pay that for a 15 yr old car???

The dealers were allocated 200 series to run out this year (when the new model arrives without the V8 diesel) and instead of selling them for recommended retail, they are buying them and then re-selling as used vehicles with for instance 24 kilometres on them - for an extra $25,000. This gets around Toyota's recommended retail pricing ...

My local dealer (I live in Brighton Vic) a few years ago quoted me $4,240 for a left side wing mirror for a Lexus 200t Luxury Sport which had radar etc etc (my Mum's car). They also removed the cracked glass from the mirror (which was what was wrong). I asked for the mirror back, and asked to see the Service Manager. The dealer said he wasn't available. But someone came out with the mirror wrapped in brown paper. He said that they could only buy a whole mirror assembly, not the mirror only (which was cracked). There was also a tiny scratch on the fake chrome on the outside of the mirror's assembly. I took the car to a Lexus authorised repairer - they replaced the mirror, and the plastic bit on the outside of the mirror assembly, and charged me an extra $220 for labour (ordering the parts from Toyota, re-setting the codes, assembly). Total price was $530 or so. The dealer would have done the same ie put in the replacement parts - and stolen $3,700 from me (my Mum actually).

The shame is that Land Rovers have gone up a lot in price with their new engines ... although a straight six diesel does sound nice ... but hybrid technology driving across Australia, is harmful to the environment, because of the extra weight ...

Good luck with your motor - my service guy ( a Land Rover only service place in Melbourne) said over a year ago that he could get motors for $20k. I am dropping in at opening on Monday, will be begging for him to do an oil change before I drive to Darwin from Melbourne towing my Van ... I'll try hard to remember to ask him about the crank changeover policies with LR and what he has to say about it ...