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I dont have the exact figures (apart from my cost per km - 0.44c/km - total maint + fuel etc..) because Im away at work, but on average my old D3 with nearly 340,000km on the odo costs me around $1500 a year for the basic servicing and around $7000 per year for repairs. Its the most expensive vehicle I've owned to keep on the road (apart from fuel, but it doesn't help tip the overall cost balance). And I do all my own work so very little in the way of external labour to pay for either
The most expensive part of servicing and repairing any modern car is labour. At a minimum it doubles the cost, sometimes can be 3-4 times higher than just the parts alone. If you can take over doing servicing and most repairs, and enjoy this, then you can save a lot.
Tombie’s costs are a great example of this.
Saves enough money to enable the shed to have a nice 2 post hoist [emoji41]
I did it back in 2002 when I purchased all the diagnostic and tuning gear. That cost was offset because we were maintaining 3 vehicles at home.
Be careful. I bought one of these after market warranties from a reputbale source with the same thought in mind. Read it properly when I got home. Anything to do with the fuel system was not covered.[bigsad]Quote:
Originally Posted by GregMilner
Yes correct,its an oranges and apples comparison,but a comparison never the less.Quote:
Originally Posted by INter674
The Deefer has had huge issues,and its not that complex, as a comparison,just the result of extremely poor engineering,quality control,factory paintwork,etc,etc.
i have had a fleet of jap vans for 30yrs,as i have said before many,almost all, have done 300 000Km with not a single repair,before being sold.Before that we had Falcon panel vans,they were hit and miss with reliability....
I hear very good reports from other tradies about the I Load,but extremely poor reports about European vans,as you have said.
Bet you wish you'd kept the chook tin vans.. sought after now..which like dunnydores value stuns me given they IMHO were cheap rubbish in the day! Son has a beaten up VL Calais which attracts offers to buy it regularily..daughter has one too..immaculate and has been offered 30k for it. I get to fix them just like the ones I had but did not keep😞Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
My 2015 D4 (170,000 km from new) is certainly the most expensive vehicle to maintain that I have owned - but is also the most capable and comfortable cruising vehicle I have owned. I came to the Discovery after a long love affair with SS Commodores! I was doing about 30,000 km/yr before Rona arrived - about half of that towing a 2.5T boat.
I have all the invoices but can't be bothered adding them up. At a rough guess I would say about $4k/yr for servicing and repairs. I took out the extended warrantee (+3 yrs) when I bought it - and think I have gotten my money's worth.
Will I buy another one? Dunno - not anything that is currently available. I would have bought another new D4 in 2018, if I could!
We would have as well,as would have many.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barraman
There is nothing in the LR line up that suits us,so unfortunately,it will be off to the other side.
I’ll go the new Defender second hand some years down the track. No way I’ll ever switch now, but new prices are beyond my meansQuote:
Originally Posted by scarry
I don't keep receipts and do my own work and have had the 2014/15 D4 SC less than a year. Previous owner spent 1k every 2 years on service and for repairs etc he bought a new battery @400 bucks...new tyres...dunno cost. ...and had the water pump and rear pinion seal replaced for 1200 bucks. I got the auto and tc serviced for 1300 (ouch) and since replaced the SC coupler 100 bucks and replumbed the water pump..which was incorrectly installed..110 bucks for the LR part plus gaskets. A pad failed so I replaced all rotors and pads..@ 600 from memory. Oh and one service...@120 bucks.
That's it so far. LCAs are said to need doing but frankly I think they are ok. No belts to do either😚
So a bit spent so far but...it cost 38k and is insured for 52...RACT value..now dropped to 48 on the renewal quote...still way more than I paid....so that's a factor to consider.
I've also added spotties...250...not really needed..and mud flaps 110...but that's it...I don't need anything else such as GVM upgrades etc.
Our other cars have always cost a lot eg Pajero and D2a both needed new auto..new engine at 150 and 250k mark and many improvements have been needed to improve suspension..shocks..brakes ..audio..lights..etc etc which the D4 does not need. Had VLs too and learnt to rebuild the autos myself cause the o drive failed so often..then there's the crap Commodore electrics and stupid radiator arrangement.
I'm happy with the D4 and so is the wife-type 😚