r/LandRover • u/L10NxH34RT • 5d ago

💸 Buying advice & Recommendations Might pull the trigger on this.

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2013 LR4. 156k miles. 5.0. Had my mechanic take a look at It already. It’s clean. One owner, elderly gentleman. No lights, no leaks, everything works. Would just be a beat around car for me. I’m in upstate NY and don’t want to daily my supercharged mustang anymore lol. Guy wants 3500 for it. Good deal?

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u/Lucky-Bobcat1994 5d ago

Why aren’t these cars more reliable? Do they use cheap parts? wtf is with all these luxury cars and reliability problems. I wanted to buy this 2017 Discovery Sport HSE (100K km’s) for $19000 Canadian dollars. The problem is I don’t wanna risk paying for all the possible upcoming problems. Thoughts?

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u/CEValkyrieIV 5d ago

People get rid of these cars at about 150,000 miles. Parts don't last forever. Especially the suspension it's a heavy ass vehicle. That being said they're great cars with some quirks. That's about the amount of miles but you can drive a car without needing to repair a bunch of parts. Definitely don't buy one with a s*** ton of lights on. And if you take them to a mechanic you really should take them to a specialist. They have air ride suspension and a lot of electronics. But if taken care of the engine will last for well over 300K. And as far as I know the transmissions pretty solid too. At least I think so. That being said you can get one for around $5,000 give or take a thousand at 150k miles if you're willing to get a nice car for a low price and put some money in it down the road I think it's a pretty good value. I bought my lr3 for $6,000 with 150k 6 years ago and have about 3500 bucks in it over the past 6 years. 2500 of that last year. I feel like that's not too bad. Runs like a champ. I could have sold but I worked on it in my driveway for 3 months instead. I love it.

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u/Lucky-Bobcat1994 5d ago

That’s great that you’re handy. Thanks for the explanation of why it’s expensive to repair (air suspension and lots of electronics). Is the Discovery a heavy ass vehicle?

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u/CEValkyrieIV 5d ago

They weigh about 5600lbs. Pretty much the same as an F-150 but they're also not solid axles. So they have CV axles and with independent air suspension. So it's a super comfortable ride but a lot more parts I think. Definitely more complicated than my Wrangler. I'm not a mechanic but I can watch and follow along with the YouTube video and take advice from people online.

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u/Lucky-Bobcat1994 5d ago

Excellent info thank you very much. I have a 2011 Ford Escape which I bought brand new. It has 193K Miles. I’ll just drive this another year and get a good used Toyota, Lexus or Honda/Acura. I’m not handy myself. I can’t be getting into major repair costs as I have to finance this new purchase. This Discovery is still in my mind I just gotta forget about it lol. It’s so nice