High mileage Disco 4 - am I mad?
Discussion
Hi guys
I’ve been on the lookout to get back into a LR for a short while. I settled on a D4 with the sdv6 and the 8 speed auto box. The search has proved ok if a little tricky as I’m on a tight budget, a fair few 12/13 MY cars coming up in different spec/ trim, not many in the desired hse trim. In or around 100k miles and due a cambelt is the typical fodder.
Anyway, I agreed to go this Thursday and see something different, a MY14 early facelift SE spec car. It has the advantage of being the cheaper tax model post facelift and also slightly more economical, even if not by much.
Only snag is it’s on 150k miles at 5 years old. It’s consistently done 30k a year (89k at first MoT), the seller has sent me pictures of service invoices every 15k, along with some minor works like gear selector etc.
Also, he’s sent evidence of cambelt change at 111k and the big one, nearly £4k spent on replacing both turbo’s at 120k. It’s also got a pretty clean MoT history. One advisory this year for a joint noise on the suspension. All this work carried out at a LR Indy and not the dealer, from new it seems!
In my head, the engine is probably going to run forever if looked after. But what about the other bits. The 8speed box, hows it’s longevity? Water pumps, air suspension components, all the usual stuff.
I want to keep the car a minimum of 5 years (75k ish) and so I’m concerned I’m going to have a worthless 225k Mile example on my hands vs buying something older with lower miles on.
I know the old adage is buy on condition and not mileage, but what says the general LR beard around these parts? Anything to worry about? Should I scrap the idea and keep searching for the perfect one to turn up with lower miles?
I’ve been on the lookout to get back into a LR for a short while. I settled on a D4 with the sdv6 and the 8 speed auto box. The search has proved ok if a little tricky as I’m on a tight budget, a fair few 12/13 MY cars coming up in different spec/ trim, not many in the desired hse trim. In or around 100k miles and due a cambelt is the typical fodder.
Anyway, I agreed to go this Thursday and see something different, a MY14 early facelift SE spec car. It has the advantage of being the cheaper tax model post facelift and also slightly more economical, even if not by much.
Only snag is it’s on 150k miles at 5 years old. It’s consistently done 30k a year (89k at first MoT), the seller has sent me pictures of service invoices every 15k, along with some minor works like gear selector etc.
Also, he’s sent evidence of cambelt change at 111k and the big one, nearly £4k spent on replacing both turbo’s at 120k. It’s also got a pretty clean MoT history. One advisory this year for a joint noise on the suspension. All this work carried out at a LR Indy and not the dealer, from new it seems!
In my head, the engine is probably going to run forever if looked after. But what about the other bits. The 8speed box, hows it’s longevity? Water pumps, air suspension components, all the usual stuff.
I want to keep the car a minimum of 5 years (75k ish) and so I’m concerned I’m going to have a worthless 225k Mile example on my hands vs buying something older with lower miles on.
I know the old adage is buy on condition and not mileage, but what says the general LR beard around these parts? Anything to worry about? Should I scrap the idea and keep searching for the perfect one to turn up with lower miles?
Edited by eltax91 on Wednesday 20th November 00:10
Rugbyman said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Just factor in the cost of a warranty - peace of mind
Quite. Just factor in the cost of a warranty - peace of mind
Well I didn’t buy the one in the OP for various reasons. However I did buy another one that I saw today. 6 years and 100k miles old, so not mega mileage.
I’ve just spent the last 30 mins reading that thread and running warranty quotes.
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