Well i purchased my LR4 in Nov of 2010. One of the first off the line. Usually i am very concerned about purchasing the "first" line of a new model. My previous vehicle was a first line 2004 Pacifica and it was a failure in my opinion. Cosmetically wonderful but the mechanics of the vehicle failed after 3 years. When i saw the LR4 on the showroom floor, the look of this vehicle..it had a look of "yeah, try me, you won't regret it"...won me over! Well let me report what has happened in the 22 months since i have owned it.
1-22,0001 miles on it. Same tires. Same rotors. 1 full brake job and 1 rear brake job.
2- I have yet to have an issue where i had to bring it in for service except for the standard "i am going to rob you" $700 service fee twice a year.
3-2 oil changes. (1st @7,500, 2nd @18,000) Manual stated every 15k so on my 2nd i decided to stretch it but when i took it in the dealer, he ammended the manual and said we ALL should change it every 6 months regardless. Maybe he just want me in there to find some other ways to make me pay for other service items?
4-Have had some glitches with the nav screen. It has gone blank a few times but i have mastered how to fix that. Shut the vehicle off and the computer reboots itselfs eventually. One time everything was not working..no radio..no nav and screen was black but again i shut the vehicle off and just waited for about 3 minutes and it reset.
5-Overall, averaging 11 MPH driving to and from work everyday in NYC. I have spent $6,968.92 on gas. Maximum avg was 18.1 MPG and my lowest was 7.8 MPG. (Yes i have one of those apps on my Iphone that tracks EVERYTHING i do with this vehicle. No, i am not one of those drivers that like to stay within the 30-60 mph range because it drives "nice". I am not trying to offend anyone but this beast have 8 cylinders. I use them..all of them when i can. I think i have gotten it up to 135 MPH. I have a picture of that as well. With that said on to the next topic.
I have had 2 accidents. One where I stupidly reached for something in the back seat while sitting behind someone and took my foot off the brake and slightly hit someone doing less than 10 MPH in the rear. My damage..less than $100 touch up paint..his damage...$2,000 rear bumper to his 2007 Caddy sedan. 2nd accident while I was sitting at a light a woman on the phone rear ended me going a min of 40MPG. She hit me dead center on the tow bar. My damage $1,200 to the rear bumper...her damage...$8,000. She was driving a brand new Nissan Juke. It was destroyed, her air bags deployed and she was taken away by ambulance while i got out of my vehicle and said WTH? The fire and police officer was AMAZED at the min damage to my truck. She turned it out to be ok .They asked me was it made out of steel? Yes, i do have pictures.
All in all i am still extremely excited and i love this truck. I love the power. I love the luxury. I love the handling and i love the look when it is all cleaned up when i am rolling down the street. It is Black on Black with tints all around the vehicle. The only time I plan to get rid of it is when RR comes out with the Hybrid version as the gas is my only issue so far but the way i drive it, may not change much anyway.
Maybe i have a good model? Throw out the theory of me driving it soft and gentle becaue i don't. I have 5 kids and i drive it EVERYDAY. Maybe everyrone is over stating the issues with this truck but i am one owner who is very satisfied.
1-22,0001 miles on it. Same tires. Same rotors. 1 full brake job and 1 rear brake job.
2- I have yet to have an issue where i had to bring it in for service except for the standard "i am going to rob you" $700 service fee twice a year.
3-2 oil changes. (1st @7,500, 2nd @18,000) Manual stated every 15k so on my 2nd i decided to stretch it but when i took it in the dealer, he ammended the manual and said we ALL should change it every 6 months regardless. Maybe he just want me in there to find some other ways to make me pay for other service items?
4-Have had some glitches with the nav screen. It has gone blank a few times but i have mastered how to fix that. Shut the vehicle off and the computer reboots itselfs eventually. One time everything was not working..no radio..no nav and screen was black but again i shut the vehicle off and just waited for about 3 minutes and it reset.
5-Overall, averaging 11 MPH driving to and from work everyday in NYC. I have spent $6,968.92 on gas. Maximum avg was 18.1 MPG and my lowest was 7.8 MPG. (Yes i have one of those apps on my Iphone that tracks EVERYTHING i do with this vehicle. No, i am not one of those drivers that like to stay within the 30-60 mph range because it drives "nice". I am not trying to offend anyone but this beast have 8 cylinders. I use them..all of them when i can. I think i have gotten it up to 135 MPH. I have a picture of that as well. With that said on to the next topic.
I have had 2 accidents. One where I stupidly reached for something in the back seat while sitting behind someone and took my foot off the brake and slightly hit someone doing less than 10 MPH in the rear. My damage..less than $100 touch up paint..his damage...$2,000 rear bumper to his 2007 Caddy sedan. 2nd accident while I was sitting at a light a woman on the phone rear ended me going a min of 40MPG. She hit me dead center on the tow bar. My damage $1,200 to the rear bumper...her damage...$8,000. She was driving a brand new Nissan Juke. It was destroyed, her air bags deployed and she was taken away by ambulance while i got out of my vehicle and said WTH? The fire and police officer was AMAZED at the min damage to my truck. She turned it out to be ok .They asked me was it made out of steel? Yes, i do have pictures.
All in all i am still extremely excited and i love this truck. I love the power. I love the luxury. I love the handling and i love the look when it is all cleaned up when i am rolling down the street. It is Black on Black with tints all around the vehicle. The only time I plan to get rid of it is when RR comes out with the Hybrid version as the gas is my only issue so far but the way i drive it, may not change much anyway.
Maybe i have a good model? Throw out the theory of me driving it soft and gentle becaue i don't. I have 5 kids and i drive it EVERYDAY. Maybe everyrone is over stating the issues with this truck but i am one owner who is very satisfied.
