Ownership Cost for 2005 Land Rover LR3 SE
Estimated: $44584 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2308 | $1108 | $969 | $877 | $785 | $6047 |
| Insurance | $1587 | $1642 | $1700 | $1759 | $1821 | $8509 |
| Fuel | $2438 | $2511 | $2598 | $2702 | $2824 | $13073 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2134 | $1160 | $1111 | $2291 | $9459 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $703 | $703 | $703 | $703 | $703 | $1041 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10775 | $8612 | $7827 | $7931 | $9439 | $44584 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | SUSPENSION:REAR | I PURCHASED A 2006 LAND ROVER LR3 SE IN DEC. 2005. IT HAS APPROX. 13K MILES AND I WAS ABOUT TO ROTATE THE TIRES WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD ON BOTH REAR TIRES HAD WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH EXPOSING THE STEEL BELTS WHILE THE OUTSIDE PORTION OF THE TREAD WAS NOT WORN AT ALL. IT APPEARED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CAMBER MISALIGNMENT ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS, I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF DRIVING AND RISK BLOWING THE TIRE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER DEALER INSPECTION THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY ONLY HALF THE COST TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND SAID THAT FACTORY CAMBER SETTINGS WOULD REQUIRE US TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10K MILES (EVERY 6 MONTHS). THEY ARE CHARGING ME $769 FOR 2 TIRES - THAT WOULD COST $1500 EVERY 6 MONTHS!! I HAVE CONTACTED LAND ROVER USA TO HAVE THEM BUY BACK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS MECHANICAL/SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME AT POINT-OF-SALE. I AM AWAITING RESPONSE. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT NO ONE GETS KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO BLOWOUTS. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT COUNTLESS OTHERS ON THE LAND ROVER FORUM EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. *NM |
| 2005 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | TIRES WERE UNEVENLY WORN AT THE 7500 MI. CHECK. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE AGAIN WORN BY THE 15,000 MI. CHECK AND THEY HAD BEEN ROTATED IN BETWEEN THE TWO PERIODIC CHECKS. THIS TIME, LAND ROVER SAID THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE TWO TIRES BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR. I EXPLAINED THAT THE TIRES ONLY HAD 7500 MI. ON THEM, BUT LAND ROVER SAID TIRES AREN'T COVERED AS IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I TOLD THEM THERE WAS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT REPLACING TIRES WITH THIS FREQUENCY AND THAT THE WORN TIRES REPRESENTED A SYMPTOM, NOT A PROBLEM. MY OWN DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES . WE BOUGHT TWO LR3',WITHIN ONE YEAR, BUT I WA SBEGGING THEM TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE BEFORE I STARTED CHEWING UP THE THIRD SET. I AM SURPRISED THIS ISSUE WASN'T DISCLOSED BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR. I PURCHASED A 2005 LEFTOVE" IN THE BEGINNING OF 2006, LONG AFTER THE TIRE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. IT HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP TWICE TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM CORRECTED WITHOUT SUCCESS. I FEEL CHEATED. IT WA S AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND ONE THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE THIS LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE SO EARLY INTO OWNERSHIP. *AK |
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