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Although many of us are having problems I'm only aware of 1 person on here that regrets getting the vehicle...
Read my above post. I'm in the Pacific Northwest. I'm sure the demand in some areas warrants the dealer's stubborness to move off MSRP but this vehicle has been available for a few months now and things are shaking out.
If saving one or two thousand dollars is important to you then tell your salesman that you will walk if he doesn't "work" with you on the selling price.
Thanks!
JJ
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ADDRESS: 900 N. Pacific Coast Highway
Redondo Beach CA 90277
I appreciate all the replies. I'm itching to get one of these in my garage!
Many dealers are interested in Gross profit per car. They often choose not to sell volume, but settle for less sales with greater profit. If $1-$2k out of a $45-$55k price car means that much to you, go to a So. Cal. dealer. I would rather pay a little more and buy from my local dealer. Your dealer will work much much harder for you, should something go wrong, if you bought the car from them.
JamesJ525
Dealers often trade within their own region, but not often between Nor. Cal. and So. Cal. It does happen, and usually takes about about 2-3 days from when the car arrives at the first dealer.
Take Care,
JJ
Money is money. Labor should be paid but not wild charges.
Question: I've worried about how vulnerable the door panels are when parking next to other SUVs. Does anyone have info on body side molding and more importantly, have links to photos of what this looks like? Ours is white.
How many times did you LR3 stall before the tank was replaced? All in the same spot?
If so, how often do you go by that same spot? Did you go by that spot many other times without it stalling?
I am obvioulsy interested in this stalling issue and what can be doen t fix it. My tank was replaced and it stalled the next day.
Either way, good luck with your LR3!
...and what can be DONE TO fix it.
See what happens when you don't use spell check.
You can see the pdf for the mudflaps installation by logging into the LR technical site:
http://www.landrover.com/gb/en/Owne...ok_overview.htm
Then click on Owner Info at the top right which brings you to a page for selecting from owner's manuals, accessories etc. You have to sign in a second time to get these pdf's, but it's free. By the way, I just glanced at the instructions for the rear mudflaps and it looks rather easy. The attachment screws seem to be already in place.
JJ
On Monday, they called me at 6 pm and said "We put the sensor in and everything seemed fine. We hooked up the air suspension module to re-calibrate things and there was a software error. We tried to grab a suspension module from another LR3 but they are hardcoded for each truck. We ordered a new module which should arrive tomorrow (Tuesday). I will call you to keep you informed." Well, needless to say I never got a call Tuesday. Wednesday, I called them at noon and my service rep was out, so I talked to another. He explained he could not get the status from the guy actually working on my truck because the repair guy was having surgery soon and was out giving pints of his own blood in case he needed them. Why on earth did he tell me this? Anyway, I said I would call my normal service rep Thursday. My truck has now been there 1.5 days for the first service job and now 7 days for this service job (5 of which the LR service dept was open). So, I will call later today to see what the status is and get back to you guys.
Here is the beautiful part... LR finally got back to me and said they would be willing to buy back my LR3. It was one month old with 1700 miles and it cost 55000 sticker (an HSE fully loaded). They are offering me 44-45,000. that comes out to about $6 per mile. So do I take an $11,000 bath to have peace of mind and get something else? If I find out what BMW is willing to give me as trade-in value towards an X5, I will let you know.
Hot happy....
Scott
The California Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act states "The amount that may be charged for use is determined by multiplying the actual price of the new vehicle by a fraction having as its denominator 120,000 and as its numerator the number of miles traveled by the vehicle before it was first brought in for correction of the problem. For example, if the car had traveled 6,000 miles before it was first brought in for correction of the problem, the lessee or buyer could be charged 5% (6,000/120,000 = 5%) of the purchase price for usage."
So if I do my math correctly, they should be offering you $54,220 on a $55,000 acquisition cost. The cost you paid includes taxes, title, and reg. but not dealer installed options.
Again, check your local laws.
Good luck (and I would not recommend taking their offer).
Thanks for the info. The same group sells BMW and Mercedes so I asked if I could get a better trade in if I were to buy another car from them. Still waiting to hear back.
Scott
That is very interesting. As my wife is the principal driver of our LR3, she has experienced all of the stalls while driving. I was in the vehicle once when it stalled. I've driven to that hill several times (probably 10 or so) and it never stalled. And I probably am harder on the acceleration and braking than she is.
Thanks for this info. I did pass this on to the mechanic as soon as I read your post.
So it may be that if you drive more gently and try to get better gas mileage, the LR3 rebels against that.
In any case, this is still something LR should fix. Thanks for the update.
Just tell them to give you a new one and they can keep your junky one to experiment on and find the issue...or you may want to start lemon-law proceedings.
Go me!
I'm somewhat impatiently waiting for my HSE7 to arrive...and unfortunately, stock in Phx/Scottsdale for HSEs is remarkably low...much better than MSRP may be tough.
I've noticed a lot of SALAA, SALAD, SALAF, etc starting off the VIN...
Does the D and F imply a later build date?
Just curious really...trying to make my search for an HSE7 a little quicker than clicking on each vehicle.
I have the body side moldings and love them... they work well in protecting the body and look great. I think all LR3s should have them.
You can see a picture of them here: http://www.landrover.com/us/en/Vehicles/LR3/Accessories.htm
But, the dealer called to say they would replace our LR3.
I'm glad LR is stepping up on this issue. I'll let you know how the new one goes.
The Ford partner program means the dealer has to honor a specific set of prices for each model / feature.
You can join EAA for $40 a year and get the benefit of the Ford partner program. Not sure if the discount is as good as mine but worth looking into. Try www.eaa.org and go to Member Benefits. You can also go direct to Ford at www.fordpartner.com
AL
Another thought..search Google for x-plan and see what other discounts might be out there.
Steve, Host
I am thinking about purchasing this vehicle in the next 6 mos. Hopefully all the bugs would have been worked out by then. Also, any one in the North Carolina area that has purchased the LR3, specifically Charlotte?
I don't own an LR3, and have never had the kinds of problems that you are experiencing with a new (or old for that matter) vehicle. I have watched this forum for quite a while because I am enamored with the LR3, and frankly need some reason to get this truck out of my mind -- at least for a while. I really don't need a new vehicle and would prefer to keep my $55,000 for a couple more years.
BUT, I would imagine that LR would rather replace your LR3 than enrage a customer by charging you $6/mile to use this troublesome lemon only to have you switch to the competition. Since some folks on this forum are having good experiences with their LR3s, and since you have already spent your $55,000, wouldn't you at least be tempted to try a replacement before dropping the $11,000 for the use of the LR3, only to drop some additional money (probably more than $11,000) to get a comparably equipped X5?
I am not a LR enthusiast and have no idea if $20,000 means anything to you. But if both vehicles delivered the reliability and performance you expect, wouldn't you rather have the LR3?
Or does the possibility of another lemon make the prospect completely untenable for you?
This is the third time in the shop - this time it was in for 10 days when they called and said they would replace the truck.
For what it's worth, the stalling issue seems to be more prevalent than the 8 or so posters here.
I would like to thank landy_man for his posts. As a result of his posts, my dealer (in the San Francisco area) called Parsipanny and discussed the stalling issue with them (and with LR corporate). It seems like Parsipanny has several stalling LR3s (must be the hills in that area) and my dealer admitted that another LR3 from his dealership had stalling issues (they replaced the tank).
LR corporate is going down the path that the adaptive system seems to be an element to this issue.
I'm hoping that whatever system is failing has some tolerances built in and that my LR3 stalled so often because it was at the low end of the "tolerance". I'm hoping that the replacement is at the higher "tolerance" end.
In any case, I will post again if my replacement LR3 has any stalling issues. And LR now has a fairly good "guinea pig" LR3 to test (although they have not gotten it to stall yet that I am aware of).
This has obviously been upsetting. At least Land Rover is stepping up the customer service effort.