Member Since: 02 Oct 2014
Location: Southampton
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Love & Fear
I love my D4 but I also have a fear of the crankshaft problems and needing a new engine. I have mixed feeling! I feel so strange that a car that makes me smile and happy also makes me anxious!! To much information is not good at times!!
I had the same problem with a jag once. Ended up selling it. At least with a d4 you can get a warranty to reduce the stress and free cash.
13th Aug 2020 12:09 pm
bdc6570
Member Since: 02 Oct 2014
Location: Southampton
Posts: 185
The only decent warranty is from WD they want £170 per month
13th Aug 2020 12:17 pm
Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1656
Is that for all cover options?
Given your concerns , have you tried choosing only the cover that provides an engine warranty (core cover?) and choosing to pay a bigger excess. It seems your concerns are the bigger more major problems (car undriveable/not economically viable type). Doing that should take the sting out of costs and keep warranty costs down a bit.
Apologies if you have tried it already.Gary
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13th Aug 2020 12:49 pm
Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1656
By the way bdc6570, I feel exactly the same as you. Never been so anxious about a car as this. For me , I think it's largely to do with being on this forum, where most posts are from people with issues. I've never been so actively involved in a forum like this before. Having said that, I gained such a great deal of information, contacts, advice and help, I wouldn't/couldn't be without it!
CheersGary
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Agreed wishing I looked here before getting my d3 even. Having said that the help is great. Also has reminded me that a few years ago I was looking at getting an s-type jag. But found the prices were plummeting at 70-90k. Found out about crank failures so deemed it unsafe to get a car with that engine. .... enter the D3.... oops . Love it though.
13th Aug 2020 1:49 pm
RATA1
Member Since: 27 Feb 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 353
Re: Love & Fear
bdc6570 wrote:
I love my D4 but I also have a fear of the crankshaft problems and needing a new engine. :
Me too - so I took a WD policy with RAC recovery.
Prior to buying the D4 I had never had a LR and never had a warranty on any of the cars I ever owned (apart from one I bought new many years ago) but reading the forums prior to purchase it seemed the right thing to do so I just added it to the running costs In today's world, if you contribute something, you don't contribute enough. If you contribute nothing, you receive everything.
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13th Aug 2020 2:55 pm
Brian_DL13
Member Since: 25 Aug 2013
Location: Teesdale
Posts: 1418
Crank failures are much less common than you'd think. Relax and enjoy
13th Aug 2020 4:25 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Do I miss my D4, which was faultless, not really. Do I miss my D3, which took me on many adventures and looked after me, all whilst being a complete money pit, absolutely.
However, not missing the bills one little bit.
13th Aug 2020 4:40 pm
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6910
Gary_P wrote:
Is that for all cover options?
Given your concerns , have you tried choosing only the cover that provides an engine warranty (core cover?) and choosing to pay a bigger excess. It seems your concerns are the bigger more major problems (car undriveable/not economically viable type). Doing that should take the sting out of costs and keep warranty costs down a bit.
Apologies if you have tried it already.
That’s what I did, just core cover, reduces the price considerablyJoined the BMWX5 45e group
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13th Aug 2020 4:44 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
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I just drive mine and don't worry. Life is too short and there is nothing I can do about it anyway. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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13th Aug 2020 5:29 pm
G3Z
Member Since: 16 Dec 2018
Location: South Wales
Posts: 558
As above - I bought a high mileage one with the hope that if it’s made it to the ‘big’ mileage (200k) then it should be in the clear.
I love driving it, I also don’t worry too much about failures with what I paid for it. So it seems like a win win.
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13th Aug 2020 6:49 pm
bdc6570
Member Since: 02 Oct 2014
Location: Southampton
Posts: 185
Gary_P wrote:
Is that for all cover options?
Given your concerns , have you tried choosing only the cover that provides an engine warranty (core cover?) and choosing to pay a bigger excess. It seems your concerns are the bigger more major problems (car undriveable/not economically viable type). Doing that should take the sting out of costs and keep warranty costs down a bit.
Apologies if you have tried it already.
Yeah consider this- with 20% parts contribution and £250 excess came out at £1832 3 years
13th Aug 2020 7:09 pm
bdc6570
Member Since: 02 Oct 2014
Location: Southampton
Posts: 185
Brian_DL13 wrote:
Crank failures are much less common than you'd think. Relax and enjoy
Good to hear
13th Aug 2020 7:11 pm
RATA1
Member Since: 27 Feb 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 353
bdc6570 wrote:
Yeah consider this- with 20% parts contribution and £250 excess came out at £1832 3 years
A bargain at £50 per month. Mine was a little more - £2100 for 3 years. That was for everything and I think minimum contribution as I heard they treat things as individual bits so individual claims liable to the excess.
Cheers.In today's world, if you contribute something, you don't contribute enough. If you contribute nothing, you receive everything.
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