LR4 10,000 Mile Update - Was the Budget Land Rover Worth It?

We check in on the Budget Overland LR4. We've had it for 1.5 years and 10,000 miles. What has gone wrong? What have we done? What has it cost us?

This LR4 is quite possibly my favorite and most used Land Rover in the collection. I love my old ones, but these LR3's and LR4's have a special place in my heart.

[jonarnejorgensen]

LR3/4 with V8 is the best. :) I bought a LR3 import from Florida here in Norway. Great 4.4 V8. Not very common in Europe, but i love it. Got the rear locker too.

[trendel]

It's always a good day when new Lost Cause Ranch content comes out. Thanks for the video drop.

[carlthetruthwilliams]

Excellent vid... LR4 is simply the best... My 2012 108k mi Ipanema sand HSE rides so smooth and it's quick. No codes, No chains. Thanks for the awesome review.

[squirrelmaster]

i didn't have the balls to do my timing chain and tensioners, i had range rover do it for me, along with the supercharger nose cone, and front control arms, it was a touch over 12k. Im pretty handy, and usually do my own work, but after watching a few videos on the timing chain job, i realized it was a bigger job than my low back could handle : ) didnt like spending that money, but i bought it cheap because of the chain noise. : ) that was 40k miles ago, been trouble free, and a great rig

[elizabethjackson]

They are expensive to maintain, but other than that Land Rover as a whole offers fantastic vehicles with great workmanship!!!

[johnciummo]

Love this site. As a Land Rover owner the over the last 20 years, the information and advice on this site is great.

[hammyh]

It's all worth it just for that exhaust note 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[theghostinyourdreams]

I got a 2014 LR4 with 30k miles for ~ $25 K. Seemed like a great deal at the time but I just put my 20th $K into maintenance/repairs over 3 years and 35k miles. I absolutely love the car but it has beaten the sh$t out of me financially tbh.

[Agent.K.]

Every couple of months I binge watch LR videos. Is it a sign 🤔

[derelict_wanderer]

Nice build. I've also hauled 10' pvc conduit inside my OG Grand Wagoneer. Tuck under passenger side dash, over console, and across rear seat. Tailgate window rolled up. Compared to the modern behemoth, it is very small. Height wise, it's even closer to a station wagon than a more common Grand Cherokee, etc. I've also eyed that HF winch plate for the same reason. I miss having a winch on a solid driver/weekender. At the same time, I'd prefer it not be noticeable and like you, want to keep the factory look. Whether or not it actually happens is another story. I am itching for a legit excuse to tear into the axles just to install Detroit true tracs. I'm not into hardcore off roading, but have had the limited slips and love them. Snow driving and more confidence off the path are greatly improved. Since the LS swap, I've put 8K on it in the course of a year.

[robpeabo]

It was great watching the build on the LR4. I am so very impressed with my LR3 TDv6.A brilliant vehicle. It performed better off-road than my Nissan GQ Patrol with the TD42 diesel engine with a 2" lift. It did everything easier and gentler on the vehicle on the same tracks at a 4WD park I went to a couple weekends ago. It was my first trip to a 4WD park in the LR3. The drive to the camp site pulling my camper trailer was infinitely more comfortable and refreshing than my old Nissan.

[markmcgrath]

Love the sound, dig the e39 in the back ground.

[Sophos]

Great LR4! It sure helps that you know about the mechanical needs of that beast! The rest of us mere mortals don’t have the skills (nor the wallets) to deal with those issues. How are the electronics holding up? Electronic gremlins are the other hidden time bombs of Land Rovers.

[roverdogs_keithwhelchel]

You love what you love and no regre. Wish my D2 had lockers

[Stu_]

While the Series 1 Discovery was something of a groundbreaking SUV in terms of looks, and probably my fave Disco, I totally agree with you Joe that the LR4 is such a great looking I love it in silver

[eddie]

Thanks mate. I like the video. I’m looking for a V8 now.

[SergioLopez-zcbv]

10, 000 miles $6500 parts alone is not a great deal for a person thatvis not a mechanic and still has to pay labor. Paying up to $10, 000 in repairs on an SUV that has a bluebook value of 13k sounds horrible for someone that doesn't own his own repair shop

[stevenmoran]

You never regret buying any Land Rover, not even the one half buried in the field!

[NickplaysDrums]

Im looking at a 2016 LR4 and i really Really like it and love Land rovers, That body style in particular i just love. This one im looking at is $14, 999 with 107000 miles on it. 👀 What are some of your thoughts on that??

[Jon_Drew]

Are the new timing chain tensioners that you put on the same stock OEM ones? Or are they better the OEM ones?