Folks,

I'm about to dive into a really nice 2020 110S. It has approximately one year remaining on the factory warranty, not an LR CPO. It's got the color and features I really want.

I'm not new to the brand (current L322 owner) so realize the potential for significantly expensive repairs -- even in a well maintained car -- is possible.

What have folks done here, and if you don't mind saying how much would I need to budget? I've seen price ranges to expend the existing warranty another two or three years ranging from $750/year to $2,000 in various write ups. And of course there are third party options out there.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

 

im in the same boat, 322 owner and now a p400se owner with about one year left on the JLR warranty. The day we drove it home (its CPO) the resevoir for the coolant was empty and a hose sprung a leak. that lone woudl have cost around 800 -1000 to fix normally. we opted for a 5 year extension giving us a total of 6 years of warranty for 5500$. i sleep well knowing that whatever crazy breakdowns occur it most likely is covered. that breaks out to at least one trip a year to the dealership and ive had $4500 bills for the Range Rover at times so...

 

$5500? Wow. I wonder if that’s the real cost or massively inflated by the dealer. Yes, they clearly expect to pay out for a lot of repairs.

For comparison, I paid 3500 for a 4/60 on an Audi R8 with 25k miles on it. I paid 2070 for a 10/125 on a new 23 Toyota tundra (new model, engine, tech, etc) and 2500 for a 7/100 on a 2022 F350 Lariat Tremor.

 

thats great but those are different vehicles, different things are different. the dealer originally quoted 7500 for the same coverage and eventually discounted. its still worth it even at full price to not have to pay for repairs for 6 years.

 

Thanks for sharing this -- did you consider any of the third party coverage options out there (which seem to vary wildly to cost and quality/coverage)? Thanks again

 

our was a 3rd party through the dealership with allstate.

 

Life after warranty means you go find an independent shop with JLR experience and not a dealership service center. Those are the folks that fix things, and don't just replace parts. You'll also get the option of aftermarket vs factory parts. Sure you could just buy a warranty for $5k, That's a hedge against breakdowns and you get to pick when you spend that $5k. Or put that away and use it when you need it for actual breakdowns, not tires, brakes, and oil changes.


I'd also look at what options I have installed and how much that is to fix. The more options you have, the more risk of one of them failing. I'm more concerned that my dashboard will one day blink and never come back, or my pivi takes a dive and doesn't want to light up anymore.

I'm a longtime owner of several S550's. Everything that goes wrong is 4 digits to fix. Found an independent that loves S550's and was able to minimize my spend with his suggestions and fixes.

 

My dealer quoted me $5800ish to extend my 2020 P400SE for another 3 years/100kmiles. I am in a "fork in the road" situation. Either bite the bullet and pay the $5800 expecting it to compensate for future troubles or apply the $5800 to a trade into another car.

I respect others decisions, but do not even consider keeping the car without a warranty. Even if I had (which I do not) an indy shop that I trusted, there is only so much they can do at one point. If something brakes and that something costs an arm and a leg, you would have to pay out of pocket anyway for an OEM part. Unless you are willing to go aftermarket, which is ok for some things, but less and less ok for the majority of issues considering the ton of electronics we have in our cars.

 

Bit contrary to others who have chimed in, but I'm not too worried about keeping my L663 post warranty (I have another year or so).

Overall build quality seems great, interior's holding up, and I'm interested to see how this platform ages.

I'm hoping there is not some achilles heel that will show itself over time -- like the L405 sunroof drain tubes, turbos imploding, L320/494/405 5.0 timing chains, etc.

The annoying issues under warranty have mostly been software related, and largely gone by now on my Defender. Other than the plastic-fantastic cooling system components which surely will start degrading at 8-10 years.

In other words - I don't see any huge reason to run for the hills on one of these when it's out of warranty.

 

i tend to agree. for one, the first year models of new models especially, are 'overbuilt' so they hit the market and perform very well, thus selling the platform. then they 'cheapen' them up. also these 2020's were built before covid interrupted supply chains chips etc. so they have decent components from the 'before times'.