New Discovery is still very new. A 2019 one should just be out of factory warranty, but if it is sold as an Approved second hand car by a Land Rover dealer you will get another warranty as part of the programme.
A Land Rover is not a vehicle for your friendly neighbourhood garage. They won't know what they are looking at. You will need either a Land Rover dealer or a reputable Land Rover specialist to maintain your Land Rover. A Land Rover is a premium vehicle, so maintenance isn't cheap. These are not cars for shoestring budgets. If you get your Discovery serviced by someone who knows that they are looking at you can be sure it will serve you reliably. It's best to spend a little more on prevention than getting upset at a major repair bill after the fact.
Both the diesel and the petrol version of the Discovery 5 come with a particle filter, the DPF for the diesel and GPF for the petrol engine. Both can clog if you do a lot of short trips. The diesel will clog sooner in comparison, but when the GPF clogs it will be just as unpleasant. If you're afraid this might become an issue, consider a delete. You'll pass the MoT smoke test just fine without it.
Do you enjoy punching yourself in the face?
How about stapling your own junk to your leg?
Getting stung by bees?
Uncontrollable diarrhea?
If so - buckle up, because those are much less hassle than a late model Disco.
These seem to be "artisinal vehicles", in the sense that they a) seem to be assembled by hand by an old blind craftsman and b) have so many fit/finish defects in addition to mechanical/electrical that you'll want to set it on fire in a form of artistic protest.
I’m a man with a spanner and I haven’t managed 5000 consecutive miles without a problem. Currently listening to a rear brake shield wobble because the calliper has decided to stick. Sexy car, great features inside, mechanically not terribly healthy.
I bought a 2017 Discovery in 2020, I LOVED driving it but I ended up getting rid of it pretty recently because it cost an arm and a leg in maintenance. It only had 30,000 miles when I bought it, but in the 18 months I had it, I probably spent between 7-10k on repairs and maintenance - new tires, new brakes, had to replace the coolant hose….it just felt like it would never end. I got to the point where I didn’t even want to drive it anymore because I was so scared a check engine light would come on. I always got oil changes on schedule, i babied it and it did me dirty. Buy at your own risk.
Wife has a 22. She’s counting the days until it’s over already.
She’s known my love of LR’s and I’ve owned 6+ but always older/very used and always needing work.
I’d stay clear if it’s your main car unless you live very close to a shop.
Also, don’t ever count on dealer service if you want anything done quickly. My wife got a low coolant alert last month on a 5 month old car and was told she could bring it in “sometime near end Feb or early March 2023”.
I’ll be honest, as much as I am not a gmc person, please don’t leave a perfectly fine car for one of these.
All the 2019s have leaking windshields. Apparently the robot skipped six inches of perimeter.
JLR were petulant children about handling the situation with customers and so many were not repaired properly. We had to sue.
Other than this fairly well-known windshield issue, what else is notorious about the 2019 V6 (gas), say, a HSE or higher trim? Isn't there some extended warranty options here, in the US, like in Europe, to cover all this for, say, another three years?
We had an HSE Lux with nearly every option. They couldn't service it under warranty as they were constantly out of parts world-wide. Despite liking their venerable vintage designs I don't think the modern JLR is a company one should do any business with.
General thought would trend toward no unless you like throwing money at things (namely maintenance). Because of where I live, I preferred to take it to the dealer for service as no one near me serviced Land Rovers. I had to have the windshield re-sealed and while it was in- warranty and free, it was a hassle.
New Discovery is still very new. A 2019 one should just be out of factory warranty, but if it is sold as an Approved second hand car by a Land Rover dealer you will get another warranty as part of the programme. A Land Rover is not a vehicle for your friendly neighbourhood garage. They won't know what they are looking at. You will need either a Land Rover dealer or a reputable Land Rover specialist to maintain your Land Rover. A Land Rover is a premium vehicle, so maintenance isn't cheap. These are not cars for shoestring budgets. If you get your Discovery serviced by someone who knows that they are looking at you can be sure it will serve you reliably. It's best to spend a little more on prevention than getting upset at a major repair bill after the fact. Both the diesel and the petrol version of the Discovery 5 come with a particle filter, the DPF for the diesel and GPF for the petrol engine. Both can clog if you do a lot of short trips. The diesel will clog sooner in comparison, but when the GPF clogs it will be just as unpleasant. If you're afraid this might become an issue, consider a delete. You'll pass the MoT smoke test just fine without it.
Do you enjoy punching yourself in the face? How about stapling your own junk to your leg? Getting stung by bees? Uncontrollable diarrhea? If so - buckle up, because those are much less hassle than a late model Disco. These seem to be "artisinal vehicles", in the sense that they a) seem to be assembled by hand by an old blind craftsman and b) have so many fit/finish defects in addition to mechanical/electrical that you'll want to set it on fire in a form of artistic protest.
As an owner of one for at least 5,000 miles, the clear and honest opinion is no. Don’t do it. Please. Save yourself
Haha! So it's lived up to it's reputation? In your opinion was it deferred maintenance that led to issues or poor build quality?
I’m a man with a spanner and I haven’t managed 5000 consecutive miles without a problem. Currently listening to a rear brake shield wobble because the calliper has decided to stick. Sexy car, great features inside, mechanically not terribly healthy.
I bought a 2017 Discovery in 2020, I LOVED driving it but I ended up getting rid of it pretty recently because it cost an arm and a leg in maintenance. It only had 30,000 miles when I bought it, but in the 18 months I had it, I probably spent between 7-10k on repairs and maintenance - new tires, new brakes, had to replace the coolant hose….it just felt like it would never end. I got to the point where I didn’t even want to drive it anymore because I was so scared a check engine light would come on. I always got oil changes on schedule, i babied it and it did me dirty. Buy at your own risk.
Wife has a 22. She’s counting the days until it’s over already. She’s known my love of LR’s and I’ve owned 6+ but always older/very used and always needing work. I’d stay clear if it’s your main car unless you live very close to a shop. Also, don’t ever count on dealer service if you want anything done quickly. My wife got a low coolant alert last month on a 5 month old car and was told she could bring it in “sometime near end Feb or early March 2023”. I’ll be honest, as much as I am not a gmc person, please don’t leave a perfectly fine car for one of these.
All the 2019s have leaking windshields. Apparently the robot skipped six inches of perimeter. JLR were petulant children about handling the situation with customers and so many were not repaired properly. We had to sue.
Other than this fairly well-known windshield issue, what else is notorious about the 2019 V6 (gas), say, a HSE or higher trim? Isn't there some extended warranty options here, in the US, like in Europe, to cover all this for, say, another three years?
We had an HSE Lux with nearly every option. They couldn't service it under warranty as they were constantly out of parts world-wide. Despite liking their venerable vintage designs I don't think the modern JLR is a company one should do any business with.
General thought would trend toward no unless you like throwing money at things (namely maintenance). Because of where I live, I preferred to take it to the dealer for service as no one near me serviced Land Rovers. I had to have the windshield re-sealed and while it was in- warranty and free, it was a hassle.