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Buy or Lease the LR3? - 5/5/2005 8:24:36 PM

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I'm interested in the LR3 and I'm thinking about buying/leasing one. I'm debating whether to buy or lease it. I always buy cars because I usually keep/use them for a good 8-9 years and don't ever sell them, so a lease isn't really for me. But i have heard that reliabiltiy on Land Rover's aren't that great and that after the 4yr warranty is over, anything you need to be fixed is very expensive. I've heard that every new part to might need to be replaced on Land Rover's costs a few thousand dollars to order and install. So, in the LR3's case leasing might be better because I wouldn't be keeping the car long enough to the point that I'll have to pay for new parts and service. By the way I'm thinking about getting the HSE model almost fully loaded. I would greatly apprieciate replys and any ideas on what I should. Thanks

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RE: Buy or Lease the LR3? - 5/5/2005 11:23:07 PM

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Lease !!!

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RE: Buy or Lease the LR3? - 5/6/2005 12:16:09 PM

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It really depends on how long you're going to keep it and how many miles you drive, like any other car. I purchased a 2000 Discovery which I kept for 3 years and had absolutely no issues. This week I just bought a LR3 SE with 5,000 miles from a local dealer for $6200 under sticker. For me it pays to purchase.

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Buy or Lease the LR3? - 5/6/2005 5:24:16 PM

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Well, I will probably keep the car for 8 or 9 years and will probably end up paying a lot of money to fix the problems that usually come up in cars that get old. But Land Rovers tend to have a lot more problems than other SUV's and cost more to fix, so I've heard. I'm scared that I might buy the car and that after 3-4 years I'll be stuck with something that keeps breaking and requires me to put a lot of money into it that I could just use on a new lease. HELP!!!

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RE: Buy or Lease the LR3? - 5/9/2005 12:02:27 AM

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buy buy buy buy, sell sell sell sell (your other car if you need to) but at least buy buy buy the lr3

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