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[Viral_Jim]

When I read some of the posts on the RR forum I'm not surprised these simply aren't the vehicles to "tinker" about on , you need to be prepared to spend at least £700-£1000 pa to keep them up to scratch & certainly don't entrust them to a main dealership.

And the rest! If you don't want to twirl a spanner. That wouldn't keep TB in tyres much less anything else.

You on about crank failures?  That's an issue specific to Land Rover.

So not a jag issue then? How odd.

Did you ever do the HP diesel pump belt on yours? GF wants to chop her Evoque in for a Disco 4 as the boot and rear seats she has now are unacceptably small.

I figure this is a job I'll be lumped with at some point and it Looks like a total nightmare.

[Rangie]

My dearest spend was £1200 for service & MOT + a couple of minor repairs, my cheapest was £700 for service & MOT never touch spanners myself 👍

[TheBoy]

I think the TDV6 cranks fail in LR applications due to engine being used as part of the chassis, and under physical stresses of it.  Crank failures on Jag saloons aren't unheard of, but seemingly not even remotely common (like on LRs), and can probably be attributed to poor servicing.

Not done fuel pump belt on mine, I think its coming up on being due for the first time, as its coming up to being due on its 2nd cam belt, probably next year.  As I don't have a locking kit and will probably never do another, I might pay a indie to do them both.  Neither job looks *too* bad, but cam belt looks like a significant stripdown of the pipework across the front of the aux belt - time consuming rather than hard.

[TheBoy]

My dearest spend was £1200 for service & MOT + a couple of minor repairs, my cheapest was £700 for service & MOT never touch spanners myself 👍

So you haven't put new tyres on it yet?  They must be more than £250 each, and probably should be renewed as a complete set?

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Well, you could slim down a bit so a Lexus isnt too narrow inside. 
Then theres the MPG issue. It will be boringly reliable, so wont need to keep going to Gixers garage for repairs, so you will save a bit there.
More of a comfy cruiser than a drivers car though, so you may have to get a bit older before a Lexus suits you.
I would be perfectly happy with one now................most of the time.
Or you could do what Ive done and have different cars for different purposes / moods.
The little Jap / Froggy roller skate for economic running around. The Boxster for blasting around when your in the mood for some fast cornering etc.
And the Omega for doing a bit similar in perfect comfort.

[Rangie]

My dearest spend was £1200 for service & MOT + a couple of minor repairs, my cheapest was £700 for service & MOT never touch spanners myself 👍

So you haven't put new tyres on it yet?  They must be more than £250 each, and probably should be renewed as a complete set?

Had 4 new tyres 14 months ago £760 Yokohamas had them on all my 4x4s absolutely brilliant, always replace 4 at a time .

[TheBoy]

Well, you could slim down a bit so a Lexus isnt too narrow inside. 

They have always been too narrow. Fine if in car on your own, but cramped with front seat passenger.  Many Jap cars are similar.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Surprised at that as they are big cars. Never been in one myself though.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Surprised at that as they are big cars. Never been in one myself though.

I guess a lot of Japanese people are kinda narrow.     

Apart from the Sumo wrestlers that is! 

[TheBoy]

Surprised at that as they are big cars. Never been in one myself though.

I guess a lot of Japanese people are kinda narrow.     

Apart from the Sumo wrestlers that is! 

Don't the Caps have different tax bands based on physical size?

[Doctor Gollum]

Surprised at that as they are big cars. Never been in one myself though.

I guess a lot of Japanese people are kinda narrow.     

Apart from the Sumo wrestlers that is! 

Don't the Caps have different tax bands based on physical size?

Engine size and vehicle age...

https://groups.oist.jp/resource-center/annual-road-tax

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Doesnt look particularly narrow to me. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305279506640?hash=item47141398d0:g:j6MAAOSwCwtlZFBK&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwFC17SIrmA4evgQ7FoGHX9snyhwRj%2FrnE%2FA69XqWxbKdjgrcA9RA5Wdyfd4cX4VlDbV7UphSprtxHx9nA3KJTf1YrdEvk1xouitaNGY6ueqzIh6moKn3MqjYxmAEiiipQoIO2XafvY7bVZt8ah2hkWskUAnAs8IAhnGcg076lcZ8RxSTFQKEFar2WWXUMDQwoYfO%2BupiEnUH7G%2BN4KnxQ5%2Flqxd8N7XlSzp5HtuIG4OWPEnCEeGEqVgYyprds0We%2Bw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR97Cje2GYw

[Rangie]

They're nice cars the Lexus , but a former colleague had one & got rid because the chassis was full of rust, maybe a one off other than that don't know much about them.

[Doctor Gollum]

Doesnt look particularly narrow to me. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305279506640?hash=item47141398d0:g:j6MAAOSwCwtlZFBK&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwFC17SIrmA4evgQ7FoGHX9snyhwRj%2FrnE%2FA69XqWxbKdjgrcA9RA5Wdyfd4cX4VlDbV7UphSprtxHx9nA3KJTf1YrdEvk1xouitaNGY6ueqzIh6moKn3MqjYxmAEiiipQoIO2XafvY7bVZt8ah2hkWskUAnAs8IAhnGcg076lcZ8RxSTFQKEFar2WWXUMDQwoYfO%2BupiEnUH7G%2BN4KnxQ5%2Flqxd8N7XlSzp5HtuIG4OWPEnCEeGEqVgYyprds0We%2Bw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR97Cje2GYw

Granted, they set a pretty low bar with the LS400, but their interiors have improved somewhat

[Viral_Jim]

Could get one of these if your arse, like mine, is particularly wide...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202312034503959