Dport04

The adjuster came out and valued the damage at $20,000, when I need about 30k to total it.

Although, the body shop still has to take the car apart and see what other damage there is. I'm HOPING they find a lot more damage. This sucks.. but I'm alive.

We'll see what happens from here.

My0gr81

If you weren't at fault, mention Loss of Residual or future Resale Value to your adjuster as a claim. Be up front with your position that you will be requesting this as your right and they should factor this into the cost of the claim. The complicating factor is that you had a prior claim on the same car, so your adjuster may just tell you that loss was "existing from a prior event" thus inadmissible on this claim.

EZZ

To add...i would use that money along with selling the car and just get a new one if you plan to keep her for a long time. Seems like that car has bad Karma...

oman350is

100% totaled

Dport04

Are you sure? The car only has 7k miles on it and its worth around 43-44k?

20 damage so far without taking the car apart. they are taking it apart on Monday and we will see what else they find, I'm really hoping they find another 10-12k in damage!

anthonys2r

iTrader: (1)

You already had two(?) accidents with this car prior to this major one. I'm sure that factors into the value of the vehicle right before the accident. That 30k might already be considering that though.

Dport04

Update!!

Car is claimed a total loss! I'm buying Range Rover Sport lol, thanks for all input guys

Kense

Yikes, you're in for a whole new set of problems going with a Range Rover.

LeapFrog

Quotes without comment, from: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/auto...and_rover.html

"We purchased a Range Rover Sport in March 2015 and we have had issues since we bought it. License plate fell off while driving 3 times even after we took it back on day 2 of owning it and they said it wouldn't come off again. That was fun to find. Week 3 of ownership the check engine light came on. Took it in to have it serviced and was told it was just an oxygen sensor and they had fixed it. Week 4 of ownership, check engine light back on, back in for service for 3 days and they said they fixed it but may need to order an oxygen sensor if it comes back on.

Week 8 of ownership I was sitting at a stop light. When the light turned green the car would not go and showed a display of put in drive (or something similar), the car was in drive. I had to shut the car off and it still wouldn't engage in drive. I put the car in low gear and got it off the road. After a little while I started the car and it went back in gear. Called the dealer and they said it would have to go completely out for them to be able to do anything and that it must have been a glitch. This happened 3 more times. Week 12 of ownership display won't respond to touch until car is off and restarted.

After 6 months of owning the car the "coolant low" alert shows up and the check engine light is back on. Back in for service. They change the oxygen sensor and tell me that my water pump needs to be changed and that my car needed an update that would fix the display issue and the car not going into drive. Went to dealership because my car is in for service again. Thought we would trade it in to get rid of the thing. They say they can't certify it is a pre owned special because of all the issues and it will take them forever to get the issues fixed.

I'm losing money. An $80K car should last longer than 6 months. Why should I lose money when the car they sold me is a POC? Land Rover should pay off my car and give me back my down payment in full. I was warned that Land Rover wasn't the quality that I was looking for but I liked the car and decided to give it a chance. I learned my lesson the hard way."

and

"I had a 2014 Range Rover Sport. It was lemon lawed. They sent me a refund check as I had paid the car in full. I got a 2015 Sport as they guaranteed me all issues were fixed. I have even more issues with this car. It gets stuck in neutral and the car has to be fully shut down and restarted. The navigation shuts down en route to a destination. Just goes blank. Now my battery died overnight and it is a nightmare because I have no car tomorrow morning and they don't bring you a loaner. Range Rover is a nightmare. I've had more issues with this car in 3 months than any other car in 5 years."

and

"Range Rover 2015 sport - Car lost steering power while I was driving with only 3,000 miles. I couldn't turn the wheel at all. Problems with the battery, it was replaced once and continues to drain and shows low battery every other week. New car with lots of problem. I'm trying to return it and get my money back. IT is a true lemon. Beautiful to look at, but can't trust it anymore."

and

"Have a Range Rover Sport- bought in August 2014. The car is 6 months old. The car door handle has fallen off. Range rover claims it is not a warranty problem. Poor customer service. A high end vehicle like Range Rover should stand behind their product. A car that is 6 months old should not be missing a handle!!! Nor should I have to pay out of pocket to get the handle replaced as it should never have fallen off in the first place. Dealership told us they have had numerous cars come in with this issue. A defect in the car??? Maybe Range Rover should stand behind their product and not tell customers that it's a wear n tear problem. Not when the car is NEW."

EZZ

Haha. I love it. Would never get Land Rover especially for that price. At $80k, it's the GSF / M3 territory for me.

slickster9

lol....too funny.


@EZZ....M3 all day....

Ctrl-F

Range Rover...4th from the bottom of the list.

qbanghost

Hey ma. I know you want this car gone at this point but assuming you have GAP on your car you will still loose your down payment if you have any and if you didn't you will loose all your prior payments and be forced to start from 0 looking for another car. I guess it depends if you are okay with loosing all you put into it.

Lex2133

The story that this picture does *not* tell is the cost of each 'problem'.... Problems with Lexus are relatively minor and low cost. Whereas problems with the German cars are fairly big ticket items. You will not leave the workshop without paying a grand or more. My $0.02

LeapFrog

Personally, if I had a car that I liked and found reliable and it subsequently saved me from injury during two rather serious crashes, I'd be quite likely to buy another of the same make and (maybe) model. Just my $.02 FWIW.