Going to pick up the 2014 LR2 XS at lunch time, looking forward to picking it up, its a low milage 14k car and probably the dearest car I have ever bought!!! I hope it lasts for the next few years

I will post a pic or two when I get it

look after it and it will, especially with only 14k on the clock.

welcome to the club

Well it looks great, drives smoothly and smells like new! Only snag was when I tried to input my phone it said that engine needed to be started as battery was low.... Maybe its been sitting for a couple of months, will let the dealer know.

Volrider wrote:

Going to pick up the 2014 LR2 XS at lunch time, looking forward to picking it up, its a low milage 14k car and probably the dearest car I have ever bought!!! I hope it lasts for the next few years

I will post a pic or two when I get it

Hope you enjoy trouble free motoring with it.

Like you mine is the most expensive car I have ever bought, £2600 more than we paid for our house back in 1979  2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

Volrider wrote:

Well it looks great, drives smoothly and smells like new! Only snag was when I tried to input my phone it said that engine needed to be started as battery was low.... Maybe its been sitting for a couple of months, will let the dealer know.

Tax ran out 10th July. I have rang the dealers service dept (main Nissan dealer) re the battery and also I just noticed the passenger door mirror is making a squealing noise and sticking! Just minor niggles but I have 3 months full warranty to use

so its probably been standing or driven around forecourts etc since 10th July. FL2 are very sensitive to slight drops in battery power so a good run will probably sort it out. The wing mirror probably just needs a squirt of silicon lubricant. Both of these are not unexpected on a 4 year old car.

But like you said, you have a warranty so may as well use it to best advantage, see if the dealer will replace the battery for you.

Thanks RogB I have some lithium white grease in a spray can which I use on the daughters MX-5 windows when they get stiff to wind up and down, I guess that will do the same, however where do I spray, might sound daft but I wondered if there was a special spot to spray for the mechanism.
I looked up the car on LR web site and found the service history as the service book is not with the car yet, nice to see that it has been main dealer serviced from the start and the mileage is genuine, also not gone in for any other work other than servicing, that's comforting

I part exed my 3 year old Antara which was a decent motor but has had serious issues with the dpf and 500 mile re gens that have to be strictly followed, the trouble I had with that made me wary of any diesel car again, however DPF does not seem to be as big an issue with FL2 and seems to be a case of give it a regular run and all will be fine.
Must admit the step up from the Atara and not being unfair to the old car which wasnt bad, is huge, the only similarity is that they both have four wheels.... Still I paid a lot less for that then this one but the quality is very good in the LR2

I used to have an Antara too, 58 plate. it wasn't a bad car and with the back seats down had loads of room to sleep in when I was working down south on shifts. The FL2 wasn't long enough for that inside but it is a much better motor in every other way.

as for the mirrors, just spray into the gap between the mirror and the mount where it pivots. Nearly all FL2 seem to suffer from it at some point in the lifespan.

Yes spray it well and also move the mirror by hand fully foreword and fully back,it may seem like it will break when you push it out but it won’t,with it in this position you can get the spray in all the hard to reach places,I do mine maybe every third wash.

Volrider, both the issues you mention are quite common on the FL2. The electrical seems to be over senstive to use by giving very early warning of shutdown due to low battery.

It doesn't take long sitting in the car listening to the radio (always a better option IMHO than walking round the supermarket) before it tells you the battery is low and the engine needs to be re-started. Mine has been doing it from day one and the battery is fine 4 years on.

Why LR mirrors should squeal when other don't I don't know but, as others have said, a squirt of silicone does the job. driving on the right side

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I looked up the car on LR web site and found the service history as the service book is not with the car yet, nice to see that it has been main dealer serviced from the start and the mileage is genuine, also not gone in for any other work other than servicing, that's comforting

Service history is done online whether you use a dealer or your own independent mechanic.

Get a copy of the manual for the car, it's handy for things like fuse position & amp rating etc.

Spray the door mirrors every now & then. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Thank you for the tips, I did the spaying and manual moving the mirror and its great now, good tip to do it regular, which I will do.
I have the operation manual but from what is said a couple of replies ago in this thread the service is on line, I can live with that no problem, just the latest service was done by non LR dealer (Nissan garage where I bought it from) I will get a copy as I have printed off the LR ones so I can keep a hard copy (record) of the service history.

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what a beauty, great colour, looks brand new !!! 2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
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2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)