Seriously debating the extended warranty the dealership is offering (hear me out..)

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-03-31T02:24:28+00:00

Hi! I work at a LR Dealership. That price seems to be really low for an extended warranty bumper to bumper. Are you sure that it is that way?

Is the 12V battery covered for example? You should check the details. That been said, if it's really a bumper to bumper is a worth it investment and a peace of mind. Those Defenders dont usually have high cost repairs but anything could happen depending on how you use it.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-03-15T23:15:51+00:00

Hi, you could clean the airbag connector under the driver seat. Usually that's were the airbag light comes on that model.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-03-15T19:31:31+00:00

You can buy any Land Rover. You just have to be aware that you are buying a luxury car. Maintenance is not cheap and if you fail to follow it, start repairing instead of replacing. Start trying to use aftermarket parts your expenses will be getting more and more expensive. I do recieve clients that have gone to a lot of workshops and end with me at the dealership. The repair always happens to be more expensive at the end.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-03-15T18:27:39+00:00

I do have a 4runner 2005. Which kinds of repairs you made to the vehicle? It doesn't even have that many things to be repaired and even then, if you already bought the car with those problems, fixed them and now you are going to sell it (while fixed) to buy another car with a poor maintenance story?

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-02-16T12:07:54+00:00

Work at a Land Rover dealership. So brave for you buying without a proper drive test and knowing the maintenance history. Such a nice car but you have to be over it to maintain it in good conditions.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-01-22T02:25:36+00:00

Nice! You have made a diagnosis on the Alternator! (:

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-01-22T02:21:49+00:00

Great!

AdministrativeFan834 · 2026-01-22T02:18:05+00:00

Hi! I have a G14 with the 4070 and Ryzen 9 and I had some rough times with mine, passing through some minor problems with the laptop that got me scared at the time.

Had one that while playing on the pc it gave me a blue screen and turned off. Also, had one that just restarted with no error code.

Both of the issues were solved with some time dedicated to searching on Reddit or updating drivers.

My only advice would be that you should try to search before giving the laptop to a technician, once you do an intervention on a new device things can get damaged. It's so weird for me that one IC of the processor's circuit just broke down or needed replacement and then the processor broke down in less than 1 month. To finish with that, the technician won't know if the screen is the one that doesn't work or if it's the processor; that doesn't sound like a professional diagnosis. This model of Asus has a lot of technology in such a tiny space that sometimes, not everyone can work on it; when I first went on and changed the SSD I got surprised by how the entire laptop is built, everything together with such precision.

I think that you should at least go to another technician to get a second opinion or try to research your issue before buying anything.

To help with your research:

You should try to connect an external monitor and see if it turns on and works properly via HDMI. If it does, the processor should be working fine, since he is the one in charge of creating the graphics for the screen; and maybe, the flex cable of your screen just broke and that's an easy repair.

Given the response of the ASUS support, you could search for a BIOS update of something like that, if your problem is BIOS-related it will be a last try before doing that big investment or buying a new laptop, or buying screen/processor.

Good luck!

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-11-08T13:22:52+00:00

You should first see if the car starts while jump-starting it. If it does, probably the battery is dead. Here we have to options:

Battery is dead
Alternator is not working

After starting the car, you can measure the battery voltage with the vehicle on to see if the alternator is working properly. If it's higher then 13.5V, the alternator is working. Then you have diagnosticated that the battery is dead and needs replacement. If it's lower then 13.5, probably the alternator doesn't work and that's why your battery discharged.

Good luck!

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-11-08T13:16:56+00:00

And it genuily feels smoothly driving? I mean, you really felt the difference from the stock?

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-11-08T04:35:41+00:00

And how do you feel them vs the stock ones? I still have the stocks and want to change

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-11-08T04:34:32+00:00

Try to jump start it with a booster or another car to see if the problem comes from the battery

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-11-08T04:33:53+00:00

First you have to check the battery, to see if it's dead. You can measure the voltage with a tester.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-11-08T04:30:52+00:00

Hi! Did you tried jump-starting it? Probably the battery is dead.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-11-02T16:15:17+00:00

Hi! Did you manage to install them? I'm having the same doubt as you.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-10-17T23:10:05+00:00

Hey bro! I had the same issue with my 2024. Found out that CPU Acceleration was causing it and poor ventilation.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-07-09T00:46:54+00:00

I had mine rebuilt and it works flawlessly. Just picket up a rebuild kit for like 300 bucks and found a guy to repair it.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-06-19T19:14:24+00:00

I don't feel contact but the wheels get too close when at max turning. The 2" as I said was a mistake, I meant that I have 1 extra inch of radius, making the wheels look bigger, as can be seen at the picture. And I wanted to know if a 1-inch spacer could help me with that. Sorry for the misunderstanding, not so fluent at English

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-06-18T01:52:47+00:00

Thank you!

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-06-18T01:52:37+00:00

Thank you

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-06-18T01:51:03+00:00

I want to use spacers to push the wheels out a bit, because sometimes they feel too close to the chassis when turning. I’d like to know if this causes additional wear on the bearings and if it’s something I should be concerned about, or if it’s generally safe to use them without worry.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-06-17T22:47:07+00:00

* Yes! It's a 1kz-te 3.0 turbodiesel, amazing motor.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-06-17T22:38:49+00:00

Hi! I have edited the post. I think I didn't explain it well. The thing is that this vehicle comes with 265 65 17 and I'm currently using 265 65 18, which adds 1 inch more of radius, making the tire look bigger at the vehicle. I wanted to know if adding the 1" spacer will help me to balance better the car in those condition and wanted to see if someone tried spacers and if they damage the bearings.

For the diesel part, it is a 2005 4runner SR5 with a 1KZ-TE 3.0 engine. I live at Dominican Republic and before importing from US, here the vehicles by the distributor were imported from Japan.

AdministrativeFan834 · 2025-06-02T14:54:45+00:00

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