Member Since: 01 Apr 2010
Location: Down on the farm in Worcestershire
Posts: 54
Back to it
I've just got my D3 back having been without it for 10 days whilst it had a few little jobs done.
The alternator had gone and at the same time it needed a 90k service. My puppy had helpfully chewed through the 3rd row seat belts and as it needed an MOT these had to be sorted too. The sunroof drains were also blocked (both sides) and needed rodding. It also needed the rear discs and pads replacing, and the front pads doing.
All OE parts useds, work done by an independent LR only specialist, anyone care to hazard a guess at the bill? Oh, and the alternator was a service exchange unit from Hereford LR.
PaulPRH
14th Mar 2011 9:25 am
harrim51
Member Since: 29 Aug 2009
Location: Malvern
Posts: 275
Who do you use? I use Hereford LR but they are so expensive...
14th Mar 2011 9:34 am
Dave
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 2462
Bet it weren't cheeeeeep
£1300??Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
14th Mar 2011 1:14 pm
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14th Mar 2011 1:19 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72788
Top tip re chewed seatbelts, take the 3rd row out for the MOT and then find replacement belts at your leisure from a breaker. If the seats aren't there, the belt bits are not classed as seat belts. I know from checking and experience, I have a load deck in the back and the belts are in place but nothing to click into (part of the seats in my spare room) and only connected at the top. Passed both MOTs like that and I take a printout with the bit re "if no seats are fitted it's not a seatbelt" bit but never needed it.
14th Mar 2011 1:28 pm
hughes_jh
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 294
Either £1000 if you had to pay, or £0 if you have some sort of servicing/warranty arrangement
14th Mar 2011 1:55 pm
prhutton
Member Since: 01 Apr 2010
Location: Down on the farm in Worcestershire
Posts: 54
with the dreaded 20% it came to £950, which on the one hand I'd rather not have spent, but on the other I was delighted with!PRH
14th Mar 2011 2:40 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6266
most of the jobs could have been done by yourself that would make it even cheaper hmmm
14th Mar 2011 2:49 pm
prhutton
Member Since: 01 Apr 2010
Location: Down on the farm in Worcestershire
Posts: 54
Yes, an interesting thought that most of the jobs could have been done by myself. However, its based on flawed assumptions about available time, interest and technical ability. Apart from that, absolutely spot on. PRH
15th Mar 2011 5:53 pm
jum649
Member Since: 21 Feb 2010
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 331
Who did you use? and would you recommend them?
15th Mar 2011 7:51 pm
prhutton
Member Since: 01 Apr 2010
Location: Down on the farm in Worcestershire
Posts: 54
I use Chris Wall, who is based at Orleton on the Bromyard road a few miles outside of Great Witley. He only does LR and looks after everything from Series 1, forward controls, my old 110 and the newer stuff. I'd definitely recommend him, but he always has too much work on, so if you need the car fixing urgently then its not always ideal. The quality of work is spot on, and he doesn't do anything that isn't necessary.PRH
16th Mar 2011 1:00 pm
bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Camberley
Posts: 2270
prhutton wrote:
Yes, an interesting thought that most of the jobs could have been done by myself. However, its based on flawed assumptions about available time, interest and technical ability. Apart from that, absolutely spot on.
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