bkehoe
Joined: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Port Alfred
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Heh Gareth, I remember that, and the screeches of protest it was making. Didn't want to recommend it in case he did more damage!  IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
SA - 07 VW Golf TDI - White
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Gareth
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Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bob the Builders 'ere
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Well it was the only way I was going to get my car off that lane  Silver TDV6 HSE
Pepper White Cooper S Convertible
Old English White MGB GT
Ex Military 109 Series 2a Soft Top
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Black Brian
Joined: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
Posts: 18
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Brendan
It was a 24" square concrete pillar! 
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| Mon Aug 20 2007 9:03am |
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Black Brian
Joined: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
Posts: 18
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 The good news is that I have released the hand brake. Basically, one pulls the landrover by the little silver short and curly till it gives! It is not a release control for whimps.
Can anybody tell me what I can expect from the dealer legitimately? The AA are giving me a car fore two days. The landrover has bent door hinges, non closing driver door, brake issues and suspension issues now that I recognise what some of you members are discussing. That could take a little time to resolve. Can I expect a replacement Landrover? Has anyone read the small print?
Brian
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| Mon Aug 20 2007 1:44pm |
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bkehoe
Joined: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Port Alfred
Posts: 1441
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It's pretty much down to the dealer here in Ireland - if this had happened mine then I'd be demanding a D3 while mine was being repaired. By just supplying AA membership, LR Ireland have removed the responsibility from themselves, and passed it over to the AA, who as you've found out, will only supply a car for 2 days (and probably something silly like a Fiesta, Ka or Micra as well!).
A few threats of some bad press may help too! UK purchasers get a free courtesy car paid for by LR themselves, which is usually a D3 or RR, for as long as their vehicle is being repaired. You could always 'break down' just across the border and ring LRA and get recovered to Enniskillen I suppose! Not sure what kind of replacement vehicles are available in NI, but I'd assume they'd have a few LR products at least. IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
SA - 07 VW Golf TDI - White
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Discowex
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Craggy Island
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Brian ,I had my drivers door replaced due to a hairdresser reversing into it ( She drove off but got her Reg on the CCTV).
Breakdown of this as follows : 2 X door hinges @12.63 - € 25.26
Door Moulding X 1 @ € 81.92
Clip 10 X @ 0.64 € 06.40
Door X1 € 559.63
Rubbing Strips € 168.61
Car Hire (D3) X two days € 100.00
Bodywork € 888.00
VAT etc brought it up to € 2089.49
You have my sympathies 
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Black Brian
Joined: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
Posts: 18
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 DISCOWEX
HOW DO YOU THINK LANDROVER WILL DEAL WITH THIS UNDER DE WARRANTY COVER? THE HAND BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE HENCE THE DAMAGE. I THINK IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN 2 DAYS TO FIX IN GALWAY. WHERE DID YOU GET THE CURE?
BEST REGARDS
BLACK BRIAN
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Discowex
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Craggy Island
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Brian , I have learned here not to give advice on things that I know very little or nothing about  LR Warranty is one of them. If the park brake didn't engage then its their fault.Did you have anyone in the car to give credance to this ?
I phoned my dealer and reported the damage straight after I had tracked down the culprit.I then waited for three or four days for the unpainted door to come in.Yours sounds a lot more serious and probably a lot more work needs doing.I don't know if they will believe you or if the are honoured to do so.Try your dealer and if no satisfaction I would then arm myself with a solicitors letter straight to LR Ireland.
Im sorry I can't be of help Brian other than that.
I got mine done in Trinity LR in Wexford.
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Black Brian
Joined: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
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Discowex
Bradleys run a good operation on the face of things. They have honoured nearly all the points they offered when i bought the new vehicle from them. I had actually bought from A Dublin dealer but took delivery through Bradleys as the nearest dealer to me at that time. Keep it west as it were. I am now preparing a list of items that have failed as I want the vehicle as near fully working as I can achieve. There is a worrying list of problems in the technical section. I just looked at my gas struts for my boot top half and the rhs strut was nearly out. The attention to minor known details is very poor. This is fire brigade stuff and not engineering. LR need to wake up as the problems can be solved. There can be no money in the shoddy stuff going on across the vehicle range. My problems are minor in comparison to what I hear on the grapevine.
Up Wexford
Black Brian
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| Mon Aug 20 2007 6:43pm |
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Discowex
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Craggy Island
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Quote:A Dublin dealer
HB Dennis or Stuarts ?
Quote:Up Wexford
Didn't think I'd ever see that on here  
Quote:THE HAND BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE
What you meant to say was that " I engaged the handbrake and whilst I was external of my vehicle it disengaged , rolled back "...etc etc 
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| Mon Aug 20 2007 9:04pm |
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Black Brian
Joined: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
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Dicowex
Somebody has to shout for wexford.
The dealer in Dublin was Stuarts who were willing to deliver through Bradleys. Bradleys suited me and there was some keen interest from Bradleys in supply the vehicle to the North West. it must be a territorial issue.
Yea like you said, the break let go and the vehicle rolled very slowly till it nearly got me pinned to the 24 inch concrete gate pillar. Lucky to be alive. The prices for the bits to repair the damage is silly but the labour cost will be the larger component.
Ta for all the help.
Black Brian
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| Mon Aug 20 2007 9:30pm |
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Duncan
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Olney
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My 06 D3 has developed an intermit, inturmit,innterm, a problem that only occure now and again. When applying the handbrake a loud grating whirring noise can be heard for about 5 secs and then stops, the handbrake warning light then flashes and indicates a problem.Up to now i have managed to release it when this happens by turning power off and on again until it resets itself, has annyone come across this one ? When I die I want it to be in my sleep, like my Grandad ............ not screaming and shouting like his passengers!!
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simon
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
Location: You'll never know
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Many have seen this Duncan  Its a common issue with the park brake.
It probably just needs adjustment and should be done under warranty by your dealer.
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| Wed Aug 29 2007 12:27pm |
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NoDo$h
Joined: 02 May 2006
Location: Decapod 10
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Oddly enough the subject of EPBs came up this morning while passing the time of day with my best mate from LRA (I see him more than I see some of my friends and we're now on first name terms!)
He strips, cleans and adjusts the EPB on his LRA vehicle about once a month due to it failing all the time. Dealers, LRA and LR are doing their nut trying to come up with a fix. The revised brake-shoe clip was thought to do the trick, but didn't. A new line of thought is that the motor is known to run-on without power (momentum) after the brakes have locked in place, which may in turn gradually force the components out of adjustment to the point that the system sees excessive play and the sound of a wounded dinosaur is hear from beneath your car. It happens on cars that are solely used on the road as well as those that see some mud, so unlikely to be connected to vibration from offroad use or HDC coming into play
It's widely accepted that the EPB is complete and utter cack and that a major component redesign may be on the cards. As it's a safety issue, I would expect this to be an all-vehicles recall Don't Panic! Everything will be fine.... inflation is only 2.5% 3.0% 3.3% and the flying pigs are carbon neutral 
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Black Brian
Joined: 19 Aug 2007
Location: Sligo Ireland
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Thanks to all contributers on this topic. I have no further update on my 2005 disco. The garage insist on the insurance company sending in an assessor. The agrument then starts with LR Dublin. I am now 9 days without my vehicle. It is estimated that it will take two weeks to fix from when the parts arrive.
I do not intend to crash my insurance no claims for a 2.5K fix that is really a warranty issue. I need a vehicle and i have suggested to the dealer that he sells me a replacement vehicle with a few bells on it and we move on. Life is too short. I await a suitable response.
Thanks
Black brian
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