Rich_S
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My 2013 Disco 4 needed it's first year service at 11K - these are the prices as of May 2014 that I received from dealers local to me for a standard 1 year service;
Best price: Wimbledon: £355 Inc parts and labour - collect and return
Conrico's £362.65 Inc parts and labour
Guava: £419 Inc parts and labour - loan car
JLC: £464.06 Inc parts and labour - collect and return
Thames Ditton £472.51 parts and labour incl. - loan car
Last edited by Rich_S on 19th May 2014 8:57 am. Edited 2 times in total
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 30th Apr 2014 10:46 am |
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Rich_S
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could do. Have you used these guys?
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| 30th Apr 2014 11:06 am |
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Tiger
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Yep, Serviced my D3 several times.
Basically a full LR workshop set up but lower labour rates.
They export new Landies to the UN etc. but don't sell UK ones or something like that
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| 30th Apr 2014 11:21 am |
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Rich_S
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excellent, thanks. Will try them if no one comes up with anything closer!
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| 30th Apr 2014 11:37 am |
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DG
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Guy Salmon Thames Ditton should price match you to Guava if you ask nicely  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 30th Apr 2014 12:35 pm |
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iconix
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You can add these guys to the mix - JLC, Herne Hill, small, family run LR/Jaguar service centre
http://www.jlcltd.co.uk/land_rover/index.html
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| 30th Apr 2014 12:38 pm |
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pagoda
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I've had very good experiences of Wimbledon LR. They collected and dropped off the car, also. (From Putney). PAGODA
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| 30th Apr 2014 2:58 pm |
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Rich_S
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Interestingly getting a quote from each shows how wide the difference is with the cheapest being Conrico and the most expensive being some 25% more (Thames Ditton) - after collection though, Wimbledon reduced its price below that of Conrico.
Best price: Wimbledon: £355 Inc parts and labour - collect and return
Conrico's £362.65 Inc parts and labour
Guava: £419 Inc parts and labour - loan car
JLC: £464.06 Inc parts and labour - collect and return
Thames Ditton £472.51 parts and labour incl. - loan car
thanks everyone.
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| 30th Apr 2014 3:19 pm |
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Tiger
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| 30th Apr 2014 3:48 pm |
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DG
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Did you ask Thames Ditton to price match ? I paid under £350 with a free loaner in January  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 30th Apr 2014 4:09 pm |
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Rich_S
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No, I didn't but then again I wanted to see what they're "out of the box" price was as it's always a good indiction of the mind set of the garage. If you have to ask for a 30% discount to be competitive then chances are they are overcharging and paints a less than flattering image of their customer care.
I once dealt with a LR garage that tried to charge for a whole new central locking system (£2500) on a Range Rover, as it wasn't working properly. The lady in question felt this was one cost too much and sold the car to my father-in-law....who checked the battery on the key fob... And guess what...central locking system was fine once the 49p battery was changed.
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| 30th Apr 2014 4:24 pm |
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DG
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Agree but it's not quite like for like with main dealer costs particularly inside the M25 ...and with GSTD most of their bread and butter is drop it off stuff the cost clientèle ....by contrast I was quoted £550 by Lookers Park Royal  Good price from Wimbledon there though 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 30th Apr 2014 4:29 pm |
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Rich_S
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I think it was Lookers Park Royal that did the "you need a new central locking system"....
They recently quoted over £2000 to my sister for respraying the bonnet of her Disco 4 as it has sustained acid damaging water from a concrete underground car park roof.
Wimbledon only service, they are not a dealership. Guava just too far for me to make it worth it.
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| 30th Apr 2014 4:34 pm |
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Rich_S
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Thought this was worth a mention and an addendum. Seems that Wimbledon Land Rover excelled themselves;
Car collected and returned same day and in passing conversation I mentioned that I had obtained other prices from dealers around the SW and that Wimbledon was not the cheapest, but very close to being the cheapest. Michael at Wimbledon proceeded to reduce my bill to below the cheapest...
So many thanks to Wimbledon for excellent customer care, service and price.
Price for the service was £355 all incl. with collection and delivery.
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