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I agree fully with Bob, above. We seem to go a bit soft in the head when it comes to cars and faults. If you bought a new, top flight 3d tv and on first use it fizzed, popped and then died, you wouldn't accept a repair. Whilst I appreciate its not a great analogy, I'm not at all sure I'd be remotely forgiving about a goosed gearbox. I could live with a repar to a faulty stereo, or something similarly small, but a gearbox issue? Nope. I'd reject at once. It's a premium product and costs a fortune. It would destroy my faith in the car.

Good luck.
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Hi Thelo3,

I am very sorry to hear about your experience.

Please see your inbox, I have sent you a PM regarding this.

Many thanks,
Pete
  
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PM replied to Pete
 D4 HSE Lux - Santorini, Privacy, RLD Protector

D3 Stornaway Grey - Gone but not forgotten. 
 
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Still no news Shocked
 D4 HSE Lux - Santorini, Privacy, RLD Protector

D3 Stornaway Grey - Gone but not forgotten. 
 
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United Kingdom 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Pete from LR Customer Services has been in contact and some progress has been made.

Will speak to the dealer in the morning to get a full update.
 D4 HSE Lux - Santorini, Privacy, RLD Protector

D3 Stornaway Grey - Gone but not forgotten. 
 
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Update

Had a call from the dealer this evening.
Land Rover want to replace the gearbox Shocked Shocked

Do I accept or reject?? Your thoughts and ideas welcome.
 D4 HSE Lux - Santorini, Privacy, RLD Protector

D3 Stornaway Grey - Gone but not forgotten. 
 
Post #127401323rd Apr 2014 7:13 pm
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Reject. Part of paying money for a new car and waiting is for that great experience and you have had exactly the opposite...stress and upset ....reject it immediately otherwise Land Rover will never strive for better quality.
  
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Personally I would want to try and reject it, as I know I would never feel happy with the car again after something I would consider as being a major repair, but I expect I might be in the minority with that view.

Whatever you decide I really hope you can get it sorted out as quickly as possible and with as little pain and hassle.
  
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Hmmmmmm, not sure if I was in the same position. If it was a Ford or Pug I'd reject it in a heartbeat but we get a bit sentimental about these cars. If head was ruling I'd reject, if I was feeling all gooy & sentimental I'd give them one chance to fix it. Problem with doing that is if the fault reoccurs after a few hundred miles then rejecting it gets more difficult.
   
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Remember you drove 1 mile ...thats taking the michael....reject reject reject
  
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It's my first brand new Land Rover a after having been driving various second hand ones for the last fifteen years!

Was so excited to be have a new Disco that had that "new smell"

How quick your illusions can be smashed Shocked

As DSL says head is saying reject the car but heart wants a new Disco.
 D4 HSE Lux - Santorini, Privacy, RLD Protector

D3 Stornaway Grey - Gone but not forgotten. 
 
Post #127404323rd Apr 2014 7:41 pm
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As well as rejecting I would want compensation, loan of a car until the replacement is built and a discount off the new build or some free extras.

You have spent a lot of money and should not be disappointed by poor quality.
  
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Reject, and you may have a long wait to get the car of your spec.
Accept, you will get it fixed quickly, and it will be the car you ordered, and in all probability it will be done to a perfect standard. Plus, you can probably negotiate some extra benefits such as 3 years free servicing?

I'd accept the offer, and try for compensation for loss of confidence.
  
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Reject and reorder. The still get the new Disco you crave. I would find it hard to reject but eventually I think I would reject it if they want to take the gearbox apart and "fix" it. Let the dealer sell the thing to someone else or use it as their new demonstrator first before they flog it on.

Its not your fault the thing went wrong, but I would agree with most views here that say the thing will never go back together as well as it went together before it was ever run. They are built to be put together and basically never broken apart until their parts are already worn and slack and the difference doesn't early make much of a difference.

Ask yourself if it was 1 1/2 years later when it went wrong and it was fixed under warranty and you didn't trust it because of the extent of the failure and the lack of confidence it can be fixed properly. Would you flog it on and think about buying something else new.
  
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