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landroverlitigant
I have just posted your legal docs on the RRSport Forum and hope that that is ok with you.
Many thanks..
8th Mar 2018 3:02 pm
kb1
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Hi, this problem has just happened to me too. LR have offered 20% towards the total cost of £15k (not including labour) which we are not happy about. Did anyone have better luck and is it worth going down the legal route?
23rd Mar 2018 8:19 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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What sort of mileage? As you've prob seen, fair bit on here re failed 3.0 engines.
23rd Mar 2018 8:46 pm
kb1
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thanks for replying! It is nearly 7 years old but has only done 55k so very low mileage. I know there seems to be lots of failed engines but I want to know if anyone has been successful in getting LR to cough up!!
23rd Mar 2018 8:49 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Same age as mine and mine's at 48k so there's is no safety in low mileage.
23rd Mar 2018 9:06 pm
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Re: This ^
Famousfive wrote:
Brilliant - I’ll get this added to the WIKI
I would like to see that succeed ...but don't hold out much hope anything beyond 6 years old tbh and also on latent (inherent) defects..... as the 'defect' is sporadic, not batched or endemic.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
23rd Mar 2018 9:12 pm
Famousfive
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Must admit I’m getting a bit nervous, seen two 14 plate D4’s posted elsewhere on Thursday, both with Crank failure.
24th Mar 2018 10:11 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Was at a garage yesterday getting my Defender mot tested. (Indy Jaguar specialist)
Talking with the owner about LR’s, and he told me he had a ‘free’ new engine from LR in his 09 plate D3. I don’t know any details about how he achieved this, but I know he wasn’t the original owner.
Spun bearings apparently.
24th Mar 2018 11:02 am
landroverlitigant
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We achieved a £12,500 contribution from the dealer and from JLR towards the new engine. I (a solicitor) drafted the pleadings with junior counsel. The key is to press for pre-action disclosure of the precise frequency of this latent defect. Keep pressing. Make DPA requests (as set out in the suite of documents) and, if necessary consider (with legal advice) making an application for pre-action disclosure.
24th Mar 2018 4:09 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Disclosure of failure rates would make very interesting reading.
24th Mar 2018 4:13 pm
gilmore
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I imagine it would be worth £12500 for JLR to avoid making that disclosure
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24th Mar 2018 4:16 pm
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And the rest. With clogs on.
24th Mar 2018 4:19 pm
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