Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 300
Help - Dealer recommendations please
My Disco 4 is approaching its Yr3 Servive & MOT.
Back in the Defender days I used to travel to Hillendale, Nelson and received great service.
However they have been consumed by Farnells and it just isn’t what it used to be.
Having had several first hand issues with various Farnell dealerships I must conclude IMHO they are just box shifters and not invested in the technology or mechanical engineering to maintain these vehicles competently.
I was thinking of travelling to either Ribblesdale in Settle or Lloyd’s in Ripon. Has anyone had any experience with either?
I want a decent size dealer who know what they are doing and has some clout if there are any warranty claims with Landrover.
22nd Jan 2019 8:09 pm
Dudleydisco
Member Since: 20 Jun 2014
Location: York
Posts: 853
Depends where in Yorkshire you are. I used to use Ripon when they were owned by Ripon Farm Services, but now I use JAS LandRover Services just east of York. Joe’s a top bloke and really knows his stuff.D4 MY14 XXV - RLD/IID BT
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22nd Jan 2019 10:08 pm
gvw
Member Since: 16 Jan 2012
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 872
Forget then dealers once it's out of warranty and take it to JAS
22nd Jan 2019 11:03 pm
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 300
Thanks for the replies.
Unfortunately, I am likely to stay with the dealers as I am going to extend the warranty with LR.
There must be dealer that has good standards and invests in the service side of the biz surely.
22nd Jan 2019 11:42 pm
Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1596
Beware the drawbacks of taking the LR extended warranty (which is not actually with LR).
Plenty of information on this forum about warranty experiences and preferences.
CheersGary
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23rd Jan 2019 12:13 am
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
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I just went with Warranty Direct, they split it up now so you can buy what you want, and they cover crankshafts.......Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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23rd Jan 2019 7:43 am
nrich
Member Since: 04 Jan 2015
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 269
Go with Warranty Direct and use JAS it will save you a lot of money and hassle with poor service from the dealers Land Rover approves warranty don’t cover crankshafts.
23rd Jan 2019 8:58 am
Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 300
Now that is an interesting idea...
24th Jan 2019 7:24 pm
JonM
Member Since: 24 May 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1244
Ripon Landrover (now Lloyds) looked after my D4 for 6 and a half years. I always found them very good and claiming on the extended warranty was seamless.
I've not had any reason to take the D5 to them yet except to buy the service plan but that's where it will be go in when something breaks. MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
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