Dannyson
Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Posts: 820
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Has anyone managed to get the above done lately? - Difficulties/Issues? - especially if not an 'essential user'? - felt safe? .... I'm surprised nobody's raised the issue here - especially if they've broken down..... or maybe I've not looked in the right place....?
Would be interested in your thoughts/comments please..... 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
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 4th May 2020 10:21 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13912
  
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I had a minibus done at the beginning of April.  New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 4th May 2020 10:25 pm |
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Dannyson
Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Posts: 820
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LR Mini Bus? - at an LR dealer? 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
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| 4th May 2020 10:27 pm |
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Dazz360
Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: West Mids Walsall
Posts: 871
 
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My other half had her car mot done mid April and she’s not a key worker
We phoned our usual garage and he had 1 mechanic working. Get booked next day, she dropped the car off staying outside and they took it for mot. When it was done they antibaced all they had touched
West midland this was Metal auto sump & fluid change (3 hrs)
LR door puddle projectors (10 mins)
Tinted Bonnet wind deflector (10 mins)
All Intercooler pipes and Tbolts (2hrs)
3 injectors replaced so far (30mins)
Sunroof drain pipes both sides 2.5 hrs)
Rear discs, shoes,pads,callipers,flexi hoses, rigid brake line, n/s upper hub carrier bush and rear n/s upper arm (13hrs over 2 days)
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| 4th May 2020 10:46 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13912
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Dannyson wrote:LR Mini Bus? - at an LR dealer?
 No Renault Master minibus. You didn't mention LR, besides its an MOT so the car is irrelevant. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 5th May 2020 12:34 am |
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Dannyson
Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Posts: 820
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 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
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| 5th May 2020 12:48 am |
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Waylander11
Member Since: 21 Apr 2016
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 519
 
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my full fat was mot'ed by my indie a couple of weeks ago no problem and my D4 serviced last week D3 in Buckingham blue now SWMBO's Mine D4 commercial
Xenon's fitted Timed climate
EGR Blanked Remapped
Remap Reversing Camera
gear box reset
updated Bluetooth
4x4 info
all done by Bodsy
Fridge fitted
Reversing camera fitted
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| 5th May 2020 6:58 am |
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DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2572
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I had service and MOT done by the LR dealer on 15th Mar. You'll know which one - swanky showroom embarrassingly full of pointless staff, workmanship great but communication appalling, anyway, they seemingly pre-mot'd it, serviced and then MOT tested and failed it. Then rang with the outcome of pre-mot.
Anyway, apart from the horrendous management, hand gel was everywhere, and car slathered in protective plastic. They have since closed for all but essential worker emergency service and repair I believe.
Since then the same dealer group unceremoniously cancelled our Audi MOT with no attempt at keeping in touch to reschedule etc. We got that MOT done at the MOT centre on Treliske ind est. Great professional service, all reasonable distance / gloves / gel type precautions were being taken. Great honest guy, thoroughly recommend that place. As we picked the car up, the gov announced the mot extension. Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
SIII Lightweight - neglected & rusting. Bulkhead, A panels, vent panel & outriggers now disintegrated - Next years project!
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| 5th May 2020 7:59 am |
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kirkyworld
Member Since: 01 Mar 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 566
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My D4 was serviced and MOT'd mid March so no issues until the mid year oil change in September (which I'll do myself). My D2 has had the 6 months MOT extension applied so no issue either. All vehicles should get the MOT extension.
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| 5th May 2020 8:20 am |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
 
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A friend had a broken spring on his 4-year old Discovery Sport
The garage struggled to find a LR parts department/dealer open to order a replacement, and when he did the promised part failed to appear. This was over the last 2 weeks.
He eventually sourced a 2nd hand part from a breakers to get the car on the road in the meantime.
Parts will almost certainly be an issue if anything needs done during the service/MoT, which was my main concern with my potential cracked inlet manifold.
Other might not have problems, my local garage certainly did. "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 5th May 2020 8:23 am |
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waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2862
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Dannyson wrote:
Think you need to get over yourself a bit mate - Moo's reply was entirely relevant to the question you had posed Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
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| 5th May 2020 10:49 am |
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geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3169
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Whoops can see some lock down fever starting  had daughters boyfriends car mot'd no issues by a garage i don't normally use as my mate was shut but he gave me there name Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
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| 5th May 2020 11:05 am |
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James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Wirral, UK
Posts: 3067
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mine was booked for mid April with local Indy, who shut down but have reopened this week. I've just re-booked for next week for 10 year service. MOT has been pushed out to November! It was due mid-May. I'm sure the service will highlight anything required anyway. D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it 
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
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| 5th May 2020 11:09 am |
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Dannyson
Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Posts: 820
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Thx for your responses - and yes sorry Moo - maybe I should have made it clearer that I was more wondering about those who normally deal with main dealers - especially those with a service plan 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
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| 5th May 2020 12:21 pm |
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Jamiehol
Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 347
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euangibson wrote:A friend had a broken spring on his 4-year old Discovery Sport
The garage struggled to find a LR parts department/dealer open to order a replacement, and when he did the promised part failed to appear. This was over the last 2 weeks.
He eventually sourced a 2nd hand part from a breakers to get the car on the road in the meantime.
Parts will almost certainly be an issue if anything needs done during the service/MoT, which was my main concern with my potential cracked inlet manifold.
Other might not have problems, my local garage certainly did.
My folks had an oil leak issue with their Disco sport the other week, they called LRA who got a man out but couldn’t fix it at home so arranged for it to be recovered to the dealer who arranged for a mechanic to go in and fix it.
Our local VW dealer looks to be making plans to reopening as they have moved cars back outside.
The local TPS who supply all the VAG parts locally was told by VW UK they had to stay open to keep supplying parts as they were going to close at the same time as the VW dealer did.
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| 5th May 2020 1:14 pm |
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