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jojim65
Member Since: 05 Dec 2008
Location: Barton on sea, Hampshire
Posts: 440
  
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Hi,
My Discovery will be 2 years old in March and up to a giddy 15,000miles
I have been quoted £580 which the dealer freely admits is open to price matching. Was wondering what might be a realistic price to pay...
Thanks
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 7th Jan 2011 11:08 am |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
Posts: 8491
 
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Just had mine done £360 at a main dealer, same mileage, so worth negotiating 
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| 7th Jan 2011 11:14 am |
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jojim65
Member Since: 05 Dec 2008
Location: Barton on sea, Hampshire
Posts: 440
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Discotres,
Which dealer please?
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| 7th Jan 2011 11:22 am |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
Posts: 8491
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PM sent
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| 7th Jan 2011 11:43 am |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
Posts: 8491
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Are you a happy bunny? 
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| 7th Jan 2011 11:53 am |
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stenh02
Member Since: 01 Jul 2009
Location: Up North
Posts: 270
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For our 30K service was quoted £489.54. Then after asking for discount got down to the £451.
Not much but better than a kick in the teeth.
Local indy said they would do it for around £260. But I am weak and having the LR stamp in the book eases my conscience.
Grant
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| 7th Jan 2011 12:03 pm |
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Chris B.
Member Since: 27 Jul 2009
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 86
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After some haggling, got mine down to £320, Stratestones Cheltenham.
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| 8th Jan 2011 3:59 pm |
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dangerdave
Member Since: 23 Nov 2010
Location: <>
Posts: 4495
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| 8th Jan 2011 11:21 pm |
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blue_manc
Member Since: 15 Mar 2009
Location: Deepest Darkest Lancashire
Posts: 551
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For 60k - same spec service, I was offered £480, then £460 as a price match. For some reason they gave me a voucher at last service for £299 guaranteed - apparently was supposed to be service plan people only - so they did it for £299 no questions.
Just proves, if they are willing to do that, then the margin on servicing must be ridiculous.
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| 9th Jan 2011 12:46 am |
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drtaylor1977
Member Since: 24 Nov 2009
Location: Reading
Posts: 76
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Just had a quote from my local dealer, Lancaster of Reading, for £498.79. Ouch! Can't even get a pint with the change from £500 to numb the pain!
Have to do it though to protect the warranty I guess!
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| 11th Jan 2011 5:18 pm |
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mike.oneill
Member Since: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Coventry
Posts: 40
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2nd service prices.
just had mine done at guy salmon ,coventry.
£475.00  old git
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| 11th Jan 2011 5:40 pm |
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buda
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: strathclyde
Posts: 334
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considering it only costs £70 plus oil for materials to do a full service, if they are charging over £400 plus, then they must spend 3 hours doing it with a labour rate of £100 per hour.
aye right.....
They take about 1 to 1 and 1/2 hour, and remember it only takes 30 mins to check your brakes and suspension bushes etc to gain more business by charging you another £440 for front or back disks and pads......and the rest......
They are having a  at us.
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| 11th Jan 2011 6:17 pm |
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Mike767
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Congleton, Cheshire.
Posts: 138
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I did my own last time. Oil filter and sump plug, air filter, pollen filter, fuel filter plus fully synthetic Castrol all for about £110. You can download a service schedule and most of the items are "inspect". Changed the brake fluid as the car was 4 years old. Just had an MOT and all the bushes/track rod ends etc were fine.
If you need discs/pads then Bodsy's Brake Bible will save you a small fortune. Looking forward for the 105K service when I'll be doing the belts myself. 
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| 11th Jan 2011 8:00 pm |
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pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
Posts: 1929
  
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drtaylor1977 wrote:Just had a quote from my local dealer, Lancaster of Reading, for £498.79. Ouch! Can't even get a pint with the change from £500 to numb the pain!
Have to do it though to protect the warranty I guess!
You can use any VAT registered independent garage and this will not invalidate your warranty. There is no need to use a LR dealer. I use TFC, and he's superb. PAGODA
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| 11th Jan 2011 10:29 pm |
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