Member Since: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Halifax
Posts: 32
1st service price match
I was phoning around a few local landrover dealers to try and compare 1st service prices, most dealers were £350.00 including my local dealer Copley Landrover who i am pretty happy with apart from the £350.00 1st service price tag.I called the landrover dealer in Telford (ref a thread i read on here) who said the could do this for £268.00 so i was planning to take a day trip to Telford then i called the dealer in Settle who quoted the same price so i phoned Copley and spoke to the service manager and said i really wanted to keep my business with them so he agreed to match the £268.00 An £80.00 saving for a few phone calls and they will collect and drop off bonzer!!DISCO 3 SE TDV6 BUCKINGHAM BLUE SIDE STEPS,PRIV GLASS
15th Jan 2007 8:00 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Guy Salmon in Stockport quoted me £350 all in for my first service, with a promise to see if they could price match or beat a better quote when I said I was going to phone around Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
Still £230 all in here if anyone fancies a trip out Lakeland Land Rover
The Garage,
Torver,
Coniston,
Cumbria,
LA21 8BJ
Tel: 015394 41888
29th Jan 2007 1:57 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Hmmm - 200 mile round trip from my house to Lakeland LR - at 30mpg (yeah right) thats 6.5 gallons / 30 litres @ 88p per litre = £27 there or thereabouts - I think I'll speak to SWMBO about a day trip Coniston ...Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
29th Jan 2007 2:11 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Lakeland Land Rover wrote:
Still £230 all in here if anyone fancies a trip out
A big thanks for that quote (sorry I couldn't make the trip up there and give you the business) but it helped me save some cash.
I went back to GS Stockport at lunch today to book mine in. Starting from Monday's quote of £350, the lovely Abigail on Service Reception priced it at £312. When I mentioned the Lakeland Quote + Fair Fuel Costs of £260, she promptly reduced the price to £270 for me Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
2nd Feb 2007 12:43 pm
tintenter
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: Oldham
Posts: 1113
Just booked my TDV6 HSE in for first service (15000m) at Williams Landrover Manchester and got qouted £285 with no prompting about other prices from else where, have been using them for the last 6 years on my previous TD5 and always had good service from them in the past. so i think i will let them do it at that price.Tintenter
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2nd Feb 2007 1:00 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Car's in today - just got the call from GS everything OK except "we've found a nail in a sidewall which will need a new tyre" - was quoted £150 to change the tyre but fortunately they've got none in - I'm sure I can do better at CostCo ...Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
9th Feb 2007 3:36 pm
qualified LR mechanic
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Location: my house
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16th Feb 2007 7:07 pm
Alex08
Member Since: 09 Nov 2006
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1600
Tyre replacement
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was quoted £150 to change the tyre Evil or Very Mad but fortunately they've got none in - I'm sure I can do better at CostCo
How do you guys get your tyres on and off the rims if you are buying them loose (!). Do you have to run down to quikfit and ask them to do it?
I've always wondered............
16th Feb 2007 7:13 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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My local ATS does tyre swaps for £20 per wheel, incl balancing.
Yes, local tyre fitters normally charge about a fiver a corner to fit and balanceThe End
16th Feb 2007 7:16 pm
Alex08
Member Since: 09 Nov 2006
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1600
OK thanks - I can shop around now!
16th Feb 2007 7:17 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73132
Slimer wrote:
Yes, local tyre fitters normally charge about a fiver a corner to fit and balance
Will be finding one of those from now on!
16th Feb 2007 7:17 pm
Points Mean Prizes
Member Since: 06 Feb 2007
Location: Doncaster
Posts: 42
Re: Tyre replacement
Alex08 wrote:
How do you guys get your tyres on and off the rims if you are buying them loose (!).
Costco fit tyres so why would they need to go elsewhere. Also they use Nitrogen to fill them as they say it prolongs the life of the tyre and helps prevent blowouts or something. They are VERY cheap too. See this http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/200410/?pg=17 link for details.
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