Has anyone had the first service done for less than £235 inc vat? If so which dealer was it?? Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

looks like a good price  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I've just booked into Team Valley Land Rover in Gateshead £228-10, all in and includes a free, fully insured courtesy car and a wash

Never used them before but some other people on here have given them good reccomendations.

What no night out with the Minogue sisters, all expenses paid plus a limo ride back to their place afterwards???

Pah.

Cheapskates.

Just picked my car up from 3rd service ...

Luckily I don't get involved with paying the bills but noticed the price list while I was waiting ...

FL2 £364

RRS £339

RR £359

Why is the FL2 more expensive than the others??

Courtesy car and your own car washed as part of the deal ! Stornoway Grey GS ... What a fine motor ... but not any more ... ... psst look at my gallery!
Company cars ... a thing of the past - May 2013.

For the first time since buying my first new car I took my FL2 to my local mechanic. Paid £180 in total.Did make me wonder why I would pay dealer prices though

Won't you have problems with any warranty claim if not serviced by a LR dealer? Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

commando wrote:

Won't you have problems with any warranty claim if not serviced by a LR dealer?

Would that mean keeping the receipts for any parts used by the garage.Would they show you their invoices to prove they had bought genuine parts.Would the garage have a copy of the LR service schedule?I bet now that things are getting very tight LR will be trying to get out of expensive warranty work and saving £30 on a service is very risky. Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

Commando
European trading laws prohibit motor manufacturers from restricted trading practice. All motor manufacturers have to honour the guarantee as long as the vehicle is serviced in accordance with the manufacturers servicing schedule. The garage I use obtained the service parts from my local dealer and I know the garage owner personally so would trust him.
If it was a case of a £30 saving then I doubt that I would have gone to the local garage. The difference in cost between the dealer and my local garage was £150.00 plus so it was substantial at a time when my business was struggling and every penny counted. Still does but I have som breathing space at the moment.

Does your local dealer charge £330 then for the first service?That is a rip off! Team valley at Gateshead do it for £228 includind courtesy car and insurance.That is only £48 more than you paid. What about any updates from LR or warranty work that may need doing?I am not convinced it is worth the risk.What if a fault code was showing and they could not access it, and you kept driving the vehicle not knowing that you could be doing damage to the engine or drivetrain! Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

Had my first service done in July this year and it was £372 inc + £24 for fixing a puncture that I didn't know I had!

Seems that its a lot cheaper up north

Team Valley are an authorised LR service center but not a main dealer. They are fully accredited by LR and you get LR service stamps in your logbook, as well as them having all the official LR diagnostic kit etc.

However the local main dealers are just as expensive as those "down south" AFAIK.

Mike
P.S. I don't work for them! I'll be using them for the 1st time on Friday.

Please let us know your experience with them. Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

The garage I use would have told me if anything was amiss. Prices for the service did vary slightly from the main dealers but the cheepest was £350.00 and to make a substantial saving when I am assured there is no problem I do not see it as a risk. I may change my mind if I have a breakdown but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. This car has not had half of the niggles my last one had but my last freelander didn't have half the major problems that I had initially with this one.