Hi All
I have been quoted £325 for a service including Oil, Air, Pollen & Fuel Filters, replacement brake fluid at an independent LR specialist.

Does this seem fair?

Thanks

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic13888.html

Thanks but they are all about 6 years old.

If that includes VAT then it is a good price  94 Disco 300 TDI Gone
96 Defender 300 TDI Gone...Should have kept it.
2003 Freelander ES TD4 Gone
2002 Defender TD5 Gone
2005 Freelander HSE TD4 Gone
2015 Freelander 2 Metropolis Keeping for now!

It does.

Thanks

I guess for London that's an absolute bargain - judging by the price of beer there.  Jules

Now in Warwickshire...

Jeez! Glad Im handy with the spanners.
£100 in parts and fluids. £225 labour? for an hours work?? Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Jam911 wrote:

Now in Warwickshire...

I wonder how much work is subbed out to smaller outfits by over priced garages.

For instance a recon auto box with Torque Converter for £1800 +VAT is done by a smaller company subbed to them by a "specialist company". The original cost for the work quoted by a "specialist company" being around £5000.

Down under independent 2018. Includes 2 air filters & 2 oil filters (spares for the outback)!

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Bobupndown wrote:

Jeez! Glad Im handy with the spanners.
£100 in parts and fluids. £225 labour? for an hours work??

I must admit to envying those such as you Bob, mines down to the basics, water check, oil check, tyres check, fuel, passengers . . . and off we go
Something goes wrong, call the Indie

jules wrote:

Jam911 wrote:

Now in Warwickshire...

The beer is generally cheaper the further north you go.

I've used Prospect in Solihull in the past for servicing. No problems with them

https://www.prospectsolihull.co.uk/

A behind-the-scenes old brick garage near all the bling main dealerships. They do the MOTs and many repairs for the cars that are brought into the local JLR/Merc main dealerships by owners who dont worry about main-dealer prices. They use the OSH as well.

This is the place - not quite like their website pic

 Jules

I spent 27 years working as a motorcycle grease monkey and would have no qualms about servicing any type of engine but as iv'e got older the thought of crawling around under a car does not appeal so off to our local indie it goes once a year... Job done & worth every penny and lets be honest if you cant afford to look after your Landy then buy a more affordable car.

However I would never let anyone else put a spanner anywhere near one of my bikes  94 Disco 300 TDI Gone
96 Defender 300 TDI Gone...Should have kept it.
2003 Freelander ES TD4 Gone
2002 Defender TD5 Gone
2005 Freelander HSE TD4 Gone
2015 Freelander 2 Metropolis Keeping for now!