Ralphk wrote:

It would seem that the mileage is the main issue and I am coming round to the thought that because my car is low mileage and I haven't had any issues then I wil go with not having the extended warranty.
Annie has more courage than me in that I always have my cars looked after by main dealers as I live in dread of something going wrong and because I had the vehicle looked after by an independent LR wouldn't honour the guarantee. Perhaps I need to find an independent with excellent references to look after the car as I am not at all convinced that the main dealers have the necessary skills to work beyond what the diagnostice tell them.

Ralph, the first 'Indy' i went to was an ex Jaguar technician who had had enough of the way the his particular Jag dealer did things. He wasnt happy with how the customers were treated and thought that they were all being ripped off. He is over in Wakefield and i had my Jag serviced there from new. He specialises in Jaguar and used all genuine parts etc. The one i use now was recommended to me by my neighbour when we move to Lincs and he does a great job (i also had a Toyota roadster that the Lincs one looked after while i had my Jag looked after at Wakefield). Since getting to know the local one here, i trust them more than i trust the Land Rover dealer after having dealings with both
I have the usual breakdown cover etc and would have it recovered to the local Indy if anything happened. I also don't tend to keep my cars very long either but i do like this one so might keep it longer than usual. Had a Kia Sportage only 9 months old before this one and couldnt get on with it. It felt like driving a van and only kept it about 6 months. 59 TD4e XS in galway green

hi ref extended warranties you have to read the small print under terms and conditions most extended
warranties dont cover for as they class (NORMAL WARE AND TARE) this is the stumbling block case senario is that your car has broken down its in the dealer aftercare warranty says not coverd (NORMAL WARE AND TARE) you are then stuck dealer wants a fortune to repair the car you need the car back so you pay the repairer then attempt to cliam back of the warranty company they win every time offer you a reduced pay out i dont have much knowledge of the l/r one but off what iam hearing it seems to run on simler lines as the others when mine reaches 3yrs think i will do what annie is going to do i will put the £500 to one side and hope nothing goes wrong  rainy-city
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I do 15000+ a year and have bought 4th year LR warranty after having rear diff bearing go noisy when apporaching 3rd birthday and end of warranty. Warranty Direct was the same price but local independednt (helps with Series 3) and main LR dealer reported claim disputes and with full LR history I would def get more consideration of wear and tear from LR. Had odd HDC and then TR warning light followed by multiple crank to restart engine when turning engine on and off in v heavy motorway hold up, fixed by dealer with software update under extended warranty! 500 quid soon gets gobbled up in any significant repair and I pay over 10 months interest free so not too painful for the peace of mind Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0

I bought 2 years extended warranty when I bought the car and it cost me about £600, I think. In my opinion it was well worth it for what I paid. It does seem that things start to go wrong after the LR warranty expires. I'm wondering now if my diff is starting to go, because the car seems noisier inside than it was (sounds like an increase in tyre/road noise). I presume this would cost lots of money to repair if I have to pay out of my own pocket, but with the warranty from the dealers I should be able to argue that a diff should last longer than 40k miles.

My wife's Mini (out of warranty) has started to make noises that sounds like a wheel bearing, but according to the Mini forum it could be the gearbox or diff. It only has 41k miles on it. This is looking like £500+ for a recon gearbox before the labour costs. I wish we had extended the warranty on that car too.

I'm with ChrisB on this for peace of mind. Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

Gone - 2008 Freel2 HSE Santorini Black
Hello - 2010 RRS TDV6 3.0 HSE Santorini Black