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peter2704



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Barolo Black
Ouch,main dealer timing belt

local stealers ,new belt ,water pump and idlers…….£850 inc vat Shocked Think I will ring round abit more
Post #292129 29th Feb 2016 9:41 pm
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Mikey



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Scotland 2012 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

Parts alone are best part of £250. Add in 4 hours (ish) of labour, and the dealer price is not far out...
Post #292142 1st Mar 2016 7:00 am
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RichP



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Tambora Flame

Mine was done for £370 by indie including all those bits.
Post #292144 1st Mar 2016 8:08 am
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Mikey



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Scotland 2012 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

Was that including the water pump?
Post #292145 1st Mar 2016 8:13 am
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Landiroamer



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United Kingdom 2015 Freelander 2 TD4_e SE Manual Orkney Grey

Wow you can nearly get a new diff for that, its like all these posh cars its not buying thats expensive its maintaining it that is if you dont do it yourself.
Repairs still cost the price of a new one even though yours could be unpteen years old.
Post #292146 1st Mar 2016 8:25 am
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alex_pescaru



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http://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/kp25633xs...1755-p.asp
http://www.island-4x4.co.uk/timing-belt-wa...-8177.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-FREEL...1398033079
http://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/land-rove...der-2.html
Post #292147 1st Mar 2016 8:34 am
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Metropolis



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United Kingdom 2015 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Loire Blue

There is an element of you get what you pay for here:

    1. Main Dealer Labour Rates are higher because of the costs associated with keeping technicians trained and up to speed. Other mechanics may (not always of course) rely on experience.
    2. Main Dealers have higher overheads
    3. The parts used at a main dealer will be genuine Land Rover Parts. An indy will probably use factored parts.
    4. The dealer (and Land Rover) will stand behind the repair usually without quibble and the cost of doing that is built into the price.
So yes, on the face of it a main dealer is expensive, but there are reasons for that, plus the margins to support the business need to be higher. It's whether you're prepared to pay for that or not.

I'm not saying one is better than the other, and I am sure there are many examples of good indies as well as bad main dealers, but it's not necessarily comparing apples with apples. Plus there's the age thing too. My 1 year old Metropolis goes into the main dealer but the 13 year old Clio goes into the local mechanics on the aerodrome and is maintained with factored parts.
Post #292152 1st Mar 2016 9:28 am
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turboextreme



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Loire Blue

I only paid £425 for my cam belt change and service at my mates local garage.
Post #292155 1st Mar 2016 9:50 am
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ronp



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At what age or mileage does this need doing? FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.
Post #292164 1st Mar 2016 11:23 am
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RogB



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

150k for the diesels which is when the haldex, diff and auto box fluids also get done, not sure about petrols

I wouldn't like to let mine go to 150k though and would probably change it around 110-120k tops
Post #292165 1st Mar 2016 11:34 am
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Yorky Bob



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Firenze Red

150K ? Is that before or after they reach the knackers yard Rolling with laughter FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current
Post #292168 1st Mar 2016 11:53 am
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RogB



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England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

yeh but at least the scrappy will have a new belt and pump to sell on Laughing
Post #292170 1st Mar 2016 12:02 pm
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ronp



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Just tried that link for a full service.
Out of the 7 independent small garages, 4 of them quote £1092 Shocked
Think I'll stick with my LR dealer or LR specialist. FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.
Post #292207 1st Mar 2016 6:24 pm
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Bogart



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Stornoway Grey

alex_pescaru wrote:
http://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/kp25633xs-water-pump--timing-belt-kit-freelander-2-22-lr032527-91755-p.asp
http://www.island-4x4.co.uk/timing-belt-wa...-8177.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-FREEL...1398033079
http://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/land-rove...der-2.html


3. The parts used at a main dealer will be genuine Land Rover Parts. An indy will probably use factored parts.

Well it is not as if Land Rover actually make any parts themselves. Using a decent make Gates, Contitech etc will
be every bit as good. Who knows one of these two might actually make the parts for LR.
Post #292422 3rd Mar 2016 7:10 pm
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JGH99



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Stornoway Grey

Hi all, my local Indy, who I have used for ten years now, has quoted me £380 for kit and pump (genuine parts) fitted.

JGH99 Freelander 2 GS Stornoway Grey
Jan 2007 Bought 71,000 miles. Currently 149,300 miles.
Post #292423 3rd Mar 2016 7:32 pm
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