Yorky Bob wrote:

. . . . I spent the more I had to watch Leeds United.

And you're still every week you watch them

Sid I realised football is a mugs game and then took up with women.  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Yorky, LUFC would be cheaper . . . . . after all it's never going to involve any foreign travel

Afraid there's good and bad everywhere. had a bad experience with an indy LR specialist, who knew his stuff but used substandard parts, and some VERY bad experiences with main dealers, but have been very happy with LR approved shops (one in S London and one in Gateshead) and also with my current dealer in Peterborough. I think one thing with main dealers is that they deal almost entirely with newish cars, so once a vehicle is three years old they tend to lose what expertise they had on that model.
On the few occasions I've had to use LR Assist I've found them to be highly competent. there's a great advantage in talking to the man, rather than having it filtered through the person on the dealer's service desk who tends to know s**t-all. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.