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cutlea01
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> Thanks for your post. But herein lies my main worry. The RR is being sold by
> a garage that is not a specialist 4x4 dealer. I worry that they do not have
> the diagnostic equipment needed to find or fix the issue. Any ideas?
The official tool may not be available to the garage, but I'd suggest
you check with them that they will clear all faults before sale, and
specify in the warranty what is/is not covered. On a car this
expensive there should be a fully comprehensive warranty that will
cover everything anyway. It's up to the dealer to repair any faults
covered by warranty as they develope, and if they themselves can't
then they will arrange for someone who can. All independant Land
Rover garages as well as the main dealers can use the computer
diagnostic software to assertain and locate the faults. If your
garage can not give any assurances on their after sales support of
this type of vehicle, walk away! It may be hard to do, but don't buy
a car that the garage can't service! You're paying a premium for
buying from a dealer, you could buy the exact same model privately for
less.
> I do so want a Rangie!!
There are hundreds out there! Keep looking! You probably won't find
one in your price range from a Land Rover dealer though, so you're
commited to buying from a general dealer (like I did, who couldn't
service the vehicle, then went bust!), or privately, but the Rangie is
a wonderful car, don't let the thought of really expensive fault
repairs put you off. As I said previously, they actually don't go
wrong that often, no more so than other modern cars anyway! As to
servicing costs, officially seviced every 12,000 miles, though please
do an oil/filter at every 6, you engine will love you. Check with
your independant for servicing costs if you're worried first though.
Alan C
> a garage that is not a specialist 4x4 dealer. I worry that they do not have
> the diagnostic equipment needed to find or fix the issue. Any ideas?
The official tool may not be available to the garage, but I'd suggest
you check with them that they will clear all faults before sale, and
specify in the warranty what is/is not covered. On a car this
expensive there should be a fully comprehensive warranty that will
cover everything anyway. It's up to the dealer to repair any faults
covered by warranty as they develope, and if they themselves can't
then they will arrange for someone who can. All independant Land
Rover garages as well as the main dealers can use the computer
diagnostic software to assertain and locate the faults. If your
garage can not give any assurances on their after sales support of
this type of vehicle, walk away! It may be hard to do, but don't buy
a car that the garage can't service! You're paying a premium for
buying from a dealer, you could buy the exact same model privately for
less.
> I do so want a Rangie!!
There are hundreds out there! Keep looking! You probably won't find
one in your price range from a Land Rover dealer though, so you're
commited to buying from a general dealer (like I did, who couldn't
service the vehicle, then went bust!), or privately, but the Rangie is
a wonderful car, don't let the thought of really expensive fault
repairs put you off. As I said previously, they actually don't go
wrong that often, no more so than other modern cars anyway! As to
servicing costs, officially seviced every 12,000 miles, though please
do an oil/filter at every 6, you engine will love you. Check with
your independant for servicing costs if you're worried first though.
Alan C
