Break Pipe change - am I being stiffed

Hi ladies and gentlemen, HELP, required promptly. When it comes to working hard I am second to none, when it comes to working on my LR disco 4 I’m pretty useless, unless it requires shampoo, water and a chammie. Yes I know what you’re going to say so please save it, but I’m one of those that puts his 2014 disco into Landrover each year to be ripped off to the tune of, wait for it, oh, you already know. More than a grand every time, there is always some thing that needs changing or replacing, and being none mechanical my normal response is “oh, ok you better do it the “ this years grand, actually £1300 quid is not far off being transferred from me to LR, so here’s the story, my very well looked after 2014 Discovery is due for service at the beginning of July, booked in, as is normal, 30 minutes or so after booking it in I get a return call from LR whence the following conversation took place “ ah Mr H we have just noticed that your car is 6 years old and so it’s time to change the break pipes and the fluids”, (silence), My response “Oh how much? LR “that’ll be an additional £499”, (silence) My response, “oh well you better do it then, hence this question, we do about 6K miles per annum, do they really need changing? Or, will they last another few years without any trouble. I can understand the fluids, BUT.

As always your opinions and help would be appreciated

kindest regards

The long and short of it is, it’s not necessary, brake hoses and metal pipes do deteriorate but unless they have been
Mechanically damaged will last for many more years than the manufacturer says,
Nice little earner for the stealership!

The answer to your question is simple. Stop taking your car to a dealership.
A full LR service history will add a few hundred pounds to your cars value but cost you many thousands for the privilege.
Unfortunately landyzone Can’t fix stupid.

If you want to keep the Dealer's service record, then you have to accept their schedule of repair/replace. And the bills that go with it.
If you want to save money, get the car serviced at a "normal" garage.
Did your last mot flag anything about the brake pipes/flexis/unions? 6 years would not be unreasonable for the more exposed bits to start showing wear.

A full change means not having to worry about them again for the next 6 years. Working piecemeal means that you may well have to do bits every year from now on. Your choice.....your money

Ripped off easy as, next

I’d like to thank you all for your prompt and as always thorough responses

Bobsticle said:

The answer to your question is simple. Stop taking your car to a dealership.
A full LR service history will add a few hundred pounds to your cars value but cost you many thousands for the privilege.
Unfortunately landyzone Can’t fix stupid.

Click to expand...

Not really sure what “Unfortunately landyzone Can’t fix stupid” means. I left school at 15 served an apprenticeship in engineering, joined the military served queen and country for several years in different countries responsible for men and women alike in battle situations, trained and spent 5 years as a tree surgeon, ran my own business for 12 years employing upwards of 70 people, went back to university and studied psychology. BUT, I don’t do brakes on cars??

They could be referring to the rubber brake hoses which can deteriorate but if they are referring to brake pipes, politely tell them to do one.

O.M.G said:

Not really sure what “Unfortunately landyzone Can’t fix stupid” means. I left school at 15 served an apprenticeship in engineering, joined the military served queen and country for several years in different countries responsible for men and women alike in battle situations, trained and spent 5 years as a tree surgeon, ran my own business for 12 years employing upwards of 70 people, went back to university and studied psychology. BUT, I don’t do brakes on cars??[/QUOTE

Click to expand...

potus said:

They could be referring to the rubber brake hoses which can deteriorate but if they are referring to brake pipes, politely tell them to do one.

Click to expand...

cheers for that, I will

Take your disco to a independent LR garage there’s a few in Kent.
Past i took my RR for two LR service visits every year for 10 years the average annual survive charge at £1100.
My disco was LR serviced only while the vehicle had the four year warranty, the remaining eighteen years of ownership i’ve serviced it my self.
The more modern cars i’ve owned were/are serviced just one a year by the main dealer.

O.M.G said:

Not really sure what “Unfortunately landyzone Can’t fix stupid” means. I left school at 15 served an apprenticeship in engineering, joined the military served queen and country for several years in different countries responsible for men and women alike in battle situations, trained and spent 5 years as a tree surgeon, ran my own business for 12 years employing upwards of 70 people, went back to university and studied psychology. BUT, I don’t do brakes on cars??

Click to expand...

I think @Bobsticle means stupid for going to a main dealer.!! Most on here would agree. A full main dealer service history looks great on paper and would admittedly appeal to most potential buyers, but they’re not nicknamed Main Stealers for nothing.

O.M.G said:

BUT, I don’t do brakes on cars??

Click to expand...

Brake flexible hoses are good for at least 10 years. In reality most only get replaced at the same time the solid lines do, simply because the fittings won't unscrew through rust.

I had to change all my brake lines on my D3 when it got to 10 years old, that's solid lines and hoses. The whole lot cost under £120 in parts and a litre of fluid to put in once done.

The D3/4 does seem to rust its solid brake lines faster than other LRs. My 2005 FL1 TD4 SE for instance, I changed the lines, again solid and flexi hoses last year, by which time it was 15 years old, all but a couple of months. Imho a 6 year old D4 shouldn't need flexible or solid brake lines, regardless of what the service schedule says.

£500 is only probly a flexi at their rates