I have just taken my landrover freelander to a 4x4 specialist after a series of banging noises started coming from beneath the car. I posted the problem on this forum and was told it was a problem with the IRD.
After the garage have taken a look he confirmed the IRD is the cause of the problem. He has quoted me £1800 for the job which includes;
£1050 replacement IRD,
£300 for a 'damper' which i havnt been able to associate with the problem, or even find what it is!
£the rest for labour.
I was also told on this forum that the VCU is a cause of the damage to the IRD and yet he told me he was 'happy to leave the VCU as it is', would the VCU need to be replaced for a job like this to even be worth getting done or am i going to get the exact same problem 6 months down the line?
Does this price seem fair for the job and what exactly is this 'damper' which needs replaceing. He also skipped around the bush when i asked if the IRD was new though im assuming he is going to be using a reconditioned one with my old one as exchange.
Any help with the cost of this job/parts and what the mysterious damper is would be greatly appreciated, hate feeling like ive been robbed!
Cheers in advance, Paul
After the garage have taken a look he confirmed the IRD is the cause of the problem. He has quoted me £1800 for the job which includes;
£1050 replacement IRD,
£300 for a 'damper' which i havnt been able to associate with the problem, or even find what it is!
£the rest for labour.
I was also told on this forum that the VCU is a cause of the damage to the IRD and yet he told me he was 'happy to leave the VCU as it is', would the VCU need to be replaced for a job like this to even be worth getting done or am i going to get the exact same problem 6 months down the line?
Does this price seem fair for the job and what exactly is this 'damper' which needs replaceing. He also skipped around the bush when i asked if the IRD was new though im assuming he is going to be using a reconditioned one with my old one as exchange.
Any help with the cost of this job/parts and what the mysterious damper is would be greatly appreciated, hate feeling like ive been robbed!
Cheers in advance, Paul
