Hi there. Had my TD4 04 commercial for just over 6 months now.
It only had 12k on it when I bought it with a full LR SH.
When 24k came I had it serviced at a local 4x4 specialist (Mike Aitkin) at a cost of £250, which to be honest I find quite expensive, even though I do appreciate that its still half the price of a LR dealer.
For the next service I'm thinking of taking it to just a normal garage (by normal I mean services all makes and types). I have yet to get a quote though, closed today as a bank holiday here.
What are peoples views on this.
I notice in the Haynes manual that there doesnt seem to be anything that is too speicialised in the service schedule which I assume is taken direct from LR themselves so cant see how £250 is justified.
I have just paid £140 to get a 20K service done on a Skoda Octaive vRS, the next one (40k) will be £190. Thats at £50/h labour at a Skoda dealer.
Now I appreciate there is a little time involved in removing engine covers and undertray (if needed) on a freelander but I cant imagine the filters (I Know there are several) and oil coming to more than £80 at a push and no more than a couple of hours labour to do a service/checks so wonder how £250 is attainable for a 24k service.
Any thoughts then on using a non 4x4 specialist on a freelander?
Steve
It only had 12k on it when I bought it with a full LR SH.
When 24k came I had it serviced at a local 4x4 specialist (Mike Aitkin) at a cost of £250, which to be honest I find quite expensive, even though I do appreciate that its still half the price of a LR dealer.
For the next service I'm thinking of taking it to just a normal garage (by normal I mean services all makes and types). I have yet to get a quote though, closed today as a bank holiday here.
What are peoples views on this.
I notice in the Haynes manual that there doesnt seem to be anything that is too speicialised in the service schedule which I assume is taken direct from LR themselves so cant see how £250 is justified.
I have just paid £140 to get a 20K service done on a Skoda Octaive vRS, the next one (40k) will be £190. Thats at £50/h labour at a Skoda dealer.
Now I appreciate there is a little time involved in removing engine covers and undertray (if needed) on a freelander but I cant imagine the filters (I Know there are several) and oil coming to more than £80 at a push and no more than a couple of hours labour to do a service/checks so wonder how £250 is attainable for a 24k service.
Any thoughts then on using a non 4x4 specialist on a freelander?
Steve