Zagato wrote:

I asked when I had my first service done...Harwoods Edenbridge said it will be £500 (1st was £380, some have got that down to £250 ) Worth a call around and a haggle!

Local main dealer shut up shop just after I bought my first Puma in '07 which means all the remaining dealers are now 50 miles away in opposite directions so that's a 100 mile round trip [or for them to pick up / deliver] just for a service. Definitely worth a haggle though  Steve.
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Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW.

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konabikes11 wrote:

My service is due also and debating as to whether to have it done at a local dealership (non LR) as my 'local' LR dealer is 30 miles away. Thinking of using Ford after all it's a Ford engine local dealer and save on fuel cost but likely to be cheaper not sure. Any thoughts?

Miserableolgit wrote:

konabikes11 wrote:

My service is due also and debating as to whether to have it done at a local dealership (non LR) as my 'local' LR dealer is 30 miles away. Thinking of using Ford after all it's a Ford engine local dealer and save on fuel cost but likely to be cheaper not sure. Any thoughts?

Funny you should mention that as the LR approved service centre I used this time are a Ford main dealership too and appear to have done a good job. They were certainly a lot more obliging on the remedial warranty work than the main dealer I've bought from and used for servicing in recent years, with them getting some things replaced usually involved a bit of a battle so much so it felt like the cost of warranty work was actually coming out of the warranty manager's salary, on at least one occasion I had to bypass him and take my case direct to LR who approved the replacement parts.

BigMike wrote:

I did most of my own using the local indys ramp and tools. He helped me on a couple of things, charged me 75 quid for the oil, filters etc and ramp use and stamped the book

Least I know it was done correctly anyway.

Miserableolgit wrote:

konabikes11 wrote:

My service is due also and debating as to whether to have it done at a local dealership (non LR) as my 'local' LR dealer is 30 miles away. Thinking of using Ford after all it's a Ford engine local dealer and save on fuel cost but likely to be cheaper not sure. Any thoughts?

Funny you should mention that as the LR approved service centre I used this time are a Ford main dealership too and appear to have done a good job. They were certainly a lot more obliging on the remedial warranty work than the main dealer I've bought from and used for servicing in recent years, with them getting some things replaced usually involved a bit of a battle so much so it felt like the cost of warranty work was actually coming out of the warranty manager's salary, on at least one occasion I had to bypass him and take my case direct to LR who approved the replacement parts.