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blackwolf



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I agree that the PDI should have found it, my point really was that it shouldn't have been there for the PDI to find.
Post #839175 23rd Jun 2020 5:06pm
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J77



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One of the 2 LR Assist guys should’ve found it or at least attempted to look for a fault.
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blackwolf



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Is there any difference between an LRA AA man and any other AA man? Different training or anything?
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Zed



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Nicer uniform. WARNING.
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Post #839218 23rd Jun 2020 6:49pm
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spudfan



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At £60.000 plus starting price for the new Defender, I would at least expect the inevitable AA call out to be made by a female wearing a uniform from Ann Summers.... 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai
Post #839219 23rd Jun 2020 6:55pm
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J77



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Not sure if they have guys specially trained on LR products or if it’s just purely vehicle branding.
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J77



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spudfan wrote:
At £60.000 plus starting price for the new Defender, I would at least expect the inevitable AA call out to be made by a female wearing a uniform from Ann Summers....


No but the woman on the other end of the phone had a rather seductive voice the last time I called them.
Post #839221 23rd Jun 2020 6:59pm
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Philm



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J77 wrote:
Not sure if they have guys specially trained on LR products or if it’s just purely vehicle branding.

I asked at the dealers, he said they are trained land rover people.
Post #839226 23rd Jun 2020 7:19pm
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Supacat



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J77 wrote:
Not sure if they have guys specially trained on LR products or if it’s just purely vehicle branding.


"LR common faults and their solutions*" ~ that's got to be a 3 month residential course then.

(* excludes water ingress solutions)
Post #839284 24th Jun 2020 5:45am
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NinetyTD4



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Philm wrote:
J77 wrote:
Not sure if they have guys specially trained on LR products or if it’s just purely vehicle branding.

I asked at the dealers, he said they are trained land rover people.

Which could explain it ... Never forget: cars have owner, Landrover have field service personnel.
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zilch



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Interesting rendering from defendermods on what they believe a Defender in the Australian wilds would
look like.. that front bar looks totally inadequate for dealing with a Kangaroo strike if both of you are at full tilt.

https://carbuzz.com/news/turn-your-2020-la...off-roader



Click image to enlarge yet another pommie bar steward down under

MY20 110 P400 SE Defender
MY10 3.0 RR Sport
Post #839296 24th Jun 2020 7:09am
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blackwolf



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Philm wrote:
J77 wrote:
Not sure if they have guys specially trained on LR products or if it’s just purely vehicle branding.

I asked at the dealers, he said they are trained land rover people.


My question was a sincere one. As far as I can tell, they appear to be dressed as AA staff, look like AA staff, and arrive in ordinary AA vans, and I rather assumed that LRA had simply subbed the roadside work to the AA, lock stock and barrel.

If they are specially trained, does this mean that only certain AA staff can go on an LRA call-out? If so, presumably waiting times are or may be longer since there may not be a specially-trained LRA-AA person available.

I seem to recall, although I never had to call on LRA services, that when I bought my Disco2 new in 2002 it was at the very least a branded operation, and it was an LRA van that would turn up.
Post #839302 24th Jun 2020 7:42am
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J77



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It used to be a guy in a Disco, with customer service plastered on the side, that turned up. Now I think it’s just whoever’s in the area, I’m sure they aim to be there in the hour. The last I called them it was neither, the local recovery agent came out.
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Tim in Scotland



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Last time I called LRA out was 30 months ago to a dead RRS, she ( yes a female technician) arrived at my house in an LRA Customer Services liveried Disco4 but was wearing an AA uniform. She was dreading loosing her D4 but it was being returned to LR to be replaced by a VW van painted Yellow.......
I insure with NFU Mutual and a couple of weeks ago they gave me 2 x subs to RAC complimentary - one sub for each policy. Would be interesting to call out RAC to the new car and see if they can fix things any better...... Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!
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blackwolf



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By all accounts they couldn't be worse!
Post #839371 24th Jun 2020 12:58pm
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