Thread: Work on the Defender and the cost there of.....

Originally Posted by spudfan

..... Wonder what a maindealer would have charged?

Both kidneys, your liver, and dibs on your first born I reckon.

Wish it was that cheap to get work done on defenders here in Oz , sounds very reasonable .

For the amount of work done there that sounds like a very fair price indeed...


I wish I could say the same for the prices out here in NZ and more than likely not much difference to the prices in OZ. But I wouldn't part with her......

I wouldn't be surprised to be charged that just for the timing belt! I saw this program from the UK called "a race car is born".In it they had the vehicle in an exhaust engineers workshop for about a week where they fabricated a whole exhaust system,including headers, from stainless steel ,using state of the art computer aided pipe benders.The headers were a PITA as the engine was shoehorned in amongst the frame.It was a work of art once completed.
Total cost was 700GBP.

Just checked the bill. The labour came to €370 (544 AUD). Vat was added with the final total.

The second service on a new D4 costs almost that here from the dealer

And all they do is change the oil and filter,replace a couple of other filters,and very little else.

2 year service on the 110 cost about $1000 from the dealer

Originally Posted by Pocket Rocket

2 year service on the 110 cost about $1000 from the dealer

That was the discounted price.