Landrover Dealers - Dreary

[karlz]

Had to go in to 2 dealers on Thur and Fri looking for some plastic rivets for my snorkel install job over the weekend.

Both dealers had no defenders in their yards!
Not second hand ones, obvioulsy no new ones.

I commented to the salesman, "Lokks pretty sad around here with no Defenders in the yard". He had a bit of chat with me.

Meanwhilst some bloke started up the Jaguar F fype in the the show room to move it some meters. The exhaust shot out some black muck and splattered it on the white tiles. It looked like a bit of condesation and oil residue, but I couldnt help myself, and in an attempt to stave of the dreariness, I said. "Its not even out of the showrow and its leaking oil". There were no smiles.

Proper landrovers have exited the showrooms, and made way for the precious other cars and a dreary environment. I used to love going to these 2 dealers when I was younger. Its not the same anymore.

[Chops]

There's two 90's in Berwick at the moment. White ones done about 4-5k, so a demo, and the other, kind of a brown colour is a spanker, (82 grand :eek: )

[Pickles2]

"$82K",...for a 90?!!....Jeez, that's almost unbelieveable,....for a car that was what, around $45K on the road a year ago?!!
It's not that far from me,...is it the yard or in the showroom?
Pickles.

[Chops]

Their both in the yard, or they were on Friday

[DefenderSte]

My local one in Wellington have a 2013 110 LXV in for $84,990 with 3500k's and a few extra's

Which makes me think that i bought at the right time getting my 2008 130 twin cab for much,much,much less than that.....:D:D:D

[Pickles2]

Their both in the yard, or they were on Friday
The white demo is listed on their website at $69K,..some nice extras, dual colour premium seats, cold climate, SVX Dual finish alloys, factory side runners etc,...very nice vehicle.
Pickles.

[karlz]

the other, kind of a brown colour is a spanker, (82 grand :eek: )

Mines a brownish colour, its Havana. Colour changes with the ambient light. i.e. It can look grey, brown, green, yellowish. But 82k :confused:

[Pickles2]

Had to go in to 2 dealers on Thur and Fri looking for some plastic rivets for my snorkel install job over the weekend.

Both dealers had no defenders in their yards!
Not second hand ones, obvioulsy no new ones.

I commented to the salesman, "Lokks pretty sad around here with no Defenders in the yard". He had a bit of chat with me.

Meanwhilst some bloke started up the Jaguar F fype in the the show room to move it some meters. The exhaust shot out some black muck and splattered it on the white tiles. It looked like a bit of condesation and oil residue, but I couldnt help myself, and in an attempt to stave of the dreariness, I said. "Its not even out of the showrow and its leaking oil". There were no smiles.

Proper landrovers have exited the showrooms, and made way for the precious other cars and a dreary environment. I used to love going to these 2 dealers when I was younger. Its not the same anymore.
Something you can do??!!.....Visit the service dept!!...We were at ULR last week, no Defenders in the showroom, but PLENTY in the service dept, & PLENTY of enthusiasm for them there too!!
Pickles.

[ProjectDirector]

Something you can do??!!.....Visit the service dept!!...We were at ULR last week, no Defenders in the showroom, but PLENTY in the service dept, & PLENTY of enthusiasm for them there too!!
Pickles.



There would be lots in service dept all the time[emoji6]

[MrLandy]

You need a three-piece suit just to walk into a Land Rover service dept waiting room these days, I've never been permitted to meet an actual mechanic, and going into the showroom is like a members only exclusive club.

[ATH]

That's exactly what brings back many LR owners to buy another Mrlandy. My bro (RRS Autobio) would rather that than the attitude he got from a highly recommended independent in NSW not long ago..... "Wadddya want?" from an oik in filthy overalls.
Then after bro said what he wanted advice on, the first oik says to a second oik "You'll ****** deal with it, you reckon you know every ****** thing about them".
Exit bro back to the stealers where the coffees not bad and the girls are pleasant.
He doesn't mind the price as long as he gets service with a smile.
AlanH.

[Chops]

Haha, they do make good coffee at Berwick, although when buying Leeanne's new Ford over in Mornington,, we found they have better coffee :D

[Pickles2]

You need a three-piece suit just to walk into a Land Rover service dept waiting room these days, I've never been permitted to meet an actual mechanic, and going into the showroom is like a members only exclusive club.
When we bought our Defender, besides the factory "on-line" built options, there was a fair amount of Dealer fitted stuff as well, which was of course fitted when it arrived at ULR.
Before the Dealer stuff was fitted, we were introduced to the Workshop Manager, who actually did the work, and who, when He discovered that we were really passionate about our Defender, took a lot of time talking to us about how He was going to do stuff, took photos of "the build" etc, and got us in a couple of times to show us what was being done,.....we were pretty happy with that!
So now, We've made a point of keeping in touch with the workshop manager, and when we visit the Dealership for any reason, we always try to catch up with him,...problem is, ULR Service is always flat out, cars everywhere, so he's sometimes hard to find,...but when we eventually do get hold of him, it's very good, because He talks about service stuff etc.
The Sales Manager is pretty good too, He actually bought one of the Last Defender 90s for himself, He has the number plate "Last 90".
So there are definitely "Defender People" at ULR.
I reckon that after you've taken delivery, knowing a person in the Service Dept is more important than knowing a sales person,....you pay big money for service, so it's good to be able to talk to someone to tell them exactly what you want.
Pickles.

[MrLandy]

When we bought our Defender, besides the factory "on-line" built options, there was a fair amount of Dealer fitted stuff as well, which was of course fitted when it arrived at ULR.
Before the Dealer stuff was fitted, we were introduced to the Workshop Manager, who actually did the work, and who, when He discovered that we were really passionate about our Defender, took a lot of time talking to us about how He was going to do stuff, took photos of "the build" etc, and got us in a couple of times to show us what was being done,.....we were pretty happy with that!
So now, We've made a point of keeping in touch with the workshop manager, and when we visit the Dealership for any reason, we always try to catch up with him,...problem is, ULR Service is always flat out, cars everywhere, so he's sometimes hard to find,...but when we eventually do get hold of him, it's very good, because He talks about service stuff etc.
The Sales Manager is pretty good too, He actually bought one of the Last Defender 90s for himself, He has the number plate "Last 90".
So there are definitely "Defender People" at ULR.
I reckon that after you've taken delivery, knowing a person in the Service Dept is more important than knowing a sales person,....you pay big money for service, so it's good to be able to talk to someone to tell them exactly what you want.
Pickles.

That's great to hear Pickles. Can you pm me the name of the workshop manager you deal with. I'd be keen to meet him and I'm very open to it changing my opinion. Cheers

[Pickles2]

Mr Landy, whreabouts in Aussie do you live, where did you purchase your Defender, who services it, and what issues have you had/have?
Pickles.

[Tombie]

You need a three-piece suit just to walk into a Land Rover service dept waiting room these days, I've never been permitted to meet an actual mechanic, and going into the showroom is like a members only exclusive club.



MLR was fantastic for Defenders, Solitaire the same...

The RRS driving Sales person loved the Defenders and bent over backwards for us, the service guys the same...

You don't need to meet a mechanic, they're paid to work, not meet and greet [emoji6]

[Greg4427]

When we bought our Defender, besides the factory "on-line" built options, there was a fair amount of Dealer fitted stuff as well, which was of course fitted when it arrived at ULR.
Before the Dealer stuff was fitted, we were introduced to the Workshop Manager, who actually did the work, and who, when He discovered that we were really passionate about our Defender, took a lot of time talking to us about how He was going to do stuff, took photos of "the build" etc, and got us in a couple of times to show us what was being done,.....we were pretty happy with that!
So now, We've made a point of keeping in touch with the workshop manager, and when we visit the Dealership for any reason, we always try to catch up with him,...problem is, ULR Service is always flat out, cars everywhere, so he's sometimes hard to find,...but when we eventually do get hold of him, it's very good, because He talks about service stuff etc.
The Sales Manager is pretty good too, He actually bought one of the Last Defender 90s for himself, He has the number plate "Last 90".

So there are definitely "Defender People" at ULR.
I reckon that after you've taken delivery, knowing a person in the Service Dept is more important than knowing a sales person,....you pay big money for service, so it's good to be able to talk to someone to tell them exactly what you want.
Pickles.
I think you'all find that Sqles Manager Defender 90 is on CarSales. I recognised the number plate "Last 90"!

[Pickles2]

I think you'all find that Sqles Manager Defender 90 is on CarSales. I recognised the number plate "Last 90"!
Lol,....You could well be right, because He did say He might sell it,...Just had a look, yeah, that's the one,..listed at $72k,....about par for the course at this time!!...a few nice extras on this one.
Pickles.

[MrLandy]

Mr Landy, whreabouts in Aussie do you live, where did you purchase your Defender, who services it, and what issues have you had/have?
Pickles.

I move around a lot. So very frustrating when bad service, considering how few service agents there are outside major cities!

Bought at MLR, but had a bad experience there, being told significant items were checked when they weren't. Have had service and warranty check on oil leaks at ULR too, much better but I reported an engine oil leak and they didn't even check oil level ( it was halfway down dipstick), to their credit the were apologetic and topped the oil up at least - but they still deny a leak, which looks obvious to me and is getting worse. They're also not interested in checking adapter shaft so far. Service manager is avoidant and doesn't return phone calls IME.

[karlz]

....They're also not interested in checking adapter shaft so far....
Brighton Landrover, their service dept is in Sandringham were happy to look at my shaft whilst changing the clutch. They even took a photo for me. Try them.