Ridiculously priced clutch replacement?

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Originally Posted by laney

Dam that's expensive I sourced a heavy duty clutch and single mass fly wheel myself and had an independent land rover specialist put it in was about $2k that was about 2years ago. I avoid land rover work shops like the plague rip you of every time.

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When I read comments like that, I realise there are people out there that simply have no bloody clue.... I'd suggest if you are so clever, you should have done the clutch yourself or better yet start your own small business repairing Land Rovers.

You are one of the reasons why I dont install customer supplied parts, you are clever enough to buy the part, you might as well fit it right...

Regards
Daz

P.S oh and as for the single mass flywheel, thats always been a complete dic of a repair for a TD5 Land Rover and anyone with any experience with Land Rovers wouldnt fit one.

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Originally Posted by strangy

There are way too many people thinking they can afford a 4wd when they should really just settle for a descent car.

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AMEN!

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Originally Posted by strangy

There are way too many people thinking they can afford a 4wd when they should really just settle for a descent car.

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Is that a car that only goes down hill? :D

(With Ron having a bit of a break, someone else has to make sure that standards don't slip.) :p:p

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Originally Posted by vnx205

Is that a car that only goes down hill? :D

(With Ron having a bit of a break, someone else has to make sure that standards don't slip.) :p:p

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Ha, Iphone autotext strike again:p

sure,, sure.
:angel::p

Firstly the parts I brought were from a shop here in Australia at no time did I ever say they came off eBay. Secondly my experience with brand name work shops has NEVER been good it not hate it's my experience the truth is rarely nice and I have always and always will call it as I see it.

:what:

Any how's what a ripoff..I live in Fort William Scotland,and yes me and my partner are lucky as my works place has a mechanic who's ex landy + his brother down road also landy mechanic..their old school and could share a story or two about landy ripoff baskets..I personally DIY my D2 but I'm lucky if I'm not sure I've got 2 old schoolers to help me out..when we first moved here didn't know anyone we put are 90 Defender all the bells and whisles this one..in to local ripoff **** for clutch replacement, two and a half weeks later,yes 2and half weeks and low and behold a ****ing clutch ?750 frigging pounds...the scamming slag,should have taken no more than a morning to do... Xxarrrrrghhhhhhh..if you can,take your time ask around and find those that want to help you..

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Originally Posted by cancerfour69

for clutch replacement, two and a half weeks later,yes 2and half weeks and low and behold a ****ing clutch

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Impatient! One of our forum members has been waiting 2 years for a workshop to repair his D2 under warranty. Now that's patience!:confused:

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Originally Posted by justinc

SO.MUCH.HATE. Laney.

Not all places are out to do this. We've been down this rd before many times .

workshop overheads are high. Retaining good staff is $$.
Equipment costs $
Insurance costs more every year.
If you have nothing nice to say best say nothing at all.
Kind of over it really. We all have families and rent to pay. And any impact on profitability such as customers supplying their own ebay specials just brings us slowly but surely towards closing the doors. The costs go up and the profits go down just what in the heck do you think will eventually happen. THEN there will be all sorts of wailing and gnashing of teeth because there are no more specialist shops around to fit those parts that people have purchased for someone else to fit.

Yes i have had a bad day, and yes i am becoming more and more disenfranchised with the way the industry and the behaviour of the public is heading...

Not happy jan....

Jc

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Same here at boat workshops.

Yesterday guys rings up to say his water pump is broken, asked if we can fix it, yes I says and then asks does he have to pay for the repairs - YES????? He's not happy so he hangs up.

A guy rings up this morning and asks about a service on his boat, quoted $310 for standard service (same as last year) he goes off his head and says what a rip off. Then asks when we can fit him in and advise booked out for two weeks. He says stick it, I'll get a better deal elsewhere and hangs up. About 30 Mins later he rings up again to suck up to the service manager for a service???

Sorry for hijack but not only land rover problem....

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Originally Posted by DiscoKym

Same here at boat workshops.

Yesterday guys rings up to say his water pump is broken, asked if we can fix it, yes I says and then asks does he have to pay for the repairs - YES????? He's not happy so he hangs up.

A guy rings up this morning and asks about a service on his boat, quoted $310 for standard service (same as last year) he goes off his head and says what a rip off. Then asks when we can fit him in and advise booked out for two weeks. He says stick it, I'll get a better deal elsewhere and hangs up. About 30 Mins later he rings up again to suck up to the service manager for a service???

Sorry for hijack but not only land rover problem....

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Happens in our industry too (Hire) - you get someone calling you a rip off merchant on the phone, only to have the same person ring the branch back booking the gear 1/2 hour later when they find out that's what life costs these days.

I feel your pain.