Thread: Money for jam

Yeah bloody mongrels wanted to charge us $900 for the 80,000k service, when i asked what was involved, well sir we check everything and change all fluids and filters and grease all greasable points

I did it myself in 2 hours

Baz.

Originally Posted by Rosco

Now we all know the stealers are directly related to Ned Kelly,

OI! That is an insult to Ned!!!

If they were they'd be nicking parts from LRA and doing services for nothin' for their mates. Shame on you.

Well it's not really a rip. Imagine the overheads trhe stealerships have. They have to pay wages to all their staff, retainers to the sale personell even if they don't sell a vehicel the still get paid. Then there are those special landrover tools. The well set up workshop facilties, the advertising. The lease on the premises. Then some onew like you and the rest of us, me included comes along and does everything ourselves. So the dealer's service dept can't make a quid, so they GOT TO CHARGE THE 1ST MUG THAT CAN"T DO IT , THOSE HIGH COSTS, JUST TO SURVIVE! In other words instead of retiring over many small jobs the try and retire on one job LOL

Originally Posted by Redback

Yeah bloody mongrels wanted to charge us $900 for the 80,000k service, when i asked what was involved, well sir we check everything and change all fluids and filters and grease all greasable points

I did it myself in 2 hours

Baz.

2 hrs eh. Do you want a job ?

4 x 80k services a day - my boss will fall in love with you.

It is more expensive at the L/R dealer but thats all they do is work on L/R's take it to a person that dose any vehicle and there knowledge is not at the grade of a L/R service technician. So you do pay more but the service is to a better quality and they will identify problems quicker and to a better result.

Originally Posted by Rosco

Now we all know the stealers are directly related to Ned Kelly, but cop this lot.

I just had the 70K service done at the local stealer .... I know they rip me off and endeavour to perform un-natural acts upon my nether regions, however I'm prepared to go along with it whilst the beast is still under warranty.

So on Monday I get a call ... "We noticed the rear pads are due for replacement, but don't you worry your pretty little head sir ... $340 should cover it nicely"

Thanks, but no thanks says I. Purchased a set of gebuine pads for $114.85 and without all the fancy tools or workshop, about 1 hour and 1 stubby later ... job finished.

Not a bad earner for 'em hey???

Cheers

I likewise replaced the rear pads on mine last Saturday.

1 hour for what was an easy job but I didn't have to pay rent, PL Insurance, wages, GST, head office overheads etc etc and I didn't measure the thickness on the rotors..If anything goes wrong with my brakes then I have only myself to blame.

why are you guys taking so long to change a set of pads....?
land rover pads are the easiest to change.....you dont even need to remove the caliper.....
just the wheel......















you guys must be really slow drinkers.....

Originally Posted by LoadedDisco

It is more expensive at the L/R dealer but thats all they do is work on L/R's take it to a person that dose any vehicle and there knowledge is not at the grade of a L/R service technician. So you do pay more but the service is to a better quality and they will identify problems quicker and to a better result.

I really have to disagree with that statement. Sure there are some cowboys, that I would not take any car too. Most competent mechanics should be able to do any servicing easily. If they can't then they do not deserve to be in business. The only time you may need a LR workshop specifically is for the specialist items and if you want genuine parts. Generally I service my own as I do as good a job if not better than some anyway and generally take more care. I am not having a shot at dealers, our local LR dealer/workshop in Kalgoorlie has always been great and their work and backup outstanding. Having said that I can not justify $600-800 for a service I can easily do at home for $150 and some of my time.Plus the hassle of having to take it 60kms away and be stuck in Kal all day without a vehicle. I had this exact issue with the Holden dealer in Kal, they tried to tell me that only they could service the Commodore otherwise my warranty would be voided. What a crock. I spoke directly to the underwriter of their warranty and they told me a long as it was done by an MTA workshop and the book was stamped there are no issues. Any warranty work must be carried out by a Holden dealer though. Price difference for a service on the Commodore was half the price of the Holden dealer and as the mechanic was also a friend I knew he took better care of the car as he loved Mel's Commodore. Plus he would drop us home and bring the car back when finished. Also eliminated a 120km ret trip. I understand some shops have higher overheads than others but to charge up to $110 an hour for labour is ridiculous when most of us only earn from $18-40 per hour.