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Houghta
Member Since: 05 Nov 2016
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 128
  
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Looking at getting a disco 4 hopefully in the next month or so and was wondering is it worth paying a premium and buying from a Land Rover dealer to get the 2 year warranty or buying from a private or not Land Rover dealer and getting it for less, I only do around 6,000 miles a year if this helps
Thanks
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 26th May 2018 7:38 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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Look at all options, there’s good and bad to be had both inside and outside the franchised dealer network.
The 2 year warranty is nice to have, but it’s not perfect (you’ll have to get your car serviced at a franchised dealer, wear and tear is excluded, as is the crankshaft, while I believer diagnostic time may be excluded too), although they do a nice 30 day exchange scheme if it all goes pear shaped.
It should be too difficult to get a 2 year, or longer, warranty from a quality independent and your money is likely to go further as the dealers usually charge all the money! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 26th May 2018 8:06 pm |
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Houghta
Member Since: 05 Nov 2016
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 128
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Can you point me in the direction of some quality independents so I can take a look
Thanks
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| 26th May 2018 8:12 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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Do you still have the FL2?
I moved from FL2’s to my first D4 in 2015 and while the FL2 is a great car, the D4 is in another league! You’ll wonder why you waited! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 26th May 2018 8:14 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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Houghta wrote:Can you point me in the direction of some quality independents so I can take a look
Thanks
Hopefully someone nearer your corner if England might be along with some suggestions... 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 26th May 2018 8:19 pm |
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Houghta
Member Since: 05 Nov 2016
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 128
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Red Merle wrote:Do you still have the FL2?
I moved from FL2’s to my first D4 in 2015 and while the FL2 is a great car, the D4 is in another league! You’ll wonder why you waited!
Yeah still got it but I think I will be looking to sell in the next couple of weeks
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| 26th May 2018 8:28 pm |
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ginjeremy
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: west yorkshire
Posts: 160
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I bought from main dealer but I personally wouldn't bother again.
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| 27th May 2018 4:03 pm |
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Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
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Red Merle wrote:you’ll have to get your car serviced at a franchised dealer,
Not strictly true, they cannot insist on the dealer doing the servicing to maintain a warranty, it must be done to their specs using genuine parts. If the worst did happen and you were servicing outside of the dealer network and you were looking for goodwill, it probably wouldn’t happen Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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| 28th May 2018 6:50 am |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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Unfortunately, it is true 
European Block Exemption Rules apply to the sale of new cars and their associated warranties. 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 28th May 2018 7:22 am |
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