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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Had the D4 booked into main dealer for MOT today.
Main Dealer  WHY I hear you shouting!! They'll bend you over a barrel and give you a comprehensive shafting 
Well Guy Salmon did a free mot for life when I bought the car new from them 6 years ago, so I'm damn sure I'm going to get every last penny of value from them, I even got them to book me a courtesy taxi ride to and from, which is worth £20, and they cleaned it.
Anyhow, it passed, but not with flying colours. Initial fail on headlamp aim (probably from when I fixed the problem with the AFS system that they couldn't) 3 advisories, both front lower wishbones and both rear upper wishbones have play. Rear brake pads at 3mm.
Of course I have a quote for repairs included in the paperwork. Front wishbones and bolts £554.10 fitted. Both rear wishbones and bolts £374.24 fitted. Geo Check £135. Rear brake pads £248.84
I was kind of hoping a comprehensive fail on the all the wishbones, as WD would have covered. Now have a problem getting them to pay because they are only advisories. Anyway, if they don't pay, I won't renew and use the money saved to pay for most of the wishbone repairs. They are offering me Secure care 12 months at £770.
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 21st Feb 2019 5:43 pm |
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Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
 
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Main dealer prices always seem so inconsistent.
The price for the wishbones doesn’t seem too bad, but nearly £400 for tracking and pads just seems excessive. Discovery 4 HSE
SDV6
2015
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| 21st Feb 2019 6:55 pm |
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Washwipe
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Bucks Oxon Herts Border
Posts: 3169
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A lot of dealers are doing a special deal on rear pads for vehicles over three years old, £145 fitted at participating dealers, somehow I don’t think Guy Salmon are participating.
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| 21st Feb 2019 7:23 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26775
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They won’t be doing the brakes! I’ll do them. However the wishbone quote doesn’t seem that bad.
I’m sure the fronts were over £800 last time they did them. That was only 30k miles ago!
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| 21st Feb 2019 7:30 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8230
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Of course the wishbone bushes have play they are designed to have, it becomes a farce at mot time.
Do they knock or bump when you dab the brake peddle at walking speed? Is any fluid leaking out of them? Stand at the side of the car while someone drives forward, can the wheels be seen move forward faster than the car (flexing)?
If the answer is no the bushes and arms are good, do what I did, take it to another MOT station and it past with NO ADVISORIES. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 21st Feb 2019 7:42 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8230
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30k ago!!! They really are taking the peeeess.
I question whether main dealers MOT them or if they are contracted out, if a main dealer does then I sure they have to do MOTs for ANY vehicle wether a LR or not as a condition of the MOT license. This could mean that the main LR agency has no say in the matter whether it passes or fails, this leaves the only route forward in the case of a dispute to go through VOSA.
The price they are quoting is very good, particularly for the rears and I assume genuine parts  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 21st Feb 2019 7:45 pm |
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