Member Since: 15 Oct 2006
Location: Surrey
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i just wanted to record a very good experience with Guy Salmon in Thames Ditton, who have completed the first service for the same deal price that DickGriff wrote about earlier. The loan car was a smart HSE with all the extra gadgets. Final price, all including lan car (£10 insurance) was £305, whih I am very happy with. They also provided refreshments for the monkeys (kids), and generally made the experience pleasant and simple. Have to go back for warranty work (front seats cloth, new activator for locking petrol cap, and cruise control intermittent cut out).
However, their loaner automatic HSE (diesel) was very lively, with seemingly more power than mine (manual)??
After the First service the ride is deinitely harder (not so good in my opinion), but the acceleration is vastly improved, with no turbo lag from standing strarts etc, and fuel economy seems the same, or only slightly worse (around 29-30 for 80 miles around M25 today).Don't put it off, go for it!
23rd Dec 2006 6:45 pm
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Out of interest, was there any issue over the price?21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
23rd Dec 2006 8:40 pm
suevite
Member Since: 15 Oct 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 69
Hi Dick, there was no hassle over the price which had been arranged by phone in the first place a couple of weeks ago, and they were familiar with the Reading dealership price to quote against.
I wonder if they read this site?
They didnt seem to know the cause of the intermittent cruise control cut out but I recall reading about it somewhere here so I will do a search and take the goods to them so to speak..Don't put it off, go for it!
25th Dec 2006 8:30 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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suevite wrote:
including lan car (£10 insurance)
I see these cheeky b*stards are doing this all over the country - i'd be prepared to pay for a single day for servicing but NOT for warranty workSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
25th Dec 2006 10:27 pm
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They didn't charge me for insurance 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
26th Dec 2006 1:01 am
Howard
Member Since: 13 Jan 2006
Location: London
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I too have had my car serviced by Guy Salmon in Thames Ditton recently. They price matched Lancasters in Reading and collected and delivered (washed and polished) the car as promised. A good experience.
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The loan car was a smart HSE with all the extra gadgets. Final price, all including lan car (£10 insurance) was £305, whih I am very happy with. They also provided refreshments for the monkeys (kids), and generally made the experience pleasant and simple. Have to go back for warranty work (front seats cloth, new activator for locking petrol cap, and cruise control intermittent cut out).
but I recall reading about it somewhere here so I will do a search and take the goods to them so to speak..
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