nevillen
Well-Known Member
We live most of the time in London and unfortunately I cannot work under the vehicle due my 'tumored' spine for which I receive chemo and immuno therapy once every three weeks, therefore I can only do basic stuff like servicing.
The RR went in to have new cv boots all round that had made it fail it's MOT. I knew it wasn't going to be cheap, but in the end the cost was off the scale! Admitedly the front drive shaft cv end was knackered and had to be replaced, as did the N/S front ball joint. But the overall cost of changing all 8 cv boots and replacing the outer CV end and ball joint came in at an eye watering £1,300!
This was from a garage I have known for years and have always trusted. The labour alone was £900 and the parts £400!
I feel as if I have been fleeced but know the so called Land Rover specialists near me would have charged even more and the main agent would have charged triple the figure.
Has anyone else had to fork out so much for similar work? Would just like to know if I have really been shafted or that what I paid was the going rate. In defence of the garage EVERYTHING was either spilt or corroded underneath due to the RR previously being used for towing boats in and out of the water.
I suppose I should add that they had it for three days and as space is a premium there they don't keep vehicles hanging around, of course they could have just parked it up, but there were only five additional miles on the clock which were form the test drive.
The RR went in to have new cv boots all round that had made it fail it's MOT. I knew it wasn't going to be cheap, but in the end the cost was off the scale! Admitedly the front drive shaft cv end was knackered and had to be replaced, as did the N/S front ball joint. But the overall cost of changing all 8 cv boots and replacing the outer CV end and ball joint came in at an eye watering £1,300!
This was from a garage I have known for years and have always trusted. The labour alone was £900 and the parts £400!
I feel as if I have been fleeced but know the so called Land Rover specialists near me would have charged even more and the main agent would have charged triple the figure.
Has anyone else had to fork out so much for similar work? Would just like to know if I have really been shafted or that what I paid was the going rate. In defence of the garage EVERYTHING was either spilt or corroded underneath due to the RR previously being used for towing boats in and out of the water.
I suppose I should add that they had it for three days and as space is a premium there they don't keep vehicles hanging around, of course they could have just parked it up, but there were only five additional miles on the clock which were form the test drive.
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