neilly
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I don't know but he does own a garage workshop? Penny dropped yet?
Yes, you are an idiot, Simples init.
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I don't know but he does own a garage workshop? Penny dropped yet?
Thanks for your informed reply! I just wanted a shoulder to cry on!!!!!Yes, you are an idiot, Simples init.
Cheers
A farmer I know keeps his landrover unlocked, with the keys in the ignition.
But if anyone unknown to his dogs tried to get in it they'd have two alsations clamped to their legs
Personally if I had a tratter I'd also invest in a couple of lions... and underfeed them. That should keep those of a light fingered persuasion away!well there’s a few good security measures and one is a Doberman
Hi, my range rover p38 was as good as stolen from me? Last two years had problems with car going into limp mode, got fed up so took to three land rover garages. None were able to find fault, even when limp mode was on? So parked car up in storage area and low and behold owner of lock up said to shift motor 2 months ago. I didn't have any space at home so gave him my car! Yes I know I'm a fool!!! Anyway looking out of window at home on Sunday guess what? Car pulls up opposite my house gleaming! Check gov web site it's now back on road. Absolutely gutted!!!!!
Hi, my range rover p38 was as good as stolen from me? Last two years had problems with car going into limp mode, got fed up so took to three land rover garages. None were able to find fault, even when limp mode was on? So parked car up in storage area and low and behold owner of lock up said to shift motor 2 months ago. I didn't have any space at home so gave him my car! Yes I know I'm a fool!!! Anyway looking out of window at home on Sunday guess what? Car pulls up opposite my house gleaming! Check gov web site it's now back on road. Absolutely gutted!!!!!
I would happily have paid to have it fixed! But my point is they said it was not fixable, so when i was not able to move car away from garage i reluctantly had to give it to them! Then they somehow were able to fix it?
I would happily have paid to have it fixed! But my point is they said it was not fixable, so when i was not able to move car away from garage i reluctantly had to give it to them! Then they somehow were able to fix it?
Get a V8 with electronic ignition and a good alarm and physical defences and a tracker and it won't be so easy to steal!I wanted a silver csw last year when I started a new job but mileage was predicted to be too high. I bought a hilux. Mileage is half what I thought it would be, I can use train on long stuff and I’m still hankering a bit, despite building a d1.
I’m now a bit gutted/hesitant that maybe it would be a silly move with the amount being stolen! Is it that bad if the vehicle is protected well? I.e. is it generally the ones without decent alarm systems etc on? My Scooby had tilt sensors and everything through a viper alarm. Would that not cover a hiab theft? Sorry this post spans two sections really but wanted a reality check!
Got fed up so took to three land rover garages. None were able to find fault, even when limp mode was on?
Depends how they tried to look for it, if limp is on then a code is recorded, could simply be they didn't have the correct diagnostics. I've got dealer level VW/Audi diagnostics, which show things that Snap-On or Bosch stuff won't show, I've had a Landy or two on diagnostics too and the LR system, as you would expect, is far better than generic diagnostics. This is where independent specialists are worth their money.
I've sorted many faults that garages can't fix, usually as I just spend the time but also as more often than not I am actually able to diagnose things properly, when mechanics now just replace parts, I am also, without sounding big headed, due to my line of business, electrically at a level far beyond most mechanics.
Frankly the problem more often than not, is that if it is even slightly complicated they cannot be bothered and just tell you some rubbish. My friendly garage where some of the guys are now friends has been working on cars when I have been there, and as soon as it is going to run into too much time they call the customer and tell them they cannot fix it and it needs to go to the dealer or an indy specialist. When he has 20 cars on the forecourt booked in for brakes and services and what not and customers expecting them back same day he is not interested in putting a mechanic or himself onto a car all day when it may just end up in a fight to get paid £500 when it has still not been fixed. So I can see where they are coming from frankly. Just not good for the car owner who needs it fixed and can't do it themselves. Gone are they days when everything in a car could be fixed with spannering so these guys are just on a hiding to nothing.
It is not good.Exactly...weve got Uk plate silver shadow been there a year now fixed all the electric windows and seats quickly as it was a wedding car...didnt pay up costs of labour despite chasing him for months....he now says can we sell it and take bill off but he is unrelistic in his price...tempted to tell him its sold and it just covered his bill and storage...
Exactly...weve got Uk plate silver shadow been there a year now fixed all the electric windows and seats quickly as it was a wedding car...didnt pay up costs of labour despite chasing him for months....he now says can we sell it and take bill off but he is unrelistic in his price...tempted to tell him its sold and it just covered his bill and storage...
Shadows aren’t worth a lot, the best can be £15,000 but slightly tired ones in “Wedding White” can struggle to make £5,000.
Cost of repair is a major issue, it’s very easy to sink £5,000 into one and they are not “classic” enough to warrant the spend.
Is it a Shadow 1
(Chrome bumpers) ?
Those are often worth more but it would have to be show condition to make that kind of money.
But l may have been incorrect in valuing the Shadow 2 so low. My friend in the RROC says they can make thirty or more.
But it’s all about condition, they all look nice in the pictures but value can be £4,000 or £34,000
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333532913004
Is it a Shadow 1
(Chrome bumpers) ?
Those are often worth more but it would have to be show condition to make that kind of money.
But l may have been incorrect in valuing the Shadow 2 so low. My friend in the RROC says they can make thirty or more.
But it’s all about condition, they all look nice in the pictures but value can be £4,000 or £34,000
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333532913004