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MDP

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Tue Jan 17 2006 11:45am

MDP

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OK - so I've had the tyre fitted today & the total cost fitted at LR dealership was £234 inc vat. BUT, you would have thought they would take more care with your alloys than some KWIK FIT outfit - but I was wrong. I now have a marked alloy from where it was gripped in their equipment. Will my luck ever change
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Wed Jan 18 2006 12:26pm

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Wed Jan 18 2006 1:03pm

MDP

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Very annoyed wrote:
Did you tell them and if so what did they say?

To be honest I did'nt - I just wanted to leave and get to work. Although I had just been invited by the dealer principal to Leicester Tigers v Sale ( best seats ) so felt a little awkward about going back into complain. Think I will end up buying a set of 4 new wheels/tyres off ebay for £1499 as it will obviously work out cheaper in the long run

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Wed Jan 18 2006 2:10pm

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Very civil of you, Martin... rugby tickets or not, that'd annoy the bejeebers out of of me.

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Wed Jan 18 2006 3:43pm

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You know what, I've never had a tyre replaced on ANY car by ANY fitter where they have not marked the wheels in some manner, whether it be round the rim or circular motion scratches in the wheel nut holes where the air powered wrench goes Whiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzz.

They ALWAYS scratch them there, it's inevitable I have come to the conclusion. L319 D4 HSE

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Wed Jan 18 2006 4:55pm

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Wed Jan 18 2006 7:16pm

d3matt

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MDP wrote:
Hi Matt
Having spoken to my dealer re this - he quite simply said - a repaired tyre on a 2.5ton car that can do 140mph - so I am buying a new one to put on later today ( from the dealer he was the cheapest @ £199 ) and I will then get the duff tyre repaired to keep as an emergency/spare - because thet are not the easiest thing to get hold of.
On reflection £199 = peace of mind

True, I thought that. My van goes as fast as the Sport and weights more (with the load I carry around) so if it is safe for that then it shoud be okay. Just think of all those 30 tonne lorries driving around on remould tyres and patches in. They certainly don't replace a tyre until every last repair has been done on it! Matt
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Wed Jan 18 2006 11:28pm

MDP

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Typical - having paid £234 fitted for new tyre and getting my alloy marked for the privelage I now find on ebay a full set of s/c alloys inc tyres ( all new ) as the chap has upgraded to the Khan 22" ones - He wants £800 for the lot - a bargain ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Range-Rover-Sport-Wh...dZViewItem
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Wed Feb 01 2006 11:06am

RRUK

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As I think I've said on another post somewhere (which I cannot find) if you have to replace all four tyres at same point in the future it makes more sense to buy a set of wheels and tyres off someone doing exactly that or buying a new set from the places we have seen advertising the Stormers etc for £1400 inc tyres, then you get a brand new set of wheels and tyres for your car, sprucing it up and then you sell your old ones on eBay, there will be plenty of HSE/SE/S model owners who will pay 500-600 for a set of Supercharged wheels I reckon. L319 D4 HSE

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Wed Feb 01 2006 2:44pm

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MDP wrote:
OK - so I've had the tyre fitted today & the total cost fitted at LR dealership was £234 inc vat. BUT, you would have thought they would take more care with your alloys than some KWIK FIT outfit - but I was wrong. I now have a marked alloy from where it was gripped in their equipment. Will my luck ever change

I had a puncture at the weekend, had to replace with a new tyre as none of the tyre outfits would fix it (sidewall damage).
The tyre cost £195.00 inclusive of fitting valve and balance no damage done what so ever.
Not happy at having to buy a new tyre, they are almost new as it is.
Not very happy at using the bloody awfull scissor jack that land rover supply, you could actually see it twist under the weight of the car and ended up with my motor propped up by bricks. If I ever get a puncture on the motor way I will call land rover assist out let them have responsibilty.
Oh how would the Health Safety Executive be if one of these jacks caused injury. Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Wed Feb 01 2006 2:53pm

MDP

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Biggles I can sympathise with you on that. YES the jack is crap and thats putting it mildly. If it should ever happen again ( even if at home ) I would certainly get LR assist out without a thought. If there is one thing I would like to see this forum do ............... it would be to secure a good discounted price on our huge tyres.
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Wed Feb 01 2006 3:54pm

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