It happened again today so I drove it straight to the dealers, "all be it at an average speed of 20mph" The guy says it is an electrical probelm with the air suspension so it's booked in for next Tue He said they would require it for 2 days so I asked him about a replacement car and he said they did not have one I suppose it must be up to me to get in touch with Landrover Assist and ask them.

I also mentioned that I was driving to Austria next month and he asked if I knew about the law change last year with regards to winter tyres. Apparantly impound your car and fine of 2,000 euro if caught without them Spoke to dealer to find out about Winter tyres and he seems to think you can't get them for 20" rims so might need to buy the smaller wheels as well

Winter tyres - your dealer is talking through his a*se....................... Pirelli Scorpion Snow and Ice tyres are available in 20" here in the UK, I've just bought a set of 4 of the 19" ones for £500 to go on a set of 2nd hand RRS HSE wheels.
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tony wright wrote:

I suppose it must be up to me to get in touch with Landrover Assist and ask them.

Yep, afraid so... although LRA are pretty good at arranging cars for you. Don't forget you need an equivalent car for "work purposes"  

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Here we go again.

Just been informed by the garage that the car requires some major electrical work and apparently it all has to be hand built. They asked me if I had had the car looked at since I purchased it new, apparently the garage that the car was originally recovered to ended up doing more harm than good.

The car has been in the garage since Tue and I have now been told I will not have it back in time for my trip to Austria on the 19 Dec . I have just spoken to LR Assist and told them that the E class rental Saloon I have presently will not be big enough for 5 people and our Snowboarding gear so they are trying to organise another 4x4 for me.

By the time I get the car back all told it would of spent in the region of 7 to 8 weeks in the garage being repaired, not a good track record for a 50 grand + car that is less than 9 months old .

Would people think it would be asking to much to expect some form complimentry gesture or indeed to be compensated for not only the loss of use but all the hassles I have had to endure

Just to give you an idea of the stuff that has happened, I have had to take time off work to get car to garage collect exchange vehicles etc as well as make god know how many phone calls I even ended up having to use taxis the first time it happened. On top of all this the first time it happened the recovery truck badly damaged two tyres and denied all knowledge saying it must have been the garage. The garage then suggested I had caused the damage while driving Anyway the story went on and on and I was being told not only would I have to pay for the tyres I would also have to pay for the replacement vehicle as well. As you can imagine I was not a happy chap.

I would suggest that you contact Land Rover Customer Services and discuss it with them. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tony you have a PM 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

tony wright wrote:

Would people think it would be asking to much to expect some form complimentry gesture or indeed to be compensated for not only the loss of use but all the hassles I have had to endure

Not at all Tony - I'd say the least they can do is compensate you in some way. Good Luck M8 2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
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Just like to say thanks for the PM's will get on to it.

They have swopped the E class I had for a 4x4 VW Toureg complete with winter tyres , so I'm not going to make a song and dance about complaining until I get back from Skiing as the Toureg fits the bill nicely.

Good one - it's amazing what Enterprise can find under the sofa cushions when they are asked  

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