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tolley

Member Since: 07 Nov 2011
Location: gloucester
Posts: 1114

dealer mot

anyone had a main dealer do their mot,just think its might be like giving a blank cheque.

Stratstone are offering mot for £29

22nd Feb 2012 8:17pm

Dave-H

Member Since: 08 Feb 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1507

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

Had mine done by Guy Salmon Thames Ditton .... sailed through with no worries

Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.

22nd Feb 2012 8:26pm

RED-DOT

Member Since: 29 Jun 2009
Location: stirling
Posts: 2363

Morrisons always do mine as i would rather know of any faults. They do seem to always call about a diff oil weep which is minimal on my Defender and Discovery and the GF's Freelander and they like quoting the £150 to fix it. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..

22nd Feb 2012 8:39pm

bm52

Member Since: 04 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 2189

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Havana

i found out that my local dealer uses a locally respected second hand car dealer and service centre to do their MOTs. guess where mine will have it's 1st MOT

BM52

22nd Feb 2012 9:38pm

Defender SVX

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Co Durham
Posts: 726

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Soft Top Santorini Black

Re: dealer mot

tolley wrote:
anyone had a main dealer do their mot,just think its might be like giving a blank cheque.

Stratstone are offering mot for £29

Stratstone Stockton done my SVX £29 only

only 3000 miles on though. Passed with the decat on

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22nd Feb 2012 9:56pm

ginjez

Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
Location: huddersfield
Posts: 1754

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Santorini Black

Defender and Disco both go to main agent for MOT. Even booked courtesy car expecting disco to fail on brake pipes but sailed through

Always use Rocar Huddersfield

22nd Feb 2012 10:58pm

tolley

Member Since: 07 Nov 2011
Location: gloucester
Posts: 1114

FAILED

wiper blade
hair line crack in nimber plate
bush on rear shock

to fix

wiper £43.00

plate £12

bush £132

dick turpin is alive and well

that does include vat sir

9th Mar 2012 1:00pm

bob neville

Member Since: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Marbella
Posts: 3247

tolley wrote:
FAILED

wiper blade
to fix
wiper £43.00

Yeh, Land Rover sub wiper blade replacement to me now, I charge them £30, they charge you £43 and everyones a winner, well apart from you that is

I wish that was true

It amazes me where they get some of the prices from, I suppose they round everything to the nearest 30 mins so 5 minutes to change a wiper balde becomes 30 minutes hence £43.

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9th Mar 2012 1:21pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16947

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

tolley wrote:
FAILED

wiper blade
hair line crack in nimber plate
bush on rear shock

to fix

wiper £43.00

plate £12
bush £132

dick turpin is alive and well

that does include vat sir

I am surprised that a hairline crack in a number plate is a failure provided that the plate is clearly legible and (if the rear) the reflective surface is OK.

9th Mar 2012 2:12pm

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6676

'Just MOT's' are a good mob, as the name suggests they don't do any remedial work themselves ...

Also, they often have special offer prices that you can take advantage of up to a year onwards of the offer !

9th Mar 2012 2:18pm

tolley

Member Since: 07 Nov 2011
Location: gloucester
Posts: 1114

the plate crack is on the very bottom of the white of the plate .

just got some new bushes £7.49 fit them tomorrow

9th Mar 2012 4:33pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19677

tolley wrote:
FAILED

wiper blade
hair line crack in nimber plate
bush on rear shock

to fix

wiper £43.00

plate £12
bush £132

dick turpin is alive and well
The plate price isn't bad. I would assume the main reason is for that would be not the condition now but maybe whilst driving it might crack a lot more and you wouldn't even notice. Problem with cracks is the often get worse.

that does include vat sir

he plate price isn't bad. I would assume the main reason is for that would be not the condition now but maybe whilst driving it might crack a lot more and you wouldn't even notice. Problem with cracks is the often get worse.

9th Mar 2012 4:51pm

tolley

Member Since: 07 Nov 2011
Location: gloucester
Posts: 1114

YES PLATE PRICE IS GOOD CAN'T BEAT IT ,WILL LET THEM DO THAT BIT.

£13.99 IS AS GOOD AS I CAN GET.

9th Mar 2012 5:01pm

wslr

Member Since: 18 Jul 2010
Location: Wellington, Somerset
Posts: 581

They generally make the plates on site, so it is easy money and no wait time.

9th Mar 2012 5:24pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19677

tolley wrote:
YES PLATE PRICE IS GOOD CAN'T BEAT IT ,WILL LET THEM DO THAT BIT.

£13.99 IS AS GOOD AS I CAN GET.

Ebay £9.99 though

some LEGAL but custom plates

9th Mar 2012 5:32pm

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