Contraband wrote:

So, it takes a fully trained time served land rover technician 1.5 hours to find out the alternator is goosed?

Ah well , car been uplifted out of Stealers , on route to indie .....  ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

The end of a beautiful relationship....

but will it come back to mick or will it go straight to WBAC... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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As main dealers go, you have to doff your hat to Aston Martin Works Service. They charge like a wounded rhino, if you go a little off-piste (they are fine for servicing).

A friend sent his Aston Martin Vanquish there.

He had several thousand pounds of upgrades done to it by them.

The car was missing the umbrella to go in the boot (it had the straps to hold said umbrella, it was just missing the umbrella). He asked for a new one to be put in (i.e. open the boot, put the umbrella in the straps, close boot). On his bill, he noticed a charge for "fitting the new umbrella" - labour £80. He questioned it. They eventually did knock that off the bill.

I had something similar with them - they offered to fit a new stereo. I asked for a quote - £200 if I supplied the unit. I said OK (I could have had it fitted free at the local place but I didn't want some work experience teenager pulling apart my Aston). The final bill they gave me was for £2,000. I argued them back to £200.

It's around 2.5-3 hours, tops to replace. Done loads of them

A new Denso (OEM) unit can be had for £265.

Fully charge, or recondition the battery, and go from there

stan wrote:

but will it come back to mick or will it go straight to WBAC...

60 / 40 on that one stan  ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

Car back all sorted , new alternator and new battery including labour £797.40p so that'll do me , just a PITA the stealer took £183 for lifting the bonnet ... Anyhow big question ,,,,,, do I sell or do I keep  ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

Keep.

You've been after a change for quite a while I think.... So do it.. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

Better the devil you know for me... Buy some furry dice and if you can throw a 7, change it then!