Thought and hoped it would sail thru the MOT but one of the tyres had a slice through the sidewall to the cord below. I guess it was dangerous to have driven on it for 15,000 miles but at least I got my monies worth as it was 2nd hand when I bought it (came with the alloys).

So all in, one new Goodyear and the MOT came to £230. Ouch.

Mind you, it's the first brand new tyre I've bought in about 6 years so I got off lightly. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top
1998 90 TUL FFR Hard Top XD Wolf
1993 90 Tdi

*Gone: L405 4.4 VSE, L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

You paid how much saw you coming chap

My M.o.t is tomorrow 03/06..............

And 30k service..............

The bill should be good ...........

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Mine's in on Thursday. I just had to buy two new tyres. £55 each plus £10 for fitting & disposal.

I hate MOT time! 

They had a tyre in, I didn't get a re-test fee and I needed it done ASAP.

normally I would have shopped around but this time I just said yes!  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top
1998 90 TUL FFR Hard Top XD Wolf
1993 90 Tdi

*Gone: L405 4.4 VSE, L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

About £90 less

I know, but factor in delivery costs, fitting & balancing costs, MOT Re test fee, taxi fares to take me home and back and that £90 becomes about £40 at best.

I'm off to Europe next week and needed it done quickly, plus haven't got a day next week I can fit it in. Sometimes, you just have to go with convenient!

Also, the fact that my 19" alloys and tyres only cost me £150 in the end means the tyre that was scrapped had an almost zero value to start with, so paying a little more this time didn't hurt.

I think I am hitting that time in the vehicle's life where small bills keep cropping up as it gets older in the tooth such as the odd tyre, brake pads, discs etc. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top
1998 90 TUL FFR Hard Top XD Wolf
1993 90 Tdi

*Gone: L405 4.4 VSE, L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Dealership just phoned with an Estimated price for the M.O.T and 30k Service ..............

They sure know how to put you on a downer ............

F g Lower than a Submarine's Toilet ......................

Plus the software update for the phonebook to work with Bluetooth £164.00 and they cannot Guarantee it working 100% ........

MICK wrote:

Plus the software update for the phonebook to work with Bluetooth £164.00 and they cannot Guarantee it working 100% ........

The cheek - so - let me get this straight... They're going to bill you for a software update that isn't guaranteed to do the trick...

What is it with these people? I'm in the same boat, as are a lot of FFRR owners I suspect: not getting the full use from their bluetooth phone integration. I have also found out recently that the LR ipod connectivity unit is not compatible with my touch screen AV system... Apparently there must not be the demand to provide one!!! Have you ever heard such f g drivel???

Told them not to do the Bluetooth update if they cannot Guarantee it , plus they have had to keep the car an extra day.

How long does it take to do a service and M.O.T .............

MICK wrote:

How long does it take to do a service and M.O.T .............

It takes a long time for them to break all the things its got to fail on! 

When I got my RR I didn't have bluetooth so looked into getting a Nokia to make use of the pre-installed kit. However, the Nokia cradle was @125 at the dealer, the phone was another £100 on the net so I decided to do without the full functionality and bought a cheap new Motorola LZ with bluetooth (£27) and use that, as I only really needed it to receive calls as opposed to make them. Worked first time and does the job. I still use my Nokia in my other car though, its an older phone but still prefer 'em over other makes. Steve

Main car : FFRR L405 Vogue SDV8
Other car : Vauxhall Lotus Carlton
Past cars : FFRR L322 Vogue TD6 SE (Sept 2006 MY07) ; LandCruiser SWB ; 4-Runner ; Supras; XJS V12 LeMans

Got her back only needed a rear suspension bush for the M.O.T, so all in including a 20% discount , the 30k mile service , mot and to supply and fit the rear bush came to £438.20p incl VAT.

Could have been worse i suppose...................

Mine just passed MOT yesterday, sailed through with no faults!,

54 plate with only 60181 on the clock,

its time like these you really love your RR, now I am waiting on the Black clouds forming for the next repair bill!!, what ever it choses to be!,

Touch some wood, or lots of it in fact!

or do this...

 Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top
1998 90 TUL FFR Hard Top XD Wolf
1993 90 Tdi

*Gone: L405 4.4 VSE, L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB