M99TYK, back to your original post if there's a cracking sound opening the door it quite likely catching the bonnet and only a matter of time before it chips the paint. Lift the bonnet and below the hinge you'll see a small 11mm adjustable bolt. Wind it up a bit and all should be ok. Could just be the check strap needs some grease, so try that first but if no improvement wind the bolt up a couple of turns before any damage occurs...had this myself.

I greased the check strap on Friday and over the weekend it has seemed to work it’s way in nicely and is now almost gone, I’ll try with that bolt tonight and hopefully will cure it. Thanks for the advice!

Japseroony wrote:

I have to say Stratstone as a dealership are probably one of the worst ever to deal with. They are a LR approved dealership, are moving into new premises in July with Jaguar in the same building and do offer the 2 year LR approved warranty on vehicles over 5 years old.

If they don't then I think from memory they are breaking the LR approved car agreement as anything they sell that is an approved vehicle must have the appropriate warranty or they have to trade the vehicle on and are not allowed to sell it on the forecourt!

My advice would be to go back and hand back the keys for a full refund unless they agree to the approved warranty FOC.

There are plenty of FFRR out there and many at dealers that will treat you with respect but you might have to travel to get one - makes driving it home all the more satisfying though knowing if something goes wrong you should be covered

Glad you like the car and to be honest if it were me I would want to keep the car as you have found the spec you want and lets face it you could go through a load of hassle and be left looking again for a different car then maybe be lumbered with a troublesome one.

What I would do is really push the point that the car should come with an approved used 2 year warranty. I cant see how they can justify wriggling out of that given that they are and approved used supplier after all.

Hope you get a sensible response from the dealership very soon. Current
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Something I noticed when looking through recent photos was the show plate in the car that I purchased, luckily I took a screenshot of prior to them removing it from the website after securing my deposit. I would love to see if the word ‘Approved Used’ were used within the sales literature, if only I had too a screenshot of that.

They are adamant that they are no longer LR approved, I can’t find them on the approved used search. Still waiting for a response on the LR warranty!

Photo taken from website

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depends when that pic was taken..if in the warranty criteria period then its 'used approved' , if out of that period then ???? ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Their website talks about 'Land Rover Approved Used Cars' 'on a variety of pre-owned Land Rovers'

https://www.stratstone.com/land-rover/approved-used/

At the bottom of that page is a link to 'Approved Used Land Rover' which takes you to all the cars they sell. None of the individual ads (irrespective of car age) mention warranty

I suspect most punters won't know the difference and will only find out once there's a problem

the only definitive way to buy a FF with a proper two year warranty is to visit the landrover used approved site where all the cars from various dealers are listed.. ... - .- -.




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Does the car end with "GNZ" by any chance?
I looked into one very similar from Stratstone in Newport with a tad over 30k miles, it had been bought by a chap in August of 2018 and his circumstances had changed, he put it back to the dealer to sell, so the pictures used were over six months out at time of my enquiry April 2019, they simply re-did the ad with the old pics.

I'd tend to suggest that advertising the car (even if with an older photo) displaying the official Land Rover "APPROVED" logo is straight up purporting that it's an approved used vehicle under the scheme. If it's been on Autotrader can they assist with a copy of the advertisement at all ? Conflict of interest perhaps.

Alternatively perhaps you could submit a "subject access request" to the dealer for disclosure of sales literature etc. A load of hassle perhaps but on principal it seems they should honour a 2 year warranty for you. Current
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I agree entirely, misrepresentation at least

A quick google reverse image search found the ad still live on pistonheads.
Those reflections on the windscreen are quite unique.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/x/x/x/x/9380095#/home