I have decide to service the fatty myself.

Thought I'd have a chuckle and pop to my local MD for the item costs. Pollen Filter, 2x Aiir Filters, Fuel Filter, Oil Filter, 10litres Engine oil (Edge). 9 litres Auto box oil (I have access to the special tool required), 2 litres transfer case oil and 2 litres diff oil.....

£634.56!!!! oh and that's plus vat.... £761.47!!!! OMG, where are these prices coming from? Its only when you sit in a MD showroom for a while you realise how many overheads these places have got.

So, off to my local factors, a local indie supplier and Opie oils. Cherry picking the lowest prices of each item brought that bill down to £384.00 inc vat all for the same OEM spec stuff. Interestingly, nobody except the MD could supplier the fuel filter. The major cost saving was the Autobox oil down from nearly £400.00 to £129.00 just for shopping about.

I was very keen to ensure the stuff quoted on all met LR specs.

Crazy. 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

Case. Rested!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Challenge the costings with some other quotes for oem stuff and the MD parts guys will heavily discount!! Hunters seem especially fair at the moment just got my ARB drops for the same as ECP for the same ones. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
KIA E-Niro 4+
2021 Discovery 5 D300 MHEV commercial

I had all my fluids changed last week - I told my local indie that I wanted all genuine parts as I've still got some warranty left.

When I went to collect it, he'd done everything except the gearbox as the fluid was close to £500 and the box was sealed for life.

After much ringing around of his contacts, we agreed that it should be done anyway at 60k regardless as I intend to keep the car for at least another 60k. He's currently figuring out a better source for me

The box fluid is PROBABLY zf lifeguard 8, might want to check tho.

It seems to be available for about £22 a litre on the tinterwebs from different places. So that comes out at about £200 for the quantity. Give Dan a shout as he was quite reasonable for lifeguard6 when I did the box on my 3.6. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
KIA E-Niro 4+
2021 Discovery 5 D300 MHEV commercial

 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

Oil for the E-diff is $200 a litre here and isn't available anywhere else , I dread to think what that lot would cost from our local cocaine distributors It's clever though isn't it oil is oil but change it's properties a little bit and and brand it and bob's your uncle five times the price . Bastards  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis