where is the truck? who did you bring it to now? I'm guessing Rover Repair on 73rd? who are you talking to at LR Manhattan? do you live in Manhattan or just work there?

 

Wait a minute. You had a head-gasket job and a long list of other stuff fixed at a dealer in Manhattan, and they charged $5k? It's completely fair to ask them to solve the problems that are persisting if they're related to the work they did, but the bill is not necessarily outrageous as I understand it. Just the head-gasket job alone is often $2500 at independent shops with median labor rates. Then add up all the other jobs on the transmission, ignition, oil etc. You took it to a dealer, and one in Manhattan? That doesn't sound like the action of someone who's concerned about costs.

I can understand you'd be bothered about it not coming back working right, but honestly, these Land Rovers can fake out the best of us. Just read some threads. I would suggest asking for more help to resolve the issues instead of complaining about the cost.

The problem here seems to be that you've made a bad choice of vehicle for your needs and some bad choices about how to have it serviced. If you don't work on your own vehicle, and you don't want to pay high maintenance costs, a Land Rover is the wrong way to go, especially an older one. I suggest cutting your losses soon or you'll get burned more. Most of the people here are the ones who bought these things from people like yourself because we're happy to spend a lot of time with a temperamental vehicle that screws with us. We have a good sense of humour about it and do the work ourselves. None of us expect you to be like that. Nobody else in my own family is. We're different, and questionably sane. Get yourself something nice like a Volvo XC-90.

 

I spent close to 6K in work, and it needed to be corrected properly.. it wasnt. I dont live or work in manhattan.. I live in Maryland and it was fixed in Maryland (shakes head) I know the cost involved with maintaining the vehicle, I just expect quality work for the money spent..

 

OH.. ok i had to google it to figure out what you were talking about.

Washington DC Jaguar, Land Rover dealer in North Bethesda Maryland - New and Used Jaguar, Land Rover dealership Alexandria VA Tysons Corner VA Rockville Bethesda Maryland is the dealer
Manhattan's Bethesda Auto - Rockville, MD shows their stellar reviews.

so who has the truck now?

 

Oh, I see. Bethesda, eh? I thought you were talking about the dealer on 11th Avenue in midtown.

 

The truck is sitting with a new mechanic as of now being looked at with all the work that was done..

 

Hilltopper I bought the truck in Stamford, CT as I lived in Greenwich and moved to where the truck was originally purchased ironically and they even had service records on the truck based on the VIN

 

That's what I thought also. Would have sent her up to British Auto Works in the Bronx to get an honest opinion, but I know nil about Rover specialists in the Metro Capital area.

 

exactly what i was thinking. Carlos is good people.

well if you still lived in CT I would have done the work for you.... i dont know who is working on your truck now but hopefully it's someone trustworthy that knows what they are doing.

 

I wish I would have known you before I bought it to know exactly what needed to be done or if it was worth purchasing. It ran great and only has highway miles on it!!!