An extended warranty is not the same as collision insurance where an insurer may try to bluff you into thinking they can force you to get the damage repaired at a collision repair shop of their choice (they can't). Warranty repairs are always done by a factory-certified service department and, for me, that's my local dealer. For mechanical repairs covered under the PenFed warranty the dealer will submit the claim to the warranty provider, who will pay the dealer.

 

My point was these are not exactly easy to work on. Try getting parts if your not a LR dealer.

 

You're so right. In a funny way, like the windshields, try getting parts even if you are a JLR dealer! It was almost better when they shared Ford and BMW components.

 

I enjoy driving a niche vehicle and being a bit of a maverick (in contrast to the ubiquitous Ford lemmings and Jeep sheep) but Groucho123 and dinkeldorf both highlight a dilemma faced by Land Rover owners. While we might prefer to spend extended periods of time (if not live) a good distance from civilization, where we can take advantage of our vehicles' capabilities, we need to not be uneconomically far from qualified and suitably equipped Land Rover maintenance facilities. In most cases this means factory authorized dealers, especially since late model, tech-saturated models are no longer field repairable. Nevada, which has spectacular scenery and many thousands of miles of unmaintained desert roads, is a Land Rover owner's paradise, but since the closest dealer outside of Vegas is hundreds of miles away in SoCal, I've pretty much restricted myself to adventure destinations within a day's drive of home.

 

Off-topic, but just noting your sig. Aardvark. Awesome, brings back happy memories of seeing the E models at Upper Heyford over here and the occasional F at either Alconbury or Lakenheath (memory fails me!).

 

Lakenheath (two tours). I was there during the Libya raid but I wasn't one of the lucky few who got to make the trip.