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Landrover discovery help

Post by herbatlerbat » Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:19 am

My 2018 discovery sport cut out when driving and wouldn't restart AA recovered to my home address
Can anybody recommend a mobile mechanic who will come out to have a look at it

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by bumba » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:00 am

Google 'mobile mechanic near me' you'd probably get a faster response than waiting on a football forum or was it just to let everyone know you had a land rover discovery?

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by taio » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:03 am

bumba wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:00 am
Google 'mobile mechanic near me' you'd probably get a faster response than waiting on a football forum or was it just to let everyone know you had a land rover discovery?
Pathetically unnecessary.
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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Funkydrummer » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:04 am

Really Bumba, was there any need for that ?

Bad day at the office mate ??

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Claret Till I Die » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:10 am

herbatlerbat wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:19 am
My 2018 discovery sport cut out when driving and wouldn't restart AA recovered to my home address
Can anybody recommend a mobile mechanic who will come out to have a look at it
Lancashire mobile mechanic seems to have some decent reviews. Never used him but certainly worth a call.
07858 066481

Good luck!!

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by wilks_bfc » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:21 am

bumba wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:00 am
Google 'mobile mechanic near me' you'd probably get a faster response than waiting on a football forum or was it just to let everyone know you had a land rover discovery?
If you wanted a kebab and googled “kebabs near me” would you go with the result of the nearest one without trying to get some feedback or recommendations beforehand

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by The Shire Claret » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:03 pm

Some people on here ......

Hope you got it sorted .... I know there is a Landrover Specialist in Bury and they are lovely people but never used them cause I don't have one but they are always mad busy

A1 Landrover Specialists - Google them , fantastic reviews

Good Luck

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by herbatlerbat » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:05 pm

Wow
Was reaching out to fellow clarets for help only put car make in the hope somebody might know a fix
Been let down by a garage and a mobile mechanic and loads of others who just wernt interested
Any positive responses are very appreciated
Thanks
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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by BurnleyFC » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:06 pm

Is it a 2 litre diesel?

I don’t want to be a scaremonger, but if it is I hope it isn’t the all too common timing chain failure. It ends up being catastrophic.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by gawthorpe_view » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:16 pm

Mobile Diagnostics Technician.

Tony Dixon 07940 911 858.

I've used him several times and can recommend him.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by herbatlerbat » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:32 pm

Dixon was the one who let me down said he would come out waited all day and he didn't turn up rang him and he didn't answer again

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by ClaretOfMancunia » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:49 pm

Probably best getting it trailered to a specialist garage. You can usually find blokes with a flatbed and a winch on Facebook or Gumtree willing to do it for under a ton

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by bobinho » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:54 pm

There is a landrover specialist at Hugh business park in Rossendale (waterfoot I think).

https://g.co/kgs/Pta14kd

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by AmbleClaret » Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:27 pm

Looking ahead,if you haven't had this car long,I'd look to getting rid. Horrendous reliability record and often very poor service from Land Rover.
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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by bumba » Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:37 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:21 am
If you wanted a kebab and googled “kebabs near me” would you go with the result of the nearest one without trying to get some feedback or recommendations beforehand
I wouldn't Google kebabs near me, I know exactly where I'd go.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by ElectroClaret » Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:50 pm

AmbleClaret wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:27 pm
Looking ahead,if you haven't had this car long,I'd look to getting rid. Horrendous reliability record and often very poor service from Land Rover.
This 100%.
Had a Freelander for a while, and whilst that wasn't too bad, I've heard loads of stories about LRs bad service and their cars reliability problems.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Venkys4eva » Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:58 pm

bumba wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:00 am
Google 'mobile mechanic near me' you'd probably get a faster response than waiting on a football forum or was it just to let everyone know you had a land rover discovery?
Well maybe he wants a personal recommendation rather than pot luck. You must be a bit pathetic 👍

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Bosscat » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:16 pm

bumba wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:37 pm
I wouldn't Google kebabs near me, I know exactly where I'd go.
Judging by some replies ... others on here know where you should to go too 😉

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Hendrickxz » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:17 pm

Everyone speaks very highly of the Land-Rover garage opposite the Barley Mow in Barley. Might at least be worth having a word with them. They may be able to tow it in for you, depending where you are. (This is meant to be a hlpful reply -- don't start the "Barley is full" debate again :x )

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by springsteenisaclaret » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:50 pm

Try Tom over at Barley Garage, he knows all there is to know about Landies. i've used him many times and he his a top lad.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Loyalclaret » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:19 pm

Barley Garage has been recommended to me by the actual Land rover staff at Lomeshaye, not had to go either yet.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Claretnick » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:37 pm

I have never used these guys, but they always seem busy in Colne

https://www.emmottsofcolne.co.uk/

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Fazz » Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:56 pm

https://ca-4x4.co.uk/ If you are anywhere near Colne these guys are landrover specialists

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by springsteenisaclaret » Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:26 pm

springsteenisaclaret wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:50 pm
Try Tom over at Barley Garage, he knows all there is to know about Landies. i've used him many times and he is a top lad.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by bobinho » Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:44 pm

ElectroClaret wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:50 pm
This 100%.
Had a Freelander for a while, and whilst that wasn't too bad, I've heard loads of stories about LRs bad service and their cars reliability problems.
Freelander is probably the best car they've made to be fair. Having said that, I do like them.

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by herbatlerbat » Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:45 pm

Thanks to everyone who gave helpful replies
I've managed to get it booked into a landrover specialist over Preston way next week
I'm now hoping it's nothing serious
Just to add this is the best car and the worst car I have ever owned in 40 years driving I've never broken down this is the second time in 6 months with the landrover
I've used Emmets of Colne before and they are brilliant it's a 6 week waiting list for them to look at it
Bartrams again brilliant but they couldn't fit me in either

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Re: Landrover discovery help

Post by Claretitus » Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:14 pm

JLR, as a brand, really need to buck up. The new CEO of JLR Europe, said, on taking the job a couple of years ago, that the Company needed to sort out the poor reliability issues that had dogged them for several years. This clearly hasn’t happened, and as someone who works in the motor trade, I would give all of their products a wide berth.

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