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Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:19 am
by herbatlerbat
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:00 am
by bumba
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?
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:03 am
by taio
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:04 am
by Funkydrummer
Really Bumba, was there any need for that ?
Bad day at the office mate ??
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:10 am
by Claret Till I Die
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!!
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:21 am
by wilks_bfc
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:03 pm
by The Shire Claret
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:05 pm
by herbatlerbat
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:06 pm
by BurnleyFC
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:16 pm
by gawthorpe_view
Mobile Diagnostics Technician.
Tony Dixon 07940 911 858.
I've used him several times and can recommend him.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:32 pm
by herbatlerbat
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:49 pm
by ClaretOfMancunia
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:54 pm
by bobinho
There is a landrover specialist at Hugh business park in Rossendale (waterfoot I think).
https://g.co/kgs/Pta14kd
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:27 pm
by AmbleClaret
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:37 pm
by bumba
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:50 pm
by ElectroClaret
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:58 pm
by Venkys4eva
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:16 pm
by Bosscat
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:17 pm
by Hendrickxz
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
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Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:50 pm
by springsteenisaclaret
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:19 pm
by Loyalclaret
Barley Garage has been recommended to me by the actual Land rover staff at Lomeshaye, not had to go either yet.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:37 pm
by Claretnick
I have never used these guys, but they always seem busy in Colne
https://www.emmottsofcolne.co.uk/
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:56 pm
by Fazz
https://ca-4x4.co.uk/ If you are anywhere near Colne these guys are landrover specialists
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:26 pm
by springsteenisaclaret
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:44 pm
by bobinho
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.
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:45 pm
by herbatlerbat
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
Re: Landrover discovery help
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:14 pm
by Claretitus
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.
