Warranty question

[Tifosi]

If I have the brake pads on my Discovery 4 changed by an independent with Land Rover parts, would my warranty be affected?

£300 saving seems attractive, for such a straightforward job.

[andyb66]

They need to be genuine Land Rover pads and the garage has to be VAT registered.

[MOD500]

Have you pushed the main dealer on price as yet Tifosi?

I have found my local dealer will try their best to get the price down to retain custom.

[Tifosi]

The main dealer has suggested he would improve his price, but with a difference of £300 on a £600 bill, I doubt he can compete.

Also, it irks me to reward them for the practice of quoting ridiculously high prices, just in case some sucker doesn't bother to check around.

So I'll be going to the independent this time.

[grand cherokee]

andyb66 said:

They need to be genuine Land Rover pads and the garage has to be VAT registered.

they do not need to be 'genuine' land rover parts

i had a discussion with my main dealer recently regarding replacement parts

they have a two tier price structure

a) genuine LR parts

b) OEM 'equivalent' parts - considerably cheaper and carry full warranty

[andyb66]

grand cherokee said:

b) OEM 'equivalent' parts - considerably cheaper and carry full warranty

I didn't know that! Well it does make sense (which is not something that I say often about dealer networks

[grand cherokee]

andyb66 said:

I didn't know that! Well it does make sense (which is not something that I say often about dealer networks

i'm 'told' Britcar supply the OEM equivalent parts? - makes sense as i've bought several OEM equivalent parts from them - eg pollen filter etc for half the price of exactly the same filter in a LR box