My 2006 RRS is reaching the end of the 4 year warranty period in October, just this week I brought it in for what I thought it's last free scheduled maintenance. The RRS had it's shares of small annoyances but overall a good vehicle to us. What I didn't realize after I spoke to the service rep was that Land Rover only covers the 1st 6 scheduled maintenances for free. So this time I actually had to pay to have it serviced. OK, no big deal, the car has done only 4K miles since it's last service in January and aside it from pulling a little to the right there is nothing else to do. The dealer recommended an oil change, check the fluids, 4 wheel alignment and tire balancing.......Total estimate came out to be $800.00!!!! Wheel alignment and tire balancing alone were $550, $160 just to balance 4 wheels......
I politely declined and took the vehicle home. I then took the RRS to a local tire center and had it aligned and balanced all for $130.00.......The car had low air pressure on the front right tire and rear alignments were off. The car no longer pulls and it drives fine.
I can understand may be dealer doubling the independent price, but how do they justify 4X the difference? When I declined the service rep eluded how complex the 4X4 system is on the RRS and that it requires special tools and knowledge for alignment........My question is does it really require special training to align our RRS for dealer to charge what they charge?
Thanks,
Mike
I politely declined and took the vehicle home. I then took the RRS to a local tire center and had it aligned and balanced all for $130.00.......The car had low air pressure on the front right tire and rear alignments were off. The car no longer pulls and it drives fine.
I can understand may be dealer doubling the independent price, but how do they justify 4X the difference? When I declined the service rep eluded how complex the 4X4 system is on the RRS and that it requires special tools and knowledge for alignment........My question is does it really require special training to align our RRS for dealer to charge what they charge?
Thanks,
Mike