Ditch the landy?

[CHIP]

She has 122.000 miles to her name (80 of them towing) and needs a new clutch, what is gonna cost £1500, how much longer will she go on for, do i replace her???

[tommer9]

Ditch your garage not the landy. That is near triple what it should cost!!!!

[Charlieh]

I had the clutch done in my 300tdi 18months ago, cost me about £450 went in at 10am had it back 4pm the next day.

[combined tree services]

sack the spanner monkey and keep it going , im fairly sure you can double the miles you have put on it before having to think about trading it in

[Hodge]

If it's a td5 then at a main dealer it's around a grand coz u gotta change the dual mass fly wheel.

[tommer9]

Main dealer maybe, but they are a rip off basically. There are many more independent land rover garages that are equally skilled but a fraction of the cost.

[CHIP]

hmmm, I did think it was a bit steep! Im worried she is gonna start costing me money. What is high mileage for a defender?......She still looks good.

[CHIP]

I was only offered £2500 as a trade in at a landrover dealer! They can stick it.

[tommer9]

Infinity is high mileage for landrovers. If you have had it that long you will have been replacing wearin parts all along. I would say that you might well be on borrowed time for the main gearbox, but these are cheap parts to buy and fit, so unless you are starting to get engine problems, or looking at extensive chassis repair, then IMO its a case of 'better the devil you know'.

[tommer9]

£2.5k is rude i reckon. OKay you dont get as much as from private when you sell to a dealer, but even so that seems a bit poor!!!