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by pleadsom
Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:02 am
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles
Replies: 69
Views: 143020

Re: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles

Hi, sorry I stopped checking this after it got sorted. Slight amendment to what I said last. They had called me and said it would be entirely covered but then called again a week or so later and said 'sorry but there has been a 'misunderstanding'. I knew what was coming and long story short they sai...
by pleadsom
Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:12 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles
Replies: 69
Views: 143020

Re: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles

Follow up to the above which may help some people's fears.

LR agreed to fund the entire £17,500 bill even with the car being now over 4 years old. All sorted via Hatfields in Liverpool who did a great job for me.
by pleadsom
Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:53 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles
Replies: 69
Views: 143020

Re: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles

Update on mine. They called today and confirmed it needs a new engine (which I knew of course).

Cost... £14k plus VAT... yes. Crazy sum.

I now await news on what they will pay.
by pleadsom
Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:38 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles
Replies: 69
Views: 143020

Re: New Engine Needed after 2 years & 23k miles

I just joined this site tonight to say the same thing has happened to me. 2017 2.0 disco 50k miles coming home with wife baby and 2 toddlers, 9pm, car suddenly got a bit wobbly (about 65 mph on an A road), before I knew it oil light flashed up and then battery light and it lost power, all in say 30 ...