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#1063 of 1116 Re: Reliability and advice on Land Rover LR2 [Schlehke] by MAlr2owner Jan 02, 2009 (3:43 pm)
Replying to: Schlehke (Dec 06, 2008 5:33 pm) I have a 2008 LR2 with 33,000 miles on it.. I have owned it for about 14 months.. Not a hint of a problem. The service from my dealewr is first rate.. Now my wife wants one too.. Her car is a 2002 Chevy Surburban.. big difference in what it can carry..   Several days ago driving in very bad snow storm.. I discovered that if I put it into the snow mode and use the select shift.. I had no issues stopping or moving along.
#1064 of 1116 New tires needed for LR2? by MAlr2owner Jan 02, 2009 (3:47 pm)
I have 33,000 miles on my LR2.. They gave me an estimate at the Land Rover dealer.. but I am inclined to go to a tire store.. any suggestions on the OEM replacement? I am thinking Michelins. The current tires are about 70% used..
#1065 of 1116 Front brake pads replacement costs? by ronxlr2 Jan 13, 2009 (8:49 am)
Has anyone had to replace their front brakes for their LR2 yet? Not long ago, I had to shell out $200-300 (can't remember exactly how much) to replace the rear brake pads. I dropped my LR2 off for the 30k mile service this morning and I just got a voicemail saying I needed new front brake pads, which would run just over $400 for parts and installation. After doing a quick search on the web, I found some EBC front brake pads for under $100. Are they really trying to charge me over $300 to install front brake pads?   Should I take it somewhere else to have the brake pads done? Or is $400 reasonable for replacing front brake pads? Replies to this message: steve_ (Jan 13, 2009 9:19 am) sixthflick (Jan 13, 2009 9:27 am)
#1066 of 1116 Re: Front brake pads replacement costs? [ronxlr2] by steve_ HOST Jan 13, 2009 (9:19 am)
Replying to: ronxlr2 (Jan 13, 2009 8:49 am) It seems a bit odd to me that you had to replace your rear pads before the front ones. Ordinarily the front pads do ~80% of the work of stopping a vehicle. Maybe Land Rover shifts most of that work to the rear axle with a brake equalization gizmo?   $400 is a bit high, but about half what people seem to pay for a Mercedes M-Class brake job.   If you have time to mess with it, I think I'd take it somewhere for a second opinion, especially if the same shop did the rear pads.
#1067 of 1116 Re: Anyone having vibration problems?? [ucla95] by sixthflick Jan 13, 2009 (9:20 am)
Replying to: ucla95 (Dec 13, 2008 8:51 am) ucla95 - Did you try contacting Gary Temple about your vibration problems yet? Replies to this message: ucla95 (Feb 14, 2009 11:25 am) MAlr2owner (Feb 14, 2009 2:00 pm) sixthflick (Feb 16, 2009 2:39 pm)
#1068 of 1116 Re: Front brake pads replacement costs? [ronxlr2] by sixthflick Jan 13, 2009 (9:27 am)
Replying to: ronxlr2 (Jan 13, 2009 8:49 am) If you've already replaced your rear pads and now they're saying that you need new front ones you either: A. Have a heavy foot or tend to ride the brakes... B. Have carbon graphite brake pads - these tend to work much better but also wear much faster C. Need to find a new service center as it appears they're blowing smoke up your ....   I would ask the service center what type of pad they've been using on your vehicle and if they can show you the difference between your stock pads and carbon graphite ones. Request an ITEMIZED estimate (listing all of the components they'll be replacing and with what type) from a few service centers before dropping your cash on the counter.   Good luck.
#1069 of 1116 Re: Front brake pads replacement costs? by ronxlr2 Jan 13, 2009 (10:01 am)
thanks for the replies so far.... i just talked to them and they said the front brake pads are more expensive than the rear brake pads... they said the front brake pads are $250 and installation cost is $155.   i've never replaced brake pads myself and don't have a lot of time on my hands to mess with it... so i'm considering just telling him to do it and take the hit. i do remember them quoting me about $400 when i had to get the rear pads replaced a couple months ago, and then when i went to pick it up, they said they had been looking at the "wrong pads" and that it was only $250. So it seems like maybe they use some really fancy pads for the front and average pads for the back... does that sound about right?   Rob Replies to this message: serranot (Jan 13, 2009 5:37 pm)
#1070 of 1116 Re: Anyone having vibration problems?? [ucla95] by sixthflick Jan 13, 2009 (10:17 am)
Replying to: ucla95 (Dec 13, 2008 8:51 am) ucla 95 - The email address to Gary Temple, now President of Jaguar Land Rover North America can be found at the following website link: http://www.automotivedigest.com/resources/resource_results.asp?md_seq_id=8&sg_se- q_id=354 Replies to this message: ucla95 (Jan 17, 2009 11:42 am)
#1071 of 1116 Re: Front brake pads replacement costs? [ronxlr2] by serranot Jan 13, 2009 (5:37 pm)
Replying to: ronxlr2 (Jan 13, 2009 10:01 am) That sounds outrageous for the cost of pads. I don't care which manufacturer is making them. Unless they are carbon ceramic and still ridiculously expensive, that is crazy money.   That being said, brakes are the one part I recommend using dealer parts. The factory pads always seem to be the best compromise of performance and noise and dust (BMW being the exception). If it were me, I'd try to find someone to do the job using factory parts. The labor quoted is not crazy, but the pad price seems just nuts.   Regards, Tom
#1072 of 1116 by ronxlr2 Jan 14, 2009 (12:54 pm)
yeah, i'm going to have to do some research so i'll be ready next time i need to replace the pads... since i didn't really have time to investigate and don't want to risk shredding the rotors in the meantime, i told them to go ahead and do it.   too bad there's only one LR stealorship anywhere close to where I live. Replies to this message: gillz (Jan 14, 2009 4:32 pm) ronxlr2 (Jan 15, 2009 6:49 am)

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