4wd service in qld
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009 at 22:33
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Member - warren G (VIC)
my mate has just bought his first 4wd 2003 4.2 turbo diesil patrol and is looking for a good place to have it serviced he lives near moyrafield qld [hope i spelt it right]he was going to take it to a nissan dealer but hoped someone up that way had another options.heers warren
Reply By: stevesub - Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 14:24
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 14:24
We have used MR Automotive for our Landrovers with "Landrover Problems" for a 5 years now and are OK with them. They say that they look after all 4WD's but we have never taken our Troopy there.
I say OK, the quality of the work over the last 2 visits has not been up to scratch when fixing basic problems so we are looking for somewhere else next time when we have a Landrover specific problem.
We live on
Bribie Island and use Jacks Tyre and Mechanical Ph 07 3408 1821 for our Troopy and when we have non-Landrover problems on the Rangie. His workshop is a dump, BUT he does really good work at the right price. Do not be put off by his workshop. We have used him for 5 years and never ever had a problem with him or his workmanship.
The first time we used him, Jack worked until 11pm to get our problems fixed as he knew we had to travel next day - excellent service.
We used to use Toyota in Morayfield, good service but expensive.
Stevesub
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 15:48
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 15:48
I thought you would have left all your LR problems back on the Kauri Coast Steve, Good to see you have a Troopy now :-))
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 16:05
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 16:05
You are dead right about the workshop, Went in once never again.
You may have had good service but I will never patronise a place that is as untidy as that.
Usually find the work is as rough as the appearance of the place.
I use Jonkers for my service Expensive yes but clean and tidy.
We have sold at at Banksia and are heading off south next week.
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Follow Up By: stevesub - Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 16:20
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 16:20
Kiwi Kia
No, bought the Freelander over when we moved here 6 years ago from Auckland, sold it and got a Rangie - good vehicle and a lot more reliable than the Freelander. Trips like the Kauri coast and the dozens of other harder trips in NZ were not kind to the Freelander and our wallet suffered for our fun when it ran out of warrenty.
Had the Troopy for 6 years now and it has been super reliable and we have done most of QLD, NSW, VIC and SA in it over the last 6 years. It is a pop-top camper and we love it. Other than the camper conversion and dual batteries, it is competly standard which suits us.
Graham H
Leaving Banksia, we live in Marina Blvd and before that, Tradewinds Dr. Why are you leaving Bribie? We love it here and would not dream of moving. If you want to, email me at stevesub at yahoo.com
Stevesub
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Follow Up By: Member - warren G (VIC) - Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 19:42
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009 at 19:42
thanks for input my own mechanic keeps a not so tidy work
shop and i tried another on recomendation. you could of eaten your dinner of his work
shop ploor but he was a crap mechanic but would allways kleen and deoderizi your car i am not that fussy and just wanted it to run good.will pass onto my mate icheers warren
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