Hi
I convinced my neighbours to buy a defender about 3 years ago I think its a td5 2011/2012 reg.
They have had a series of issues. Originally a battery drain issue which turned out to be from a poorly installed towbar. Recently though a much more serious issue occured where they could not get it out of first gear.
They have done 12k miles since purchase from main dealer. It had roughly 13k on the clocks when originally bought.
They took it to their local dealer who are charging them £3000 for a gearbox and around £1000 for fitting.
This sounds ridiculously expensive especially the fitting cost as I expect a decent mechanic could swap the box out in 3 to a max 5 hrs.
Anyone got any ideas of whether this sounds right or reasonable?
Many Thanks
J
