Anywhere in the country (or crossborder) will do (just spent the past several years in large countries so CH distances are meaningless to me + I am happy to explore).
Cheers
Just moved here with a Discovery 4 (petrol), can anyone recommend an independent LR specialist for servicing?
Stupid prices but, for my money, they look fantastic
V8 petrol? If you’re ever selling it let me know...
I never found a good Independent LR Garage in Zurich. But have had a good experience with this garage for clutch pedal and brake line repair on my D3: Garage Istrag, Freienbach. I tend to use self-garages for most jobs I.e. doing the work myself and paying for the ramp.
For 4x4 wheel alignment done to a very high standard I recommend Lenkgeometrie Zug. Easy to get to with a bus stop outside.
Avoid GB-Autoservice-Schopfheim just over the border in Germany. The guy demanded advance payment in cash before I could pick up my car and did work to a bad standard, covered my car in paint overspray and damaged the dashboard. And denied it all.
Have heard good things about British Classic Cars just outside Zug but never used them myself.
I only let Anna and her Team touch my Landy.
I've been using GB-Autoservice-Schopfheim for years, both for maintenance and for body work, and have never had a bad experience. Yes, you pay in cash when you pick up your car because 1) they don't accept non-German credit cards and 2) most countries aren't like Switzerland, where everything is on credit and a bill turns up several weeks later.
I've done the Sahara crossing by car a good few times (>10 times I think), and there's a great saying...
"If you want to go into the desert, buy a land rover.
If you want to come back alive, buy an L200"
All vehicles will get stuck at some point. Even tracked vehicles have towing points.
There is a joke that the more capable the all-terrain vehicle the hardest the rescue. Because the 4x4 or 6x6 won't save you after a dramatic change of conditions, it only only get you farther away from safety and help
What did you drive?
It seems he complimented the mitsubishi L200, a small-medium pick up truck
L200s are great off road
I've several Land Rovers, Disco 2 and 3 (in South Africa) as well as a Range Rover Sport (my third one) here.
Never had a problem with any of them, but referring to the Disco 3, that is the one I'd go for if I were you. My Disco 3 is from 2008 and now have over 250,000 kms on the clock. It has never let me down and when something did once go wrong, the alternator, I could still do over 200 kms with it to get the alternator fixed.
It has had the harshest of treatment being used on a Game Reserve in South Africa, dirt roads, off road, hit by an elephant and pushed by a Rhino. It also regularly carried 6 people with baggage on both the regular roads and dirt roads.
So yes, no doubt in my mind, the Disco 3 and there are plenty of forums if you want to look after it yourself.
L200, Fiat Brava, Volvo V70, Rav4, C180 (W202 - amazing! most taxies use these, so parts can be found easily), 110 (single cab without power steering), monterey, and uhmmm... I think that's it...
EDIT: Oh and a discovery. The rear glass window shattered on the corrugate; which made for a dusty rest of the drive