29.01.2016
Posted by Rovertune
Today is both a happy and a sad day for us at Rovertune. We're happy because we are lucky enough to have had a longstanding love affair with the wonderful, iconic Land Rover Defender.
29.01.2016
Posted by Rovertune
The one-off Land Rover ‘Defender 2,000,000’ fetched £400,000 at a prestigious charity auction held at Bonhams in London during December 2015. All proceeds from the sale were donated to Land Rovers humanitarian and conservation partners, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), who will use the donation towards its work in Nepal, and the Born Free Foundation, who will use the funds raised to support the ‘Project Lion Rover’ conservation initiative in Meru National Park, Kenya.
20.01.2016
Posted by Rovertune
Many of us have experienced the 'second hand car dealer' - a shady, crafty character, often found denying responsibility once a vehicle has been sold. However, legislation has recently been introduced to protect consumers, placing the burden of ensuring a used vehicle is fit for purpose squarely on the shoulders of the vendor. (more…)
09.01.2016
Posted by Rovertune
As part of a recent upgrade to our customer care systems, we now ask every customer to rate the service they receive when they visit us, so we can always strive to meet and exceed their expectations. Here are a few of the most recent comments;Great Service, Many thanks (Mr M, RR Vogue)Super service, very satisfied.
18.12.2015
Posted by Rovertune
Land Rover has changed the way that a new vehicles service history is recorded.For all new vehicles purchased on, or after 1st July 2013, Land Rover Franchised Dealerships will no longer be providing with the vehicle paper service history booklets. From this date, Land Rover (via their main dealerships) will store all scheduled services, related service items and body inspections securely online.
18.12.2015
Posted by Rovertune
It is normal practice at Rovertune Ltd. to supply and fit Land Rover Genuine Parts to customer’s vehicles.
18.12.2015
Posted by Rovertune
We have seen an ever increasing trend of Range Rover Sport and Discovery 3 and 4 vehicles being brought in for service and finding no spare wheel attached to the underside of the vehicle. Unfortunately, the spare wheel has been stolen, often whilst the vehicle has been parked outside the owner’s house or on their driveway over night.
18.12.2015
Posted by Rovertune
Recently one of our customers Mac Mackenney brought his revered and famous Land Rover Discovery 2 back to Rovertune for some minor repairs and modifications. This vehicle (pictured) driven by Mac, his brother Steve and Chris Rawlings broke the World Record for driving between London and Cape Town (South Africa) in October 2010, a distance of 10,000 miles, through 20 countries in a time of 11 days 14 hours 11 minutes, beating the previous record by 1day 18 hours 37 minutes set by Eric Jackson and Ken Chambers way back in 1963.
18.12.2015
Posted by Rovertune
LAND ROVER STOLEN VEHICLE UPDATE (6th April 2016)TRACKER, the UK's leading stolen vehicle and recovery specialist has just published its table of the Top 10 stolen and recovered vehicles in the UK during 2015. Unfortunately, for Land Rover owners it does not make good reading as three vehicles appear in that list.
07.12.2015
Posted by Rovertune
The EU MAC (Mobile Air Conditioning) Directive (2006/40) when put in place in during 2006 set a maximum limit of GWP (Global Warming Potential) of MAC Refrigerant gases used in new car platforms at 150 from January 2011. Then, from January 2017 the Directive stated that this standard must apply to ALL new vehicles.