Td5 vs TDCi: which Defender engine to live with
The last two Defender diesels split every owner. We put the five-cylinder Td5 and the Ford-era TDCi side by side on reliability, running costs and the drive itself.
Diagnostics, servicing and parts collection every Saturday morning — because most of our customers work when we used to be open.
From this month the Ram Parts workshop is open on Saturday mornings. It is the request we have had most often and for the most obvious reason: a Land Rover that is your daily driver is very hard to leave with us on a Tuesday.
Servicing, diagnostics, MOT preparation, tyres, and anything that can reasonably be finished in a morning. Parts ordered online during the week can be collected from the counter. Larger jobs — chassis work, gearbox and engine work, restorations — still start on a weekday, because they need the ramp for longer than a morning.
Saturday slots are limited and they fill first, so book ahead rather than turning up. The booking form on the site takes the vehicle details we need to have the right parts on the shelf before you arrive, which is usually the difference between a morning job and a return visit.
Saturday hours are 09:00 to 14:00. The parts counter opens at the same time, and online orders placed by Friday afternoon will be ready to collect.
The best workshop hours are the ones you can actually reach without taking a day off.
Ram Parts Workshop
Book it into the Ram Parts workshop, or order the parts and do it yourself — either way you get the same advice.