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Swifty
Member Since: 13 Sep 2006
Location: here
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Hi folks,
JUst got mine back from the dealers - in for some warranty work suprisingly. Whilst it was being "test driven" the worn Brake Pad light came on the dash and Info Screen.
Car was in Taunton Landrover who I have dealt with now for 6 moths and been very happy - they have done mainly warranty work. its done 72,000 miles now.
They reckon it needs Discs & PAds all round. quoted me £583.57 for 4 new discs and new pads allround, including parts & labour. - Ouch.
So I rang Matford in Exeter - they quoted me £410 for the same, fitted! - Ouch - but slightly quieter!
I searched some threads on this, but couldn't find any reference to the cost of a full set fitted?
Anyone out there got a better deal?
ALso - Taunton quoted £378 for 75k service, Matford £400.
CHeers
Rich
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 26th Jan 2007 11:02 pm |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
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I've had two occasions in recent years where main dealers have said my vehicles need new pads and discs all around, costing around £550. Yet in the previous 15 years of driving older cars and therefore not using main dealers for servicing, I've only every once needed a set of front discs. I do suspect that dealers change the discs unnecessarily and it's all a bit of a money making racket. Both times I got caught, my vehicles had done less than 20,000 miles from new. On one of the occasions the Vauxhall dealer refused to give me my van back until they did the work, on the grounds that I signed a job sheet/form and in the small print it said it allowed them to undertake any work on safety grounds. Tried asking for the old parts back....then listened to every excuse under the sun. Will never accept this again.
However, at 72,000 miles then this seems fair enough. The discs 'could' need replacing. I would be a little wary though, it might just need a set of pads. Matt
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| 26th Jan 2007 11:46 pm |
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Duncster
Member Since: 25 Nov 2006
Location: Midlands
Posts: 755
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Seems a bargain to me I paid over £500 just for rear pads and disks - they did change thepark shoes as well 15 3.0 RRS HSE - Silver
05 2.7TDV6 S AUTO Silver - Retro-fitted Leather.
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| 26th Jan 2007 11:49 pm |
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MrT
Member Since: 12 Mar 2006
Location: Devon
Posts: 25
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I had front discs replaced on a Transit van at the 30,000 mile service (they measured them and said they were below vehicle makers reccomended thickness), they claimed discs wear now due to asbestos having been taken out of pads, but main dealers seem more keen to reccomend this work.
The prices are quite suprising when you consider Taunton and Matford along with Yeovil all have the same parent company! This I found out in 1992 when Taunton offered me more for a trade in than Matford, when I mentioned this they said that's strange as we are the same company and suddenly could only offer the same as Matford.
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| 27th Jan 2007 12:38 am |
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Swifty
Member Since: 13 Sep 2006
Location: here
Posts: 245
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Guys,
Thanks for all that - really interesting. Matford, Taunton & Yeovil the same company - that IS intersting, I rang all 3 of them for the quote, matford was the best and its booked in opn Wednesday.
I will be asking for the parts back!
Cheers
Rich
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| 28th Jan 2007 10:16 pm |
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qualified LR mechanic
Member Since: 16 Feb 2007
Location: my house
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please read my post titled "mechanics pay" and see your huge prices from our side of the office door. no wonder all good mechanics are leaving the trade and im sorry to tell you that your probably paying for a "boy" to do easy jobs like brakes. He'll be on £3 per hour.
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| 16th Feb 2007 6:54 pm |
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Doctor Diesel
Member Since: 23 Sep 2006
Location: Driving the kids around as usual
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Surely lr mechanic could do this kind of work for a much more reasonable price AND make a good living doing it.
Are you allowed to moonlight? Especially as you own your own tools.
There are several folk doing this on the smart forums and they do well and provide a fabulous quality of work! 2007 HSE Java Black.....sold
2007 B150 Horizon Blue
2008 Toyota Aygo Platinum
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