Motoring Discussion > Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Falkirk Bairn	Replies: 21

New Tue 22 May 12 19:09   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Falkirk Bairn

Garage Your front disks are pitted and a front caliper is stuck....................... We could replace the disks and pads and a new caliper will fix the issue. Me 2 yrs ago, under warranty, the same thing happened and you stripped/greased and all was well on the rear wheels. Can't you do the same again? Car picked up and added to the fixed price was 30 mins to strip, clean and grease the pistons........ £30.00 2 disks, set of pads and a caliper would have been say £400 +/- at Nissan's high spares prices Rip off Britain is alive and well. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 19:14   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - -

Bet you a virtual pint it wasn't a front piston sticking at all but the slider in need of clean and lube. Well fielded that spinning low shot FB. Presumably your more customer oriented indy will be getting the work of replacement discs and pads when it proves necessary, or will you DIY? Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 19:18   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Falkirk Bairn

Local Indie, disks,pads and caliper £200 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 19:22   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

Doubt it. Disks, 60 quid a pair, pads 40 quid a pair, calipers 60 quid each. thats 220 quid in parts alone, And they are not main dealers prices. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 19:31   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Falkirk Bairn

>> Doubt it. >> >> Disks, 60 quid a pair, pads 40 quid a pair, calipers 60 quid each. >> >> thats 220 quid in parts alone, And they are not main dealers prices. >> £200+vat for the disks, pads and caliper for my Mazda last year Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 20:13   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

240 quid then. I was 20 quid out. And labour on top 120 quid 360 quid. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 20:50   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Falkirk Bairn

>> >> Doubt it. >> >> >> >> Disks, 60 quid a pair, pads 40 quid a pair, calipers 60 quid each. >> >> >> >> thats 220 quid in parts alone, And they are not main dealers prices. >> >> >> >> £200+vat for the disks, pads and caliper for my Mazda last year >> £200+VAT was the fitted price 12 mths ago Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 20:56   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

No way did you get new callipers as well at that price. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:16   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Falkirk Bairn

IIRC Disks £50, Pads £35, Caliper £55, Labour £50 The Bill was £227 - I just looked up the Credit Card on-line - the breakdown of parts and labour is approx - the £227 is accurate Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:19   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

What model was it? Cant be two callipers, not two for 55 quid. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:20   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - -

Good indy that, keep him fed and watered. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:22   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

he won't be around for long. not at those prices. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:25   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Falkirk Bairn

He's been there 25 yrs and I have used the Indie since 1995.............we even shared the same surgeon - his prostate (non malignant) and my cancer surgery! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:30   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

Prices for mazda brake parts ( chose the cheapest a 323 or a 3) Calipers 68 quid EACH Disks 30 quid EACH Cheap and nasty pads 16 quid a set, good pads 35 quid SO it must have been one calliper. Last edited by: Zero on Tue 22 May 12 at 21:32 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:37   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Bromptonaut

>> SO it must have been one calliper. Don't forget FB's not in SE England!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:43   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

Calipers are not cheaper in Scotland, the parts costs are the same. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 23 May 12 11:41   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Bromptonaut

>> Calipers are not cheaper in Scotland, the parts costs are the same. I wouldn't rely on that. The net has been a game changer but local supliers will have lower overheads, particulalry staff and buildings, compared to SE England. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 23 May 12 11:54   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

Car parts are covered by the game changer aspect. I get parts cheaper on line than my local factor can supply Electricals are the same, amazon has confined local pricing to the bin Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:45   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Old Navy

>> >> SO it must have been one calliper. >> >> Don't forget FB's not in SE England!! >> Beat me to it, Zero lives in rip off land. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 22 May 12 21:46   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Zero

I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 23 May 12 11:17   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Falkirk Bairn

Forgot to mention a BONUS from Nissan Service 12 mths FREE RAC cover, inc Home Start and Euro Cover A Bit late in the day as I renewed GEM Breakdown Cover last month BUT I got free legal cover with that! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 23 May 12 14:08   Drop car @ 8.30 for service - 10.00am phone rings - Bill Payer

>> 12 mths FREE RAC cover, inc Home Start and Euro Cover >> Get that from MB (although the coverage is a bit limited) but also on our Honda and Mitsubishi. A valuable benefit if you don't otherwise have cover, however they don't offer it up front, you have to ask. BTW, I'm impressed that your dealer's labour rate is only £60/hr! Reply to this message | Report message