The taste of things to come
- Thread starter the_dr38
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So I picked the car up today, dont have the receipt with me right now but it was basically
new rear discs,
new rear pads,
new rear calipers,
new sensors (think for pads and also to do with the light on the dash)
New handbrake cable
2 new tyres
balancing etc
charged me £4 to dispose of old tyres, lol
£10 sundries
£140 labour
(Will update exact costs tomorrow)
All supply, fit balance etc.
£704 (inc vat)
I have to say, it has made SOO much difference, the handbrake now is 2 clicks and its firmly on, the car stops like never before and feels a lot safer. The brake pads light on the dash still hasn't gone out, he said it could be an electrical fault but i can clearly see he has done the work so I'm not too worried. Power steering feels nicer after a fluid top-up too.
Here is a picture of what the old pads were like
Old pads
So all in all I guess it could have been worse, its the initial shock of it being 700 when you hoped for 200, but in the grand scheme of things, its a porsche and it is now also very safe. Just annoying because I know I want to upgrade it this year, thinking 964 but thats another matter all together.
Regards
Lloyd
new rear discs,
new rear pads,
new rear calipers,
new sensors (think for pads and also to do with the light on the dash)
New handbrake cable
2 new tyres
balancing etc
charged me £4 to dispose of old tyres, lol
£10 sundries
£140 labour
(Will update exact costs tomorrow)
All supply, fit balance etc.
£704 (inc vat)
I have to say, it has made SOO much difference, the handbrake now is 2 clicks and its firmly on, the car stops like never before and feels a lot safer. The brake pads light on the dash still hasn't gone out, he said it could be an electrical fault but i can clearly see he has done the work so I'm not too worried. Power steering feels nicer after a fluid top-up too.
Here is a picture of what the old pads were like
Old pads
So all in all I guess it could have been worse, its the initial shock of it being 700 when you hoped for 200, but in the grand scheme of things, its a porsche and it is now also very safe. Just annoying because I know I want to upgrade it this year, thinking 964 but thats another matter all together.
Regards
Lloyd
ukmastiff
New member
MM well , new calipers ( refurbed?) if you needed them would easily explain the difference in the bill ! , way different to supplying just discs and pads. Personally I would expect a phone call to tell me the calipers needed changing but I suppose it depends what you agreed.
And as an aside who says a 964 is an upgrade !!!!!!!!!! , thats a matter for debate [
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( especially here)
Glad your car is running nicely now , enjoy !
Mas
And as an aside who says a 964 is an upgrade !!!!!!!!!! , thats a matter for debate [
]( especially here)
Glad your car is running nicely now , enjoy !
Mas
pauljmcnulty
Active member
Actually, that's pretty good IMO. I paid a fortune for a new handbrake cable on my old Lux, as the whole lot was seized and took hours of labour. I seem to remember about 4 hours in all, just for that, so at my local rate it'd have been over £200 labour, plus parts, plus VAT, just for the cable. []
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