Buying a second hand car with a valid MOT with advisories

Mildly_Miffed

Fraise70 said:

Mildly_Miffed said:

Fraise70 said:

Goudy said:

That sounds a bit pricey.
You can buy a branded set of front discs and pads for around £50 for a 207.

If it's got rear discs, then I think they are more expensive as the disc and wheel bearing come as a unit but you should be able to find a set for around £80.

Then just get your local back street garage to fit them.

Great thank you. Any tips on where's best to buy these?

Unless you're going to fit them yourself, don't.

Let the garage supply and fit.

Most garages won't fit parts the customer supplies - if they're wrong, the ramp's tied up while the customer mucks about sorting replacements. If they fail too soon, there's finger-pointing over whether the parts or fitting were faulty. Also, they simply price in the margin on the parts to their labour rate... and customers who are trying to penny pinch in this way are usually the hardest work... A good garage doesn't need that.

So you think I can get these parts fitted for less than the £400-500 I've been quoted?  Just a case of shopping around?

Let's break it down a bit.

The £80 figure that @Goudy gave is per side, so £160. Another £20 for pads. So £200 in parts, and call that the exc VAT price, so £240 inc VAT.

Hour or two's labour - the rate will vary according to where you are, but let's call it £65/hr + vat = £80/hr inc VAT.
So £160 for two hours plus the VAT is £400.

photome

Fraise70 said:

Mildly_Miffed said:

Fraise70 said:

Goudy said:

That sounds a bit pricey.
You can buy a branded set of front discs and pads for around £50 for a 207.

If it's got rear discs, then I think they are more expensive as the disc and wheel bearing come as a unit but you should be able to find a set for around £80.

Then just get your local back street garage to fit them.

Great thank you. Any tips on where's best to buy these?

Unless you're going to fit them yourself, don't.

Let the garage supply and fit.

Most garages won't fit parts the customer supplies - if they're wrong, the ramp's tied up while the customer mucks about sorting replacements. If they fail too soon, there's finger-pointing over whether the parts or fitting were faulty. Also, they simply price in the margin on the parts to their labour rate... and customers who are trying to penny pinch in this way are usually the hardest work... A good garage doesn't need that.

So you think I can get these parts fitted for less than the £400-500 I've been quoted?  Just a case of shopping around?

Is that price for all 4 ?   Not long had my fronts done, that was £320 ish from an independent and the cheapest of 3 quotes

paul_c123

Just ordered the parts for a Range Rover Evoque, it was £57.08

Goudy

As I wrote earlier, the fronts aren't really an issue.
A full branded axle set of discs with pads is around £50-£60.

What pushes the cost up are the rear discs on these.
The wheel bearing is integrated into the disc, so it's almost like fitting a complete new hub assembly and that comes with an extra cost. 

Before I'd shell out, I'd want to check them myself (or have them checked and measured) and see how bad they actually are.

You might get away with sorting one axle out first.
The fronts do up to 80% of the braking, so I would be tempted to tackle them first if there were still a little life left in the rears. 

I can't remember the last time I changed rear pads and discs for actual wear, they usually rust up and score before they wear out on things like little hatchbacks.