It's a bargain [Archive]

Grandad

14-11-2006, 00:27

Car in on Friday for discs and pads all round , also a brake fluid change while its there

The good news it's cheaper than the Subaru was

The bad news it it's still £970 :'(

That's at a BMW specialist independent using genuine parts

The BMW dealers wanted another £225 :shocked:

Zirax

14-11-2006, 01:06

ooof and I was worrying about a possible 500 on a cambelt :(

8 I3ALL

14-11-2006, 01:13

£500 for a cambelt change are you taking it to "Daylight Robbery Sons" ?

FakeSnake

14-11-2006, 07:34

What scares me not is the price you paid to have your car done, but the Subaru price!!!
how much will THAT cost me!

Desmo

14-11-2006, 11:07

Not being funny, but for discs and pads, that's gotta be worth doing yourself. Not that I'd have any idea how to do it but I'm sure I'd give it a shot ;D

leowyatt

14-11-2006, 11:24

It's not that bad :) done dics and pads on my polo and pads on our Laguna. It's a doddle :)

Will

14-11-2006, 13:19

It's fairly easy if you've got the right tools. I borrowed a caliper winding tool which makes life a lot easier, other than that it can be a bit of an arse to do...

Grandad

14-11-2006, 14:37

What scares me not is the price you paid to have your car done, but the Subaru price!!!
how much will THAT cost me!

Fronts were £620 + vat for parts and then about £150 labour

Grandad

14-11-2006, 14:39

Not being funny, but for discs and pads, that's gotta be worth doing yourself. Not that I'd have any idea how to do it but I'm sure I'd give it a shot ;D

There is one major reason why I won't do them myself

I can't be arsed ;D

the other minor issue is that the M3 doesn't some with a jack a a lot of trolley jacks won't fit underneath

oh and I can't be arsed :p

Will

14-11-2006, 14:42

I reckon it's just because you can't be arsed ;) :p

Grandad

14-11-2006, 14:45

I reckon it's just because you can't be arsed ;) :p

I was going to reply to that but .................... ;D

Grandad

17-11-2006, 15:16

Well, got away without rear discs

had front discs and pads , rear pads and a brake fluid change

Total bill £603

suppose it could have been worse

mejinks

17-11-2006, 15:51

I had front and rear disks, pads and fluid done for £279 and that was pagids with Zimmerman disks. Did it myself though and it took the best part of 3 hours, wath random Carling drinking in between.

will gill

13-12-2006, 14:18

fit them yourself you lazy so and so!!!

:D

Grandad

13-12-2006, 14:24

fit them yourself you lazy so and so!!!

:D

The labour for changing both set of pads, the front discs and the fluid was £99+ vat

It would probably have taken me the best part of a day to do that so it just wasn't worth it

oh and also I am a lazy ****** as you rightly point out ;D

will gill

13-12-2006, 19:56

thats a pretty good labour rate given its a beemer

ill let you off being lazy, I am too :p

Grandad

13-12-2006, 22:06

It was an indie BMW specialist, they charge £44+vat ph , still use main dealer for servicing though