I bought a Rover 45 when they went bust and had to have the pads and disks changed at 30,00 miles. It was at the end of the day and they did the job in less than 20 minutes. Can't remember what he charged, but I thought it reasonable.
Dave
'While the car is on the ramps your shock absorbers have had it, I repeat.......'
No he didn't, he wanted to negotiate on price. Haven't you ever asked for a discount on anything? Good grief why are you picking on the poor guy just for asking for a discount.
I don't ask anymore, if I'm in an independent place I demand one, never been refused, even Specsavers will give a discount if you say you want one.
Oh bullshit. If you haven't asked for discounts you're paying over the odds and are a mug. I've even got away with it a couple of times in Sainsburys when I thought something was overpriced.
No, it's shifty because he said he wouldn't put the trade through the books. Not only shifty, but illegal as well.
I have seen many a car with obviously failed shocks, kangaroo hopping down the roads. The drivers either don't notice, or don't care.
I overtake them as swiftly as possible. They frighten me to death. I know what a broken shock can do.
Jo gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Eh?
Those are four pads. One on the inside, one on the outside of each front brake.
So hardly a "shifty offer", then - but more an acceptance of your request for a discount...
They are worn, but not worn out. Doing my own servicing I would have a set in readiness to go on and be keeping a close eye on them. If some else does your servicing they would be correct to suggest fitting new, rather than letting them run.
Andy Burns gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
If they weren't, but needed levering out, then the calipers were WELL overdue for some TLC anyway.
Stupid question, Jo - have you had the brake fluid changed in the last two years?
The Natural Philosopher gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Indeed. The MOT is a bare minimum, not the once-a-year highpoint many seem to regard it as.
AlanG has brought this to us :
New pads will have around 10mm thickness of friction material on them. Those pads look to have around 2.5 to 3mm left and depending on car need to be changed at around 2mm.
They look to be just on the comfortable side of borderline to me. Were I the mechanic I would also have recommended fitting new, for safety.
The Natural Philosopher explained :
New pads would not make any difference, unless they are down to metal. Your disks are supposed to get hot, they convert energy to heat via the process of friction.
If they were front brake pads then it would be prudent and possibly save you money to have them changed, unless you intend to part with the car within the next 3000 miles or so. The price quoted may well be ball park these days.
j
Me too. I was taught to drive using my gearbox to slow down, rather than depend on the brakes.
Dave
What costs most, pads or a new gearbox?
dennis will be along shortly!
OP lives in Cambridge. A bit flat.
Andy
Tekky gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
If your gear changing skills are that poor, have you considered having driving lessons or buying an automatic?
In article , Jo scribeth thus
Right.. having read thru most all of the comments hereon and seen the later pictures I reckon that if you were my daughter I'd have given you the money to have had this done if you were that hard up..
As some said there might have been a few more miles in the pads, but they didn't look that good at all. I would not want them on any car I drove, and/or coming at me thanks;!.
And you'll never know where you might need them in a hurry. I had mine severely tested earlier outside the Orchard Tea rooms in Grantchester where a lady in a heavily laden 4 trak absolutely slammed on her brakes as she went past there. I managed to stop behind fortunately leaving a decent gap .. she then proceeded to put her car in reverse and started coming back toward me trying to reveres in their entrance at some speed!.. BTW does your horn works as well;?, never know when you'll need it either;!..
I think for that price, and for Cambridge, one of the more expensive UK places to live, was very reasonable. There are very few good mechanics around. If you don't trust this firm go to where I take our Two cars C&S Motors underneath the railway arches in Coldhams lane sort of opposite the Beehive centre and shopping estate and they have always been reasonable, sometimes too cheap for what they do!. Mind you don't expect a dolly bird on reception dispensing coffee etc, if you want one there you have to make it yourself and make them one too;).
Don't be too worried re ignorance on car matters. I don't think any one of my eldest daughters boyfriends knew anything about cars apart from where to put the petrol, these days if you asked them what an internal combustion engine was they'd prolly think it was to do with old steam traction engines.
Not that surprising nowadays as cars for the greater part are getting more difficult to work on what with the implementation of so much in the way of electronics etc and specialised diagnostic equipment needed..
Don't expect running a car to be a cheap exercise..Med student or not;)..
No, all in a OK result for you in my estimation...
I was taught to use the brakes .. them being cheaper to reline than rebuild the box;!..
The driving instructor I had was an ex police one, and very good he was too. Really taught you how to survive .. not just drive;)..
Of course you can change gear without the clutch - which also costs a damn site more than pads - but it won't do the synchromesh any good so you f*ck both up.
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