Approx cost of brake work (Pug 306, 1998)

Not bad prices here for various motors
www.buypartsby.co.uk

 

Blimey, what can I say, somebody put it so well with
*Bwahhhhaaaaaahaaaahaaaa*

They saw you coming. - Hook, rod, line, sinker and copy of angling times...

I replaced on my 406 estate recently with parts from GSF :-

new front disks
new Front Pads
new Front pin-set
Full fluid flush with dot5 fluid *Purchased a gunsons easy-bleed*
new Full three part hand brake cable set
Hand brake lever (Breakers)
New Rear disks with centre drum
new rear shoes
rear callipers (Breakers) - Off a nearly new car, I am not a complete
nutter..
new Rear brake backplates (Genuine Peugeot £90 for two....)
4 new tyres (Conti's) £180 for set fitted.

.......................... All for less than you paid

Andy - Sorry to be so blunt, but I hate fast-**** centres...

 

Towards the end of last week I was experiencing the rear drums sticking
after applying the handbrake, so I wanted it checked out. Tues/Wed wife
needed car to get to work (same every Tues/Wed). Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun I'm
unavailable, but need the car to pick things up. Monday lunchtime was the
only time I could get it into the garage for a check. Once I noticed a
recurring problem with the brakes, I wasn't about to turn a blind eye to it
for another week or so. So, I didn't have time to check it myself during
the week, and Monday lunchtime was the only available opportunity for
getting someone to check it.

Now, if I'd known the problem, and the sorts of prices they'd be charging,
I'd have done it myself with the advice/help from my Dad who's done brake
cylinders etc before. Even paying for their travel + a hotel + new tools
and taking unpaid leave would have been cheaper!!! However, once the wheels
+ drums were all off, and they were saying it was unsafe to drive - it
became difficult to see any other option than to just accept the charge and
try and sort it out later. Knowing that I was late back to work after lunch
(and had a 30 min walk still to do, not to mention another to pick it up
before 5pm) and that the car was needed 7am the next day - I couldn't see me
being able to get other quotes, arrange it to be picked up and fixed the
same day.

What I hoped to be a check to confirm I needed new rear shoes turned out to
be a ransom to get the car back. Very annoying as I'm normally someone who
gets 3 quotes before any work gets done, and is always very cautious about
being ripped off. This time I just didn't have the time! Typical!!

Thanks

David

 

It's called "being over a barrel" and I am sure we've all been there at some
time, I know I have, and it always stings the wallet and the pride.

Keith

 

My local garage who I normally use is being an absolute star in doing a full
quote for the work so I can show them what it should be like - even though
they know they won't get a penny for it (except in future work!).
Unfortuntately Nationwide Autocentre failed to put parts numbers on their
invoice, so they're going to quote on the most expensive items, rather than
what they actually put on the car.

Peugeot have quoted:

Front discs + pads - £169.99
Rear cylinders + shoes - £189.99
De-lip rear drums - £20.56
Brake fluid change - £24.99
Total = £405.53

For comparison - I was charged £464. So even using a Peugeot main dealer
using Peugeot parts would have saved me £60. I expect a bigger saving from
my local garage.

Next thing is to check out their 'price promise' T&C's and see whether I can
make a claim under that (which may make things easier).

Thanks

David

 

You may find, on their paperwork, that they belong to a trade organisation
which, in turn, may offer some form of customer arbitration service that you
can take advantage of. Otherwise, short of the Small Claims Court there
doesn't seem to be much you can do, unless of course they apologise and
refund part of your money (flying pig alert!!).

Keith

 

Well, my local garage came in with a price of between £380 (for the cheapest
parts) and £550 (for the most expensive - eg. vented discs etc). Fair
enough as without seeing what's fitted to the car orwhat was removed they
cannot be sure what's required - eg. cylinder sizes. When I gave them
Peugeot's prices they said it sounded like it would be the cheaper end.

So - now that I've been told of those prices, I'll see what I can do. All
told though, I was ripped off, but not by as much as I originally thought.

David

 

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Cor - are they gold plated or something?

 

As previous posters have said these wanking 'free tests' are a gimmick to
get you in and give you a load of bull about things needing replacing.
Once they've got you they'll practically disable the car and give it all
the bull about, 'unsafe to let you continue driving it in its present
condition' etc.

Get one more quote if you can then pop down on a weekend morning about
10.30am (busiest time of the week) and ask to see the manager. Don't get
taken into any little rooms, just vent your spleen at the main reception
desk questioning their ethics, how come a main dealer is quoting
significantly less for the same work, your going to trading
standards/local paper etc.

It should get you some money back, lose them a few customers and most
rewarding of all give you some pride back. I'm sad, but I love going off
the deep end when someone's tried to get the missus to part with wads just
to change some oil and a filter.

Good luck, don't let the gits get away with it.

 

If they are, don't use them, they will be rubish at stopping the car over
5mph.

Andy

 

Front discs + pads - £169.99

At that price I wouldn't use them in case I wore them out!

Chris

 

Have you tried talking to your local trading standards organisation. They
are often aware or rogue practices on these type of organisations. They
often will have a word for you or it may be just the last case they need to
start a prosecution. Always insist on all the original parts before you have
work done and pay the bill. It is quite interesting the reaction you get and
often the work is nolonger so urgent.
Mike

 

No, its not legal,
no garage has the right to with hold your property (ie) car,
even if in there opinion, the car is defective,
after examining the car they have a duty to bring it to your attention ,and
recommend that you should not drive it due to the defect, but the nominated
repairer is your choice, either trailer it or tow it away, your choice,
Fitzy

 

actually i do believe they can hold your car if it is dangerous to drive it.
But the key is dangerous as in will cause someone else harm if driven.
As to the cost, face it, you got ripped off. You live and learn. Rear wheel
cylinders are £30 fitted each at my local halfords/kwik fit type centre
(Moto-save) for a 205.

 

They may be able to hold your car (which I doubt) but they cannot stop you
having it towed away elsewhere.

Scottish Peugeot main dealer - 2 X Brake Cylinders (306DT - part numbers
VQ793 and VQ794) - £70.26 - supplied and fitted including VAT using
overpriced Pug parts. I feel for those getting charged extortionate prices
down south.

Jim

 

Exactly right Jim,
The garage cannot stop you from removing your car , either by tow or
trailer, from there premises, even if there is a disputed outstanding bill,
the correct procedure would be for the garage to come to a compromise with
you, or pursue it through the small claims court,
but they cannot withhold your car,

£70-00 to £80-00 is what I would expect to pay for this repair here in the
north west,
Fitzy