"David Millen" wrote...
>I think I'm a fairly sensitive driver, so when my Focus came back from
> the dealer with a new clutch and front discs (and a very large bill) I
> was surprised; it's done less than 80k km/50k miles from new. It
> had gone in because it was reluctant to start from cold, and the
> brakes were noisy. The pads seem to be lasting about 18k km/11k
> miles. So, two questions:
>
> Is that normal clutch, pad and disc life?
>
> I was billed a total of 6.2 hours for the work, and just under 1000
> euros (700 quid) for the parts (clutch, flywheel, cylinder, discs,
> pads, consumables, etc) plus VAT. Is that sensible, or did they see
> me coming?
> --
>
(UK retail prices)
Flywheel : 367.46 + vat
Clutch Kit : 77.39 + vat
Slave cylinder : 75.29 + vat
2x Brake Disc : 65.34 + vat
Brake Pads : 32.08 + vat
Total : 486.88 + vat
does the 700 quid include the labour?
if it does then i'd say you've got a good price (just under 35 per hour)
if it doesn't then the 'consumables' must have been top notch...
of course, you shouldn't have had any surprise at all when you got the
bill
as you would always be given a reasonably accurate estimate before the
work
was started....
as paul said, brake and clutch wear is dependent on type and style of
driving. i have a client who's doing well if he gets more than 25k miles
between chutch and flywheel changes... he's on his fifth now. gets through
tyres quickly too...
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gandissy
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