MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: FamilyDub on January 26, 2010, 01:26:57 pm
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I have several jobs I need completed before I MoT my car next month.
Is anyone on here close enough to a VAG tech to ask them how long these jobs should take and hence, cost? :confused:
1) Remove & replace Front Discs & Pads,
2) Remove & replace Rear Discs & Pads,
3) Remove Diverter Valve & replace (Potential DIY),
4) Remove PCV & replace.
Cheers.
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if you have a warm place to do it, all 4 are DIY :happy2:
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if you have a warm place to do it, all 4 are DIY :happy2:
:scared:
I have zero technical skill, so I really don't want to play with the brakes!
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Bump! No-one?
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disc and pads all round should not take more than 2 hours not sure on the other 2???
Darren
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none of them are over technical or long jobs, maybe a couple of hours at most if they ramp the car?
off ramp, maybe another hour on top depending on how enthusiastic they are i guess
a quick call to your dealership will get you the hourly rate + VAT :happy2:
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When I asked my dealer about fitting dics and pads for me If I supplied them I was told that it was £150 for the labour element alone.
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When I asked my dealer about fitting dics and pads for me If I supplied them I was told that it was £150 for the labour element alone.
So say they take three hours at £41.25 per hour (normal is £35-£45 per hour) that comes to £123.75, VAT = £26.25 (@ 17.5%) equals your £150
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Cheers forr the replies - I'll post some findings tomorrow :happy2:
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When I asked my dealer about fitting dics and pads for me If I supplied them I was told that it was £150 for the labour element alone.
So say they take three hours at £41.25 per hour (normal is £35-£45 per hour) that comes to £123.75, VAT = £26.25 (@ 17.5%) equals your £150
That's a decent hourly rate .... depending on whether the car is in warrenty or not i think my local Dealers hourly rate is around the £70-£80 mark :scared:
Matt
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So say they take three hours at £41.25 per hour (normal is £35-£45 per hour) that comes to £123.75, VAT = £26.25 (@ 17.5%) equals your £150
£41.25/hour?! :scared: It's worth me driving to Cornwall just to get that sort of hourly rate at a main dealer! They're all around £90-95/hour here!
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I was doing maths on coopers post :happy2:
mine were £45ph when I last went in, happy days by the sounds of what you're paying oop norf :surprised:
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indeed £85/hr at the dealer I was in today :stupid:
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£80-90 ish per hour up here too :sick:
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Generally the SouthWest, and especially Cornwall, has much higher rates of unemployment and less jobs available, hence the cheaper rates.
If your car is still under warranty I wouldn't consider going anywhere else other than a VW dealer. Like you, I also have zero mechanic skills and therefore stay away from DIY which also shifts legal responsibilities. There are some here who are mechanics/technicians/engineers who do this kind of work daily for a living and therefore are totally capable of DIY and saving themselves some money but they tend to forget that some of us have different skills instead.
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I have several jobs I need completed before I MoT my car next month.
Is anyone on here close enough to a VAG tech to ask them how long these jobs should take and hence, cost? :confused:
1) Remove & replace Front Discs & Pads,
2) Remove & replace Rear Discs & Pads,
3) Remove Diverter Valve & replace (Potential DIY),
4) Remove PCV & replace.
Cheers.
Front ds and ps = 1 hour
rear ds and ps = 1 hour
dv = 0.5 hour
pcv = 0.5 hour
That what i would base it on. If you had mechanical skills then it can all be done at home. Why dont you find a local specialist and get them to do it. Thats why were here :laugh:
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^^^^^ thanks, bondy.
I'd be willing to have a go at the DV (maybe PCV too), but I'm not fcuking around with my brakes incase I'm not a thorough as I think I am...
Why dont you find a local specialist and get them to do it. Thats why were here :laugh:
I use an excellnet Indy near Glasgow, but he could (he wouldn't, though) turn round and say 'five hours' and I'd have no idea...