mot woes

[daverav]

my z failed its mot today on:
osr brake pipe to rear caliper excessively corroded , ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated and the hand brake efficiency below requirements.

i knew the handbrake was below par and was going to ask the garage to adjust the shoes.
i thought i would get a quote for the work excluding handbrake adjustment the shoes were done in the last 6 months.
how much £400.00 yes that's correct £400.00 what a bargain !! normally i would do all of this myself but am struggling with time. the ball joint was replaced last year so that didn't last to long !

taking the car into a local place friday for them to have a look

 

[Davyhoogy]

Did you see my post? Garage wanted £250 to replace both rear brake pipes.
I have decided to do a full refurb of most of the rear end and do it all myself.
I will be making my own pipes this weekend if weather permits.

 

[Stevo7682]

That's a bit steep reckon you'd easily get that work done for half or less than that.

 

[daverav]

Did you see my post? Garage wanted £250 to replace both rear brake pipes.
I have decided to do a full refurb of most of the rear end and do it all myself.
I will be making my own pipes this weekend if weather permits.

yes some of these garages seem to be very keen on their prices!

yes i did. good job your doing on your z

i have done the the brake pipe and hoses on the other side but am struggling with my time at the moment,hopefully the other garage will be a lot more reasonable. my beam bushes need replacing and i have had a quote from scotts performance in dartford who will do them and one trailing arm (have done one side) for £250 so will go down that route once mot,d. hopefully after that some paint and then for sale as i have a 944 in the garage that's been sat for four years that needs some tlc

 

[daverav]

i am fairly confident that the garage i am going to will do it a lot cheaper than what i have been quoted

 

[t-tony]

Hope so Dave.

Tony.

 

[Sean d]

Bloody hell, £400 for a ball joint and a brake pipe, did the guy look like this by any chance

 

[t-tony]

So that's what you do at weekends eh mate?

Tony.

 

[Sean d]

So that's what you do at weekends eh mate?

Tony.

Got too pay for this wreck of a 2.8 some how pal

 

[daverav]

Hope so Dave.

Tony.

Thanks. fingers crossed

 

[Dino D]

yes some of these garages seem to be very keen on their prices!

yes i did. good job your doing on your z

i have done the the brake pipe and hoses on the other side but am struggling with my time at the moment,hopefully the other garage will be a lot more reasonable. my beam bushes need replacing and i have had a quote from scotts performance in dartford who will do them and one trailing arm (have done one side) for £250 so will go down that route once mot,d. hopefully after that some paint and then for sale as i have a 944 in the garage that's been sat for four years that needs some tlc

Martyn at Scott’s knows his BMW subframes, he usually always has an e46 M3 in for major surgery, they literally rip the floor out, makes the Z3 issues look minor! That’s a good price for that job, most garages want a days labour.
He knows Porsche very well too...

 

[daverav]

happy days car passed new pads its mot and it cost me a far more reasonable £140.00 to get the work done. i must also sat i put two new front discs on and pads all round cleaned all of the callipers up and the car is driving beautifully i think all of the brakes were binding its sooo smooth now!!

 

[Lee]

This is one of the reasons why I started doing work myself. The garages in my area are all out to rip people off. Glad you got it sorted for a reasonable price.

 

[daverav]

thanks and that why i do the majority of the time and this was a garage i thought i could trust there you go!!

 

[colb]

Got mine MOT'd this week, clean bill of health no advisories off to the New Forest this weekend, first long run of the season.

 

[Mnbrennan]

This is one of the reasons why I started doing work myself. The garages in my area are all out to rip people off. Glad you got it sorted for a reasonable price.

Agreed, do my own work too and I'm happy it's been done to my standards

The other benefit is that I can keep the stable going!!