Skoda Octavia 2007 1.4L discs/pads quote

kravmaga

Hello,

Noticed a squeeking noise coming from the rear discs whilst breaking recently.

Called into my local Advance pitstop garage to put car up on ramp for investigation, he said both rear discs have been badly scratched due to gravel getting in between the caliper and the disc. These are the original discs, car is 2007.

Quoted €240 for 2 new rear discs which includes fitting & VAT included.

Thought this quote was a bit high for 1 hours work??

Any feedback or comments most welcome before I splash out €240

porsche boy

I presume you mean discs & pads as you should always put now pads on fresh discs.
Anyway if so it's a little on the steep side. Around 200 would be right.

Atlantic Dawn

I don't think €240 is too bad if pads are included.

kravmaga

yes forgot to say pads would be included

FishOnABike

Difficult to know if it is good value or not without knowing the brands of the discs and pads being fitted. The price difference can be as much as 3x between the lowest cost and highest cost parts.

I'd ask what they're fitting and compare with a quote for the same in a local indie garage if it's not urgent. I've saved money shopping around in the past.

kravmaga

Thanks for that, yes I will ring them and ask what brand they intend fitting.

What brand would you recommend by the way for a Skoda Octavia?

Its a non urgent job at the moment so I have time to research

FishOnABike

Just a personal preference. I'd usually stay away from the cheapest but at the same time, for non performance cars, think the most expensive are overkill. I'd usually go for an established brand somewhere above the middle of the price range.

I'm handy enough but not a mechanic so I'd hesitate to recommend one brand above another. You could check the price ranges online on sites like autoparts.ie, motorparts.ie, micksgarage.ie and others. Garages part prices would be a little cheaper as they would be wholsale / lower vat rate (as a service when fitted) but it should give you a good idea.

Most garages / mechanics could give a quote for two or three price points depending on the parts used and advise what they'd usually recommend.

George Dalton

That's very expensive. I doubt even a Skoda dealer would be that price.

There are 2 different types of rear brakes on those Skodas, 255mm and 260mm.

The discs and pads for the smaller setup are cheaper, you'd be looking at about €120 fitted at a decent independent garage using middle of the road parts.
For the larger setup about €140-150.

brembo26

Delphi is what advance usually stock.

George Dalton

Delphi discs are very cheap, I would like to see the breakdown of the quote to see how they are arriving at €240.

brembo26

Dont know how they would break the prices down.

I see on a site like mister-auto you can get the delphi pads and discs for approx €90.

Couldnt be much more than €50 labor to a mechanically minded friend and you have the job done for €100 cheaper.

biko

Not a DIY effort, moved to main forum

166man

Good lord that seems pricey. To go to Mister Auto and buy the discs and pads (Bosch) comes in at about €70 delivered. At most an hours labour each side to a competent mechanic and it should be around €160ish.

€240 for advance pit stop is very pricey. I'd go to the Skoda dealer if I was going to pay that much..!

martinr5232

Why not ring a dealer and get a quote.