Cost of repairs

irishguy19772

Got charged 200 euro for replacement of 2 brake shoes and 1 wheel brake cylinder

100 for materials and 100 for labour

Just wondering if this is pricey?

Speedline

It's cheaper than running your car into a wall or the back of a truck with no brakes.

Its OK price wise.

Dakota Dan

What I usually do is go to you tube and see if I can do it myself, get reasonably priced parts and if that fails the Indy mechanic up the road is the next option. 200 seems dear.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058237090/cost-of-repairs

These brake shoes was made by gold? Obviously you paid too much for everything. Half hour job, it means they charge 200eur per hour. Keep away from that garage and learn DIY

irishguy19772

Thanks. Won't go back again. Got done so. Service and those repairs came to 340.

Dirty Nails

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058237090/cost-of-repairs

Something wrong about your story, Unless you can buy brake shoes in half sets.

Atlantic Dawn

For context was it a main dealer, independent, fella operating out of a shed?

irishguy19772

Well no. He said it took him nearly 2 hours labour to change the brake cylinder and the brake shoes. It was 100 euro for the parts and then 100 for the labour for brakes. This was on his charge sheet.

I queried this with him over the phone (he wad not in the garage when I collected car) but he was adamant this was how long it took him.

I did not know any different, so paid. That is why I was querying on here, needed to know if it is a place to avoid in future

irishguy19772

It was a legit garage. For context. Not a main dealer

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118776861#Comment_118776861

No way should that job take a qualified mechanic 2 hours to do, he’s pulling your leg.

irishguy19772

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irishguy19772

Thanks. Service and those brake repairs came to 340.

irishguy19772

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irishguy19772

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Shoes is bit over priced but look the wheel cylinders 70eur. These cost about 8eur each, total 16eur. Did you ordered to replace wheel cylinders? Typically garages "force" you buy new if they screw things up, like damage the bleeding screw.

2 hours including rest of the jobs...too slow.

Toyotafanboi

Irishguy, it's important to know you're basically being trolled by some posters above. It's a terrible state of affairs on this forum recently.

Yoh didn't pay thr cheapest price in the world but if it was from a legit business with a VAT receipt etc it doesn't sound like a terrible price.

Two things to consider in retaliation to the above.

- Changing a full set of rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders does not take half an hour an even if it did, the garage wouldn't be in business long if that's all they charged you.

The last thing you want is an €8 wheel cylinder. Whh would you want to fit the cheapest crap you can find online to thr brakes on your car. A legit garage will be fitting higg quality parts and even if they could get a cylonder for €8, why on earth would they sell if for that.

Tl;dr, you paid a middling price. If you got a vat invoice and good quality parts i dont think you done badly at all.

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118777667#Comment_118777667

The parts are reasonable but the labour was steep he probably went slightly over the hour and decided to charge for 2 hours.

AuldDaysul

Some of the replies here are ridiculous, price seems ok to me. 30 minutes to do all that 🤣, from the minute I picked up the key, up on lift, wheels off, to actually start working, 30 minutes could have passed, not to mention time taken to source parts and get them ready etc, then dealing with rust and rot or any issues like that. You got a full service and rear brakes sorted for €340. Not bad at all, if you are complaining to them about it then I reckon they might be glad you won't be a returning customer. I cant see much wrong on that receipt but sure what do I know, the experts say you were ripped off.

ronaneire

Irishguy, you never said the make/model of car. I have to laugh when you are being told you paid too much for the parts and labour.

Couple of things that needs consideration. You used a small business, they have bills too. Rent, rates, electricity, phones and waste but to name a few. It costs money to have your spent oil taken away. He didn't charge you for and brake fluid? He would have to bleed out your brakes after fitting the brake cylinder.

The total labour on your car is €140.00. If they are charging €75.00 per hour, total labour is 2 hours. Doesn't seem bad. Also, the VAT charged is nothing to do with him. What you paid seems fair. At least you know the brakes are sorted and your car is serviced for another while.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118777667#Comment_118777667

You call Hella Pagid wheel cylinder to garbage? One of the best on the market!

Toyotafanboi

Would you ever be quiet, you dont even know what car he has. You're just pulling numbers out of your arse.

As someone who has a clue what they are on about, €35 each incl. VAT for a good quality wheel cylinder is, generally speaking, not a bad price, without knowing the specifics of OP's car.

Dakota Dan

Let’s assume it’s an older smaller car as they used drum brakes, we’ll say it’s a Yaris. You can get complete brake kit including cylinders for €62 from Bosch and an hour tops to fit them, independent garages charge €45-€50/hour, that’s €112 for the brake job.

vandriver

I got full service with all filters and front pads for 350 .

Didn't query it for a second.

I realize that in the real world of legitimate VAT charging businesses,they have high costs that need to be recouped.

Toyotafanboi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778586#Comment_118778586

But a mechanic isn't going to sell you parts for what he buys them for?? That'd be a terrible business.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778285#Comment_118778285

Until you do not use F1 (yes they used on early years the drum brakes), truck or van brake shoes or wheel cylinders, the price remains the same range.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778701#Comment_118778701

That is why no any garage allows the customer parts. They want to earn money from parts sale and big times. Buy parts from Germany and you get 2-3 times cheaper than garage offers for you. More reasons to do DIY

Toyotafanboi

Imagine, a business looking to make money.

It's all well and good getting this shite online or from other coutries or whatever but the reality is that if OP drops his car off at 9am and needs his car back by 5pm the mechanic isn't going to go **** around looking at bargain basement options online, or ordering an MOQ of 1000 pieces from China, he's going to call a motor factors that has the part, in existance, in real life in the next town and pay a fair price for the ready availability.

There is a cost associated with getting the fooking job done. You aren't talking real world.

LollipopJimmy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778786#Comment_118778786

That's all irrelevant. You talk some pony.

The price was reasonable.

Hellrazer

Im with Toyotafanboi and Aulddaysul here - that price is a decent price for a full service, rear shoes and cylinders.

If anything Id say its a on the lower end of what I would charge but Im in a main dealer so Id be a bit higher than an Indy .

You done well for a full service and brakes. I wouldnt be changing mechanics over that price.

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778701#Comment_118778701

I always buy parts that my mechanic fits, the only time he’d buy a part is if something else is worn and he doesn’t find it until he takes it apart.

irishguy19772

Thanks guys for the advice. If was a 00 corolla.