F10 M5 £2.6K bill
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Wow...holy cow that is steep.
Retail is about £2000
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M5-F10-Front-Rear-Br...
Retail is about £2000
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M5-F10-Front-Rear-Br...
Is that £2.6k just for the brakes above and beyond the scope of a Service Inclusive package, or is that the bill for everything?
I did notice Service Inclusive 'Plus' is a whopping £4.7k instead of £1k and the only extra items are brake disks/pads and windscreen wiper blades - suggesting brakes are not cheap.
Anyone gone through a set of ceramics yet?
I did notice Service Inclusive 'Plus' is a whopping £4.7k instead of £1k and the only extra items are brake disks/pads and windscreen wiper blades - suggesting brakes are not cheap.
Anyone gone through a set of ceramics yet?
I would have definitely bought the service pack when you bought the car, it would have saved you a bit at least on the servicing element of that bill.
In regard to the discs, they do seem to have worn pretty quickly. I imagine given your mileage that most of your driving was Motorway/DC so would have expected them to last quite a bit longer.
In regard to the discs, they do seem to have worn pretty quickly. I imagine given your mileage that most of your driving was Motorway/DC so would have expected them to last quite a bit longer.
Jonny TVR said:
The discs were £800 (parts) for the pair. The car is 15 months old. The dealer said that the discs need replacing every other time the pads needed replacing which seems strange too.
I'd love to see the old discs they took off to see if they really needed replacing! Had you noticed a lip on them at all, did they make you aware they were doing them or did you find out when you saw the bill? Not sure you can use it on these discs but I have heard of people using a brake lathe on their brake discs and fitting new pads on.
Its an 'old world' solution (using latest technology) but at £25 per corner you can save hundreds of pounds.
I see you can buy TEXTAR brake pads from Eurocarparts now both front and rear. Wont be long before ATE and Zimmerman introduce discs too.
Its an 'old world' solution (using latest technology) but at £25 per corner you can save hundreds of pounds.
I see you can buy TEXTAR brake pads from Eurocarparts now both front and rear. Wont be long before ATE and Zimmerman introduce discs too.
Schermerhorn said:
Not sure you can use it on these discs but I have heard of people using a brake lathe on their brake discs and fitting new pads on.
Much like using an angle grinder to take off the lip, as I did when I was a skint at 18 and the proud owner of a Vauxhall Nova 1.2 merit!!
Much like using an angle grinder to take off the lip, as I did when I was a skint at 18 and the proud owner of a Vauxhall Nova 1.2 merit!!
j80jpw said:
Much like using an angle grinder to take off the lip, as I did when I was a skint at 18 and the proud owner of a Vauxhall Nova 1.2 merit!!
Braking skimming is a Porsche approved service. Most Porsche dealers have the device in the workshop. Even my local Sandal BMW have such a device, as do Stratstone Mercedes and the Toyota garages down the road. The technology has come on a long way since the 1980s. The latest Pro-Cut lathe measures a run out tolerance to 0.001mm meaning a near perfect flat surface.
And obviously if it exceeds the minimum thickness the service is pointless but then, most people do have the faculties to work that out. The thickness is usually laser engraved somewhere on the brake disc and any competent mechanic will point it out.
I wouldnt discount it entirely.
Talk about an unexpected cost - was none of it covered under the free servicing warranty?
Mine are on 10% at 21.6k miles (according to BMW dealership). Upside is by the time it needs the new pads (hopefully) they will be cheaper.
Trying to sell mine at the moment and posts like this make me want to sell it a bit quicker...
Mine are on 10% at 21.6k miles (according to BMW dealership). Upside is by the time it needs the new pads (hopefully) they will be cheaper.
Trying to sell mine at the moment and posts like this make me want to sell it a bit quicker...
Schermerhorn said:
Braking skimming is a Porsche approved service. Most Porsche dealers have the device in the workshop. Even my local Sandal BMW have such a device, as do Stratstone Mercedes and the Toyota garages down the road. The technology has come on a long way since the 1980s. The latest Pro-Cut lathe measures a run out tolerance to 0.001mm meaning a near perfect flat surface.
I'm quite surprised to be honest I've had 4 M cars and one 911 and I've never been offered this option, in fact I'm flabbergasted that an OPC would do this, they always wanted to change my disks never skim them. Which OPC skimmed your disks?
I've just had my first proper service at 16000 miles.
I was quite surprised at the following:
Rear brake pads required at £247 inc fitting and vat. I questioned the cost and was offered a further 10% but also expressed my surprise at the fact I needed them.
I was told when I handed the car key to the service chap to his surprise I also needed new plugs and at which point the service chap scratched his head and wandered off for 5 minutes. He came back and told me the car was ahead of itself by 2 years and I didn't need the plugs......good news.
I called later in the day and I was told the rear pads didn't need changing, they had a load of pad left and I ended up paying for the first proper oil service at around £300 (to include whatever else they do)
The computer now suggests rear brake pads at 25000 miles and fronts shortly before.
Fair play to Vines Gatwick!
I was quite surprised at the following:
Rear brake pads required at £247 inc fitting and vat. I questioned the cost and was offered a further 10% but also expressed my surprise at the fact I needed them.
I was told when I handed the car key to the service chap to his surprise I also needed new plugs and at which point the service chap scratched his head and wandered off for 5 minutes. He came back and told me the car was ahead of itself by 2 years and I didn't need the plugs......good news.
I called later in the day and I was told the rear pads didn't need changing, they had a load of pad left and I ended up paying for the first proper oil service at around £300 (to include whatever else they do)
The computer now suggests rear brake pads at 25000 miles and fronts shortly before.
Fair play to Vines Gatwick!
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