F10 M5 £2.6K bill
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Wills2 said:
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?
No one has skimmed my discs. Mine had new brake discs and pads all around when I bought it from supplying dealership.Which OPC skimmed your disks?
However because I have been into Sandal Huddersfield's workshop I have physically seen their pro cut brake lathe. It is mostly used in AUC vehichle preperations from what I gathered.
JCHill said:
I'm just about to hit 60,000 miles.
Original discs front and rear and still on the original pads on the front.
Recently had rear pads changed though (56,000 miles) with the vast majority of my journeys being motorway mileages.
You can't be on the original pads on the front surely at 60K miles!Original discs front and rear and still on the original pads on the front.
Recently had rear pads changed though (56,000 miles) with the vast majority of my journeys being motorway mileages.
Jonny TVR said:
JCHill said:
I'm just about to hit 60,000 miles.
Original discs front and rear and still on the original pads on the front.
Recently had rear pads changed though (56,000 miles) with the vast majority of my journeys being motorway mileages.
You can't be on the original pads on the front surely at 60K miles!Original discs front and rear and still on the original pads on the front.
Recently had rear pads changed though (56,000 miles) with the vast majority of my journeys being motorway mileages.
Sounds like he doesn't go over 3000rpmJust another quick thought.
Just gone to the shops and my rear pads are saying 23000 miles until change and my front pads 24000 which will mean the car will have somewhere around 40,000 before only pads, not disks.
Either you've been taken for a very expensive ride or you live on your brakes - have you already had pads prior to this service?
Bearing in mind my car was apparently two years ahead of itself on the service computer which has since been reset, has yours been the same and they've followed the car rather than looking at real usage?
Just gone to the shops and my rear pads are saying 23000 miles until change and my front pads 24000 which will mean the car will have somewhere around 40,000 before only pads, not disks.
Either you've been taken for a very expensive ride or you live on your brakes - have you already had pads prior to this service?
Bearing in mind my car was apparently two years ahead of itself on the service computer which has since been reset, has yours been the same and they've followed the car rather than looking at real usage?
After further investigation.
It was a major service due which costs £900, this isn't just on mileage, it takes into account how it has been driven.
The discs were just below BMW's recommended level (this is to do with the mileage and my type of driving!)
and the pads well its again down to mileage and driving.
Westerley Exeter as a gesture of goodwill offered 10% discount on parts.
I think the bottom line is that its an expensive performance car and it has been driven fairly hard for the past 34K miles
It was a major service due which costs £900, this isn't just on mileage, it takes into account how it has been driven.
The discs were just below BMW's recommended level (this is to do with the mileage and my type of driving!)
and the pads well its again down to mileage and driving.
Westerley Exeter as a gesture of goodwill offered 10% discount on parts.
I think the bottom line is that its an expensive performance car and it has been driven fairly hard for the past 34K miles
Jonny TVR said:
After further investigation.
It was a major service due which costs £900, this isn't just on mileage, it takes into account how it has been driven.
The discs were just below BMW's recommended level (this is to do with the mileage and my type of driving!)
and the pads well its again down to mileage and driving.
Westerley Exeter as a gesture of goodwill offered 10% discount on parts.
I think the bottom line is that its an expensive performance car and it has been driven fairly hard for the past 34K miles
So their claim of disks every other sets of pads isn't true?It was a major service due which costs £900, this isn't just on mileage, it takes into account how it has been driven.
The discs were just below BMW's recommended level (this is to do with the mileage and my type of driving!)
and the pads well its again down to mileage and driving.
Westerley Exeter as a gesture of goodwill offered 10% discount on parts.
I think the bottom line is that its an expensive performance car and it has been driven fairly hard for the past 34K miles
magnum555 said:
Jonny TVR said:
JCHill said:
I'm just about to hit 60,000 miles.
Original discs front and rear and still on the original pads on the front.
Recently had rear pads changed though (56,000 miles) with the vast majority of my journeys being motorway mileages.
You can't be on the original pads on the front surely at 60K miles!Original discs front and rear and still on the original pads on the front.
Recently had rear pads changed though (56,000 miles) with the vast majority of my journeys being motorway mileages.
Sounds like he doesn't go over 3000rpmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d7Dif3FH2w
Did you authorise the new pads and discs? Unless you have been living on the track, this doesn't add up. I could understand new pads, but it looks like they have pulled the "we need to replace the pads and discs at the same time" line. My local BMW dealer is notorious for this. I have also been told I need new control arm bushes after an inspection - they were a little embarrassed when I pointed out that they had only just changed them 3 months earlier under warranty.
It's a shame, but it seems like you can no longer trust the service departments at BMW. Either they are wilfully trying to extort money, or they have idiots inspecting the cars and making the recommendations - it's probably a bit of both!
It's a shame, but it seems like you can no longer trust the service departments at BMW. Either they are wilfully trying to extort money, or they have idiots inspecting the cars and making the recommendations - it's probably a bit of both!
JCHill said:
I can see that now!!P13TR0 said:
Did you authorise the new pads and discs? Unless you have been living on the track, this doesn't add up. I could understand new pads, but it looks like they have pulled the "we need to replace the pads and discs at the same time" line. My local BMW dealer is notorious for this. I have also been told I need new control arm bushes after an inspection - they were a little embarrassed when I pointed out that they had only just changed them 3 months earlier under warranty.
It's a shame, but it seems like you can no longer trust the service departments at BMW. Either they are wilfully trying to extort money, or they have idiots inspecting the cars and making the recommendations - it's probably a bit of both!
Yes they did ask .. It's a shame, but it seems like you can no longer trust the service departments at BMW. Either they are wilfully trying to extort money, or they have idiots inspecting the cars and making the recommendations - it's probably a bit of both!
May be I should drop down and have a look at the discs they took off.
Jonny TVR said:
JCHill said:
I can see that now!!What surprises me about yours is disc replacement at that kind of mileage. Unless they originally fitted pads made of granite, or the discs were warped, I wouldn't expect disc replacement so soon.
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.
: /Not familiar with the system, and I'm being a pedant, but that doesn't seem right. It's probably 1 thou (0.001 in) which is 25 microns.
Not sure what I can do now other than chalk it up to experience. The discs weren't warped they were worn. Remember skimming previous TVR discs due to warping but these were just worn. Will have to get down there to see them if they haven't already chucked them. Thing is I know the pads at the very least needed replacing as the computer was telling me that. So really its just down to whether the disc needed replacing at £1k.
Jonny TVR said:
Not sure what I can do now other than chalk it up to experience. The discs weren't warped they were worn. Remember skimming previous TVR discs due to warping but these were just worn. Will have to get down there to see them if they haven't already chucked them. Thing is I know the pads at the very least needed replacing as the computer was telling me that. So really its just down to whether the disc needed replacing at £1k.
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