W211 Brakes & Tyres Cost ?

[124coupe]

They will not be genuine Mercedes parts so I won't fit them. I put the tyre sizes in the original post 245x45x17

Nick's parts, where marked as such, ARE genuine Merc parts - he just doesn't make 100% like the dealers do...

 

[television]

Nick's parts, where marked as such, ARE genuine Merc parts - he just doesn't make 100% like the dealers do...

Absolutely he does not have one thing that is not genuine MB parts all at ½ price, why pay more

 

[124coupe]

If you feel you must get the brake parts from a dealer (not sure why?), the online Inchape Oxford website has 10% off and a 10% rebate in July - so you pay 100%x90%x90% = 81% of list (Merc will not let them offer more than 10% off as a headline number!.....instead of c. 50% for exactly the same items via Nick.

With your facelift car (no SBC), the fitting is an utter doddle.

My guess is the Merc dealer wants the open market value of your left kidney for the work (but will wash the car).

(Bizarrely you may find their tyre prices are competitive!)

 

[Blobcat]

If you feel you must get the brake parts from a dealer (not sure why?), the online Inchape Oxford website has 10% off and a 10% rebate in July - so you pay 100%x90%x90% = 81% of list (Merc will not let them offer more than 10% off as a headline number!.....instead of c. 50% for exactly the same items via Nick.

With your facelift car (no SBC), the fitting is an utter doddle.

My guess is the Merc dealer wants the open market value of your left kidney for the work (but will wash the car).

(Bizarrely you may find their tyre prices are competitive!)

I was after prices, I didn't realise that the parts were genuine.
Fitting maybe a doodle however with a drive at 25degrees jacking the car up isn't

 

[television]

I was after prices, I didn't realise that the parts were genuine.
Fitting maybe a doodle however with a drive at 25degrees jacking the car up isn't

So you have a drive like mine ,, I can only check fluid levels in the garage,, jacking is difficult, but possible, but the element of risc is always there

 

[jberks]

I was after prices, I didn't realise that the parts were genuine.
Fitting maybe a doodle however with a drive at 25degrees jacking the car up isn't

Well Russell, you're welcome to use mine and I'll even lend a hand - it will be good experience as my pads can't be far behind.

 

[television]

Well Russell, you're welcome to use mine and I'll even lend a hand - it will be good experience as my pads can't be far behind.

I do not think that blobcat want to do it on his Jack

 

[Blobcat]

Well Russell, you're welcome to use mine and I'll even lend a hand - it will be good experience as my pads can't be far behind.

Thanks for the kind offer, I've now had them done and the brakes and the main dealer in Huddersfield had the work.

£239.00 all in for the 2 tyres
£409.53 all in for the front pads/discs and rear pads

They collected and dropped off as well as the usual wash and vacuum and apologised as when they came to bring it back the glow plug warning light came back on but they didn't have time to change it so they want it back.

I know we complain a lot about the dealers but they are desperate for work and quite prepared to beat other quotes. If you are prepared to sit down and talk to them for a few minutes and ask them to go away and think about the price a few times then good deals can be had.

What I don't have a lot of at the moment is time which is another reason I had it done rather than undertaking the work myself. Whilst it was in I did a 600 mile round trip to Wales to pick my son up in the Discovery II which is fun but noisy and uncomfortable.

 

[124coupe]

I am lucky, I buy most of my consumables at trade prices, brakes, filters, plugs etc. It is in jock land, but their prices cannot be beaten and from top quality OEMs.

http://www.dingbro.com/default.asp?division=163391

"jock land"? Prepare to be battered for your cheek - we all know its properly called the land of the Sweaties.