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[Drewomega]

Hello all.
I am over there at the moment (Mallorca) and the Corsa failed the ITV for faulty rear brakes after being left for 9 months. Put it into local garage this week and got it back yesterday with a bill for €350 (around £310). That included both sets rear pads, cylinders, springs etc. Does my fellow Oofers think that is a fair price or not? TIA. 

[STEMO]

Hello all.
I am over there at the moment (Mallorca) and the Corsa failed the ITV for faulty rear brakes after being left for 9 months. Put it into local garage this week and got it back yesterday with a bill for €350 (around £310). That included both sets rear pads, cylinders, springs etc. Does my fellow Oofers think that is a fair price or not? TIA. 

I don't know but it's a bit late to do anything about it now.

[Drewomega]

Just asking STEMO! LOL. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Parts and a couple or three hours labour... Not unreasonable even in Spanish

[Andy B]

Parts and a couple or three hours labour... Not unreasonable even in Spanish

plus Drew didn't have to maul about doing it himself 

[annihilator]

Drums, shoes, cylinders about £80 my local vauxhall specialist charges me £40 an hour labour so go figure 

[Doctor Gollum]

Drums, shoes, cylinders about £80 my local vauxhall specialist charges me £40 an hour labour so go figure 

But you aren't in Mallorca so pretty irrelevant 

[annihilator]

Like the majority of your posts then 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Very expensive I would say, there easy to do and the parts and not pricey

[Drewomega]

Thanks guys for your input  . You are right AndyB, I am getting too old to be slithering around on the floor doing these jobs. Cheers!

[deviator]

I have a friend in Spain who had his rear brakes on his Beetle (1984 old style) done. Again this was drums, shoes and cylinders but also included further diagnostic which they insisted on doing (losing fluid). He paid 350Euro, so it appears this is the norm over there.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I doubt I'd have got much change from £300 from my local garage for that job to be honest. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Shoes are what £25 each
Wheel cylinders £15 each
Springs £25 each
Drums (really?) £25 each

So all in £180 and say 1.5 hours tops labour.

That said, I have never needed to change drums or shoes!.

[STEMO]

Shoes are what £25 each
Wheel cylinders £15 each
Springs £25 each
Drums (really?) £25 each

So all in £180 and say 1.5 hours tops labour.

That said, I have never needed to change drums or shoes!.

Drums?
Ah....drums mentioned later on.

[Doctor Gollum]

Shoes are what £25 each
Wheel cylinders £15 each
Springs £25 each
Drums (really?) £25 each

So all in £180 and say 1.5 hours tops labour.

That said, I have never needed to change drums or shoes!.

So basically £300 then

[deviator]

Parts are a lot more expensive over there. I'm not sure why they don't ship them from elsewhere? Maybe time, maybe import rules.

EDIT

I got stung on some brake shims for the Honda, dealer only part, £17 each at the dealers (needed 4). $3 each in the USA. I settled on £3.67 each and 2 week wait from Japan. Yes it was cheaper for me to order them from Honda Japan than Honda UK.

[henryd]

Parts are a lot more expensive over there. I'm not sure why they don't ship them from elsewhere? Maybe time, maybe import rules.

EDIT

I got stung on some brake shims for the Honda, dealer only part, £17 each at the dealers (needed 4). $3 each in the USA. I settled on £3.67 each and 2 week wait from Japan. Yes it was cheaper for me to order them from Honda Japan than Honda UK.

I agree,father in law needed rear pads for a Ducato based camper in Spain and had to stump up 100 euro's for them,circa 35 quid here

[Varche]

Ha ha the great parts price discrepancy.

I put it down to two things.

First a lack of competition. Spain is like Britain was forty years ago. No places like Euro parts or even Halfords. Go to a parts place and they are the same prices.

Second is a practical consideration. Distances are much further between towns and villages but they still manage to have parts delivered to whatever garage calls for them. The Spanish islands like others in the Med, have the additional problem of water. That means everything costs a bit more than the mainland.

There is a further consideration. Need a VAT receipt or they don't know you, you pay full price.  Everyone else doesn't pay the VAT.

[Drewomega]

Just as a foot note! I see from the receipt that they charged me €207 for the kit (no brake drums either) and as Varche said I did not pay the 21% iva as I know them at the garage!   Cheers 

[Doctor Gollum]

So about €90 labour, which sounds pretty fair for 1.5 hours

[Varche]

Another reason for high parts prices is I think to do with accounting.

Well done ( I think) not paying VAT.  Very curious feature of life in Spain. Discount for cash and known discrete customer . The government must know how big VAT dodging is.

[STEMO]

When I was on the building in Liverpool years ago, hardly anyone bought VAT.  Win, win. No VAT for the customer, no income tax for the builder.

[Marks DTM Calib]

The Spanish government need to get off their arse and start sorting the tax dodges, the country might not be so deeply in the brown stuff if it did