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Title: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 December 2008, 15:08:10
£46 +VAT for the correct fitting kit
£41 +VAT for the pads only

Neither trade club >:(

Useless *********

Told them with MOT coming up I cannot afford them.


I think I'll get these!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220329776171
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 December 2008, 15:08:55
And they are annoyed they ordered them and I didn't collect them - they sort of assumed I had ordered them!

Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: STMO123 on 22 December 2008, 15:10:51
We bought our astra from EH and they automatically assumed that they would be doing all the repairs/servicing. They seemed a bit peeved when I told them to shove it.
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 December 2008, 15:11:35
Or these 48hour delivery

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250344369907
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 December 2008, 15:42:46
I would nip to your local motor factor and get some aftermarket pads of a reasonable brand. That's daylight robbery for a set of pads IMHO.

Kevin
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 December 2008, 15:56:53
I'm going to stock up I think.

Local motor factor - might have a look tomorrow after work

Ordered the EBC ayway - quick delivery

I think the dealer in Reddich or Evesham may get some more parts sales. >:(
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: PaulW on 22 December 2008, 16:01:27
93169001 - £11.14+ VAT for rear pads (They are TC)

(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/PaulW21781/mehbrakes.png)

fitting kit - you can use the old stuff...
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 December 2008, 16:36:08
I think I will drive to another dealer sometime and get some spares.
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 December 2008, 16:45:11
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93169001 - £11.14+ VAT for rear pads (They are TC)

(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/PaulW21781/mehbrakes.png)

fitting kit - you can use the old stuff...

A bit more like it. :y

Kevin
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: waspy on 22 December 2008, 16:46:09
Why not try JueV6 :y
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: PaulW on 22 December 2008, 16:46:21
As mentioned in a previous thread somewhere...

Pads between facelift & pre-facelift are identical, the only differences are the fitting kit (2 little pins and some clip), but as MDTM said, you can just use the existing bits to fit the new pads.
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 December 2008, 16:57:16
I think I will write to the local stealer about this!

Paid about £6 more than that to get some quickly as the other dealers are a bit far
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Andy B on 22 December 2008, 17:01:26
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I think I will write to the local stealer about this!

Paid about £6 more than that to get some quickly as the other dealers are a bit far

I found in the past, before I educated the parts dept staff, that it pays to go in armed with what is & what isn't on Trade Club. One of the lads tried to palm me off a couple of times by saying that blah blah wasn't in the Trade Club >:(. You just need to be firm!!!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D :y
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: PaulW on 22 December 2008, 17:04:06
Me & EP are lucky in a way, our local dealer (not so much a stealer) are pretty damned helpful and knowledgeable so if its on TC we get it TC, if not, get the usual 10% trade discount.

But sometimes they knock a bit more off for 'end of month' or similiar, just to shift some old stock. (last time I got the 4 for 3 offer on the oil, they only charged £22 all in inc. VAT)

Heck, they even offered me 25% of the trade price for the 19" snowflakes (so 10% of retail, then a further 25% off)

Really couldn't ask for a better team  :y
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: The Red Baron on 22 December 2008, 17:22:47
Think i paid £12 for aftermarket rear pads for mine. :y
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 22 December 2008, 17:50:08
Quote
Quote
93169001 - £11.14+ VAT for rear pads (They are TC)

(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/PaulW21781/mehbrakes.png)

fitting kit - you can use the old stuff...

A bit more like it. :y

Kevin

Yep , thats the correct price....i only used to pay £11-£12 for mine from vx dealer....
I used to wind them up tho.....ask for a part.....then ask if they had the trade book handy....which they always passed to me.....i could find the part number from the book faster than they could find it on the computer!  ;D ::)
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: ians on 22 December 2008, 18:22:24
I bought some of the TC ones last week  c 11 quid (and with 10% off too)

While in there I asked about whether you could buy the pins/spring bit separately (the spring on my saloon has come apart).
Apparently you used to, but now the only way is to buy the original pads/fitting kit which was c 50 quid.  Apparently the TC ones are 'aftermarket' - whatever that really means.
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: TheBoy on 22 December 2008, 18:29:01
They are around a tenner on TC. Sounds like they are quoting for shoes!

I have some 10% off TC prices on pads (and fuel filters) this month, but think they are only valid at my dealer.
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 22 December 2008, 20:52:53
Same bullpoo quoted to me

Need £50 kit to get the fitting kit, great road safety idea isn't it? >:(
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: ians on 23 December 2008, 12:35:10
fyi I just bought a fitting kit in Halfords - looked about right and included springs and pins.   Only cost a couple of quid so I thought worth a try.
Title: Re: Rear pads WTF useless dealer
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 December 2008, 18:28:21
I'll try that :y