Originally Posted by
RichDisco5
Hi All,
Love the car. But just in for a service. ‘Brake pads worn” light came on day before service, LR service people say I need new pads back and front. Nearly $2800 on top of service. What am I doing wrong?
I have found that since about 2016 the servicing costs have increased dramatically. I just thought I was just being charged a "Range Rover" tax. In September last year I was told by the dealer that I needed to have front and rear rotors and pads replaced. I asked them for a quote given I was feeling a little chaffed after recent service costs. The quote was $2200. Needless to say I said "no thanks" and took it to Roving Mechanical at Peakhurst. Everything was done for about $1K. The car was at 94K Km, it'd had the rear pads done previously at about 50K km. Both dealer an indi were amazed I had gotten 94K Km out of the fronts and 44K Km out of the rears. I was told 30-50K Km was normal. That, to me, is unacceptable.
I have done about 20K Km on this new set and have only 1mm of wear on the pads so far. Dealer was surprised. There are things you can do regarding driving style that can help. Also, I suspect the genuine parts are made to wear sooner.
The interesting thing for me regarding this indi is, I know two of the three guys there from the dealership I use and Pete(one of the owners) is a legend of the brand too. So there is no issue with confidence in their work or knowledge of the later models. My next service is with them.
Cheers,
Sean
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” - Albert Einstein
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