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Originally Posted by Chudy85
"I changed my brakes by myself a month ago because I received the same quote as you did.
The Volvo disks and pads for both the front and rear cost me £819 at the Volvo parts department.
If you don't want to handle the job, they charge £400 for labor, which I think is reasonable.
The price is based on the tools required and the time spent."
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I also think that dealer prices have gone way past reasonable for minor service items such as this. I got quoted £1170.60 for discs and pads on my XC60 in November, or £774.60 for the parts alone. Through VolvoCarParts on Ebay, the parts would have been £490 I did them on my drive for £211.60 for Brembo parts including shipping from Germany.
It took me two hours on the driveway the week between Christmas and New Year in the p*ssing cold and wet of South Wales with a trolley jack and basic tools. Had I timed it right, it could have been a pleasant summer Sunday morning with a couple of cups of coffee. Even so, this is not a difficult job and in a fully equipped workshop with an experienced mechanic, this shouldn’t take more than an hour (certainly not £396 worth of labour). If it is taking 2.5hrs, then what skillset are you actually getting for the premium price that you’re paying?