BM Care - Leeds
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:15 pm
Hello,
So i've been holding off this for a while, but i thought i would share my experience with BM Care in Leeds (LS28). The specialist in BMW/Merc but also have a Land Rover division
I bought my Zed in April, and immediately thought it would be a good idea to get the car booked in at a reputable indy to give the car a once over. The cost was £55 which i thought was reasonable, as this presumable equated to an hour maybe slightly more labour. Since owning the car i have done around 1200 miles so far, and the car has been parked up more than driven.
The notes i received back was 90% worn brakes both fronts and backs, and a leak in the coolant tank. Got the coolant tank immediately fixed, and with the two bottles of coolant this equated to around £170.
Quotation for both brake sets was around £420 including parts/labour. I did not ask the garage to replace these
The following week i noticed a slow puncture in my passenger rear, and took to be replaced. On inspection it appeared the tyre fitted to the rear was 225 instead of a 255. This was suffering from severe wear on the shoulder, and was illegal. Replaced the tyre, and purchased a new set of rimms with from RFT's. To be fair on this one i should have picked up on this when buying the car!
As this was bought to enjoy, and to become a little pet project, i decided that brakes would be something i could complete myself, with assistance from a trusted colleague. I purchased the new break pads from a local firm (£60 both sets) and booked in an afternoon to replace and refurbish my calipers.
Once got the front caliper off, and inspected the pads, there was at least 50% on them, if not more. As the calipers were getting refurbed, we swapped the brake pads out anyway, then moved on to the rears. These again had more than 50% on them.
Brakes swapped, i booked in for the MOT at another garage. MOT Failed due to corrosion on brake/clutch lines and headlight alignment. Lines were replaced at a cost of £220.
In summary i would have expected the garage to pick up on the tyre and brake/clutch lines. In addition to this, i cant believe they advised that the brakes were 90% worn, when they had much more on.
Cheers
So i've been holding off this for a while, but i thought i would share my experience with BM Care in Leeds (LS28). The specialist in BMW/Merc but also have a Land Rover division
I bought my Zed in April, and immediately thought it would be a good idea to get the car booked in at a reputable indy to give the car a once over. The cost was £55 which i thought was reasonable, as this presumable equated to an hour maybe slightly more labour. Since owning the car i have done around 1200 miles so far, and the car has been parked up more than driven.
The notes i received back was 90% worn brakes both fronts and backs, and a leak in the coolant tank. Got the coolant tank immediately fixed, and with the two bottles of coolant this equated to around £170.
Quotation for both brake sets was around £420 including parts/labour. I did not ask the garage to replace these
The following week i noticed a slow puncture in my passenger rear, and took to be replaced. On inspection it appeared the tyre fitted to the rear was 225 instead of a 255. This was suffering from severe wear on the shoulder, and was illegal. Replaced the tyre, and purchased a new set of rimms with from RFT's. To be fair on this one i should have picked up on this when buying the car!
As this was bought to enjoy, and to become a little pet project, i decided that brakes would be something i could complete myself, with assistance from a trusted colleague. I purchased the new break pads from a local firm (£60 both sets) and booked in an afternoon to replace and refurbish my calipers.
Once got the front caliper off, and inspected the pads, there was at least 50% on them, if not more. As the calipers were getting refurbed, we swapped the brake pads out anyway, then moved on to the rears. These again had more than 50% on them.
Brakes swapped, i booked in for the MOT at another garage. MOT Failed due to corrosion on brake/clutch lines and headlight alignment. Lines were replaced at a cost of £220.
In summary i would have expected the garage to pick up on the tyre and brake/clutch lines. In addition to this, i cant believe they advised that the brakes were 90% worn, when they had much more on.
Cheers