In Praise of Kwik Fit. No, Really.

[taff_eunos]

The £270 I thought included about £120ish of tyres. £150 for pads and fluid is a reasonable garage price. OP has a 1.8, not 1.6, so the pads will be a bit more than mates rates. £20 and up. SE labour rates as well.

 

For comparison; Dandycars:

Brake fluid; labour only; £72

Brake pads, labour only; £36

Dandy charge £60 per hour, which is cheap for the South; my local Mazda dealer will charge about £90 an hour. The Alfa specialist I use in Hertfordshire goes for £65 an hour.

 

So Dandy will bill you £138 using cheap parts.

 

Some Kwik Fits are very good. My local has helped me out on occasion, and not charged a penny. I wouldn’t worry; some well known so-called MX5 specialists have been shown to have been incompetant when it comes to routine spannering. And I’m not naming names.

What does that word incompetant mean? - Can`t seem to find it in my dictionary Lol!

Dr. Eunos