Vauxhall VXR8 Brake Pads

MrLOL said:
I think the person in question objects to being ripped off. Brake pads dont cost £800 and if he's been quoted that then he's being had, and quite rightly is looking around.

And sure enough, Foxtrot has found the vauxhall pads for £450, so thats £350 saved already just by shopping around. But even then, pads for £450 ? The Porsche dealer will supply and fit a set of brake discs + pads for a Cayman S for £750, and thats before haggling !

Makes the £800 for pad only the OPs neighbour got quoted look rather silly dont you think ?

Theres a difference between not wanting to be ripped off, and not affording to run a car.
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Of course, you'd be daft not to look around.

The point I was trying to get across is, he either knew it was a rip off because they could be had cheaper elsewhere, or he had no idea what they cost elsewhere so was hoping for the best.

If the former, it seems odd that he would ask a neighbour, as he must already know where to get them cheaper, having done his research. If the latter then he should have done the research before buying the car.

As I said, what if the cheapest pads were, say £500? And he was only willing to pay £150? I dont know the entire story, but it does seem like a very strange way to go about car ownership.

If I had come on here myself and said "Hi, the DMF has failed in my Mondeo - I'm willing to pay £200 to fix it" I'd have been slated hugely. Yes, I know that's unrealistic, but for all the OP's neighbour knew £150 could have been unrealistic for the pads
 
Well, its entirely likely someone told him you can get pads for around £150, so he stuck to his guns and refused to give up until he found them.

This is just another OCuK "You can't afford your car" thing.
 
Make sure you use quidco on the eBay purchase for yourself ;)

MikeHiow said:
Well, its entirely likely someone told him you can get pads for around £150, so he stuck to his guns and refused to give up until he found them.

This is just another OCuK "You can't afford your car" thing.
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Agreed
 
iaind said:
Of course, you'd be daft not to look around.

The point I was trying to get across is, he either knew it was a rip off because they could be had cheaper elsewhere, or he had no idea what they cost elsewhere so was hoping for the best.

If the former, it seems odd that he would ask a neighbour, as he must already know where to get them cheaper, having done his research. If the latter then he should have done the research before buying the car.

As I said, what if the cheapest pads were, say £500? And he was only willing to pay £150? I dont know the entire story, but it does seem like a very strange way to go about car ownership.

If I had come on here myself and said "Hi, the DMF has failed in my Mondeo - I'm willing to pay £200 to fix it" I'd have been slated hugely. Yes, I know that's unrealistic, but for all the OP's neighbour knew £150 could have been unrealistic for the pads
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may he has a more realistic outlook on life to know that much more than £150 for a set of pads is taking the mickey ;)
 
MrLOL said:
may he has a more realistic outlook on life to know that much more than £150 for a set of pads is taking the mickey ;)
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Quite possibly, that's all I apwas asking as it seemed strange. But coming from a position of ignorance on the subject myself, stupidly expensive brakes on a niche car like this don't seem out of the realms of possibility
 
as people kept telling me with my car, its still only a vauxhall ;)

The only reason the vauxhall pads are expensive is because they are shipped from the same supplier Holden use in Oz.

If you want expensive, you want to see the cost for replacement discs for the AP Racing 6 pot setup that was standard on the bathurst model.
 
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