Macan Turbo: discs and pads

[Fairynuff]

Been quoted £1850 to replace discs and pads on the macabre turbo. Seems a little steep, even by OPC standards ?

When my time comes I will be asking the following questions:
Their cost of materials they use?
The cost of those same items elsewhere?
How many hours labour?
What are their hourly labour charges?
If I get this work done at the garage down the road using those same parts does it affect the warranty?
Will they match the price of the garage down the road?

I am making the following presumptions (correct me if I am wrong).
The parts (even those with Porsche written on them) are made by some third party company?
Porsche brake system is nuts and bolts joined together like any other brake system?

[CharlesElliott]

I would change them myself using genuine Porsche parts. It’s around £800 for genuine discs, pads and sensors.

[CharlesElliott]

Apparently the standard job time is around 5 hours so at £200/hour, that makes up your £1800.

[Paul]

Been quoted £1850 to replace discs and pads on the macabre turbo. Seems a little steep, even by OPC standards ?

When my time comes I will be asking the following questions:
Their cost of materials they use?
The cost of those same items elsewhere?
How many hours labour?
What are their hourly labour charges?
If I get this work done at the garage down the road using those same parts does it affect the warranty?
Will they match the price of the garage down the road?

I am making the following presumptions (correct me if I am wrong).
The parts (even those with Porsche written on them) are made by some third party company?
Porsche brake system is nuts and bolts joined together like any other brake system?

I appreciate it’s a VW “advert” and therefore looking for the right conclusion but this gives an insight...



and is why, like Charles, I’d fit genuine brake components.....especially given the performance possibilities of the Macan!

[Nuclear Nick]

Been quoted £1850 to replace discs and pads on the macabre turbo. Seems a little steep, even by OPC standards ?

When my time comes I will be asking the following questions:
Their cost of materials they use?
The cost of those same items elsewhere?
How many hours labour?
What are their hourly labour charges?
If I get this work done at the garage down the road using those same parts does it affect the warranty?
Will they match the price of the garage down the road?

I am making the following presumptions (correct me if I am wrong).
The parts (even those with Porsche written on them) are made by some third party company?
Porsche brake system is nuts and bolts joined together like any other brake system?

The brakes are made by Brembo, arguably the best.

[Fairynuff]

Their cost of materials they use?

The brakes are made by Brembo, arguably the best.

OK those discs are £126 front and £100 rear (total £452) . . . but I don't understand why, when the pads are worn and need replacing, why would you replace the discs why not just replace the pads there's nothing wrong with the existing discs unless you've worn the pads down so low that the metal pins have cut into the discs?

[Paul]

There is a minimum disc thickness recommended by Porsche (stamped into the side of the disc)
If this is exceeded, then new discs are recommended.

In “ the olden days” (as my sons insist on calling the ‘80s and ‘90s) when pads had some asbestos in them, you could get three or four sets of pads for one set of discs. Nowadays, the pads are harder, cars are heavier and go faster, and you can only get two sets of pads for one set of discs.

[Rab J]

We are a getting a bit over cautious these days with disc thickness. My friend was getting a bit of a buzzing sound when he braked in his XR3i a few years back. When he took it back to the Ford garage they told him he had managed to wear the ventilated disc through to the centre fins. He swears it was still braking perfectly, just an odd noise.

[CharlesElliott]

I agree that it could well be that the discs don’t actually need replacing - but that the Porsche recommended safety margin is well above the minimum thickness.

[Ray G]

... I thought it was buy a Macan then switch to a 911 after 2 years