OK, mine is just back from a visit to the service bay and here is what it cost me................... hope you are sitting down....................

































£426-01p.
This was a standard service with the only "extra" being a request to cure a leak onto the rear luggage space cover in wet weather which was done under warranty.
Parts cost (ex vat) - £147-57 which included parts for the rear brakes that were found to be sticking on,
Labour - £210 -00,
Lubs and "environmental protection" £5-00
VAT = £63-45

The parts used were rear brake sensor wire, Plug, oil filter,Magnatec Oil, Filter assembly (air filter??), The dreaded Screen wash,and another filter assembly.................

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Ouch, if the brakes were sticking on shouldn't that have been under warranty Tim?

From what I was told this morning when I queried it, they were binding slightly - I have also had occassional embarrassing moments at traffic lights when the EPB would not release, even with quite a heavy dose of revs and in D. The bits replaced were considered "fair wear and tear" items - the only item on the bill that relates to brakes is a "wire assembly" part SOE000025 at £7.28 and MPN100 Brake Cleaner at £4.75 so I assume the worn bits were replaced under warranty.
This is one drawback with the EPB, although you can park the car and not engage it, it will after a while engage itself - when I go away for 3 months it can be a b r to get the EPB to release the first time I use the car when I come home, pity that it cannot be disabled for long term parking. Often I have to really rev the engine with D or R engaged to get it to release and then the brakes howl for a long time! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Expensive service then Tim! How much was your first one in comparrison? Also a bit weird that you was charged for the wiring how have you worn that out?

The doc wrote:

Hey ho - volvo is worse!

The wireing is for the brake pad warning system.

Tim,

When you tried to release your EPB, do you know that if you push down on the brake button it will release, rather than touching the go peddle. If you know, sorry for the obvious statement.

Tim in Scotland wrote:

From what I was told this morning when I queried it, they were binding slightly - I have also had occassional embarrassing moments at traffic lights when the EPB would not release, even with quite a heavy dose of revs and in D. The bits replaced were considered "fair wear and tear" items - the only item on the bill that relates to brakes is a "wire assembly" part SOE000025 at £7.28 and MPN100 Brake Cleaner at £4.75 so I assume the worn bits were replaced under warranty.
This is one drawback with the EPB, although you can park the car and not engage it, it will after a while engage itself - when I go away for 3 months it can be a b r to get the EPB to release the first time I use the car when I come home, pity that it cannot be disabled for long term parking. Often I have to really rev the engine with D or R engaged to get it to release and then the brakes howl for a long time!

That's funny,

Maybe that's a 2006 glitch 'cause in my 2007 the EPB does not auto engage even if left for a long time.

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