Got my car in for its 1st service today and they just rang to see if I want my parking brake stripped and cleaned for an extra £89.....

Do I ?

I said no.

What is this for? Is it really necessary?

Surely a service is just that, if it needs doing they should do it as part of the service. Clearly not a big job for them if it's only £89 (given the usual higher dealer rates). I'd have said no to be honest too.

I believe that the electric parking brakes have been known to cause problems by crushing any mud/stones that may have built up in there, causing problems with the motors that operate them. I recall the guy on my LR Experience day telling me that they don't use the parking brake (just leave it in park) as they had had a few fail after a days off roading  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

I'd tell them politely that yes I would like it doing but for nothing if they think it is necessary. MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
Audi A5 Sportback Black Edition 3.0 tdi quattro S Line

Opportunistic call to grab£

5 seconds with airline for £90

My Brother in law just had his handbreak fail on him!!

It got stuck on and after a 5hr wait for the RAC (last weekend in the snow) they managed to release it for him. He drove home with red light flashing on the dashboard and some fault codes.
Took it in to main stealer they wanted £400 for a new electric motor  Cheers Laurence.

I said "do I need it doing?"

They said "not really, but i'd definitely get it done next time"

If I get it done next time then at least its only £44.50 per service extra

Typical sales tactic

Do it yourself.

If they're doing it properly, they need to take the Disk off.

If you want to have a go yourself, see here...

How To ? - Change/Adjust your Brake Disks Pads Shoes Sensors August 2011 NEW V1.6a Bodsys Brake Bible
Software Updates Contact me
RRS Timed Heat/Remote kits - Contact me
BAS Engine Re-maps/ EGR Blank EuIII and EuIV
Clock On The Dash/ SNOTM /3Flash / BT Update /Service Reset/Error Codes read\ Gearbox Reset
See it HERE

Bodsy wrote:

Do it yourself.

If they're doing it properly, they need to take the Disk off.

If you want to have a go yourself, see here...

How To ? - Change/Adjust your Brake Disks Pads Shoes Sensors August 2011 NEW V1.6a

I was proud of myself that I filled up the screen wash

This is not going to happen

 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
2009 Alaska TDV8 - Gone and much missed.



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^^^ I'm with you Jonny.
If I can get diesel and screen wash in without a drama I consider that an achievement  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

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Got my first service on the 5th of march. Got a price of £450 all in. No hidden extras (well that's what they said) so we shall see what happens. What did you pay for yours JF ?  MY11 Autobiography supercharged. Santorini Black. Monaco interior. Rear screens. Privacy.
Gone MY08 Supercharged HST. Java black. Ivory premium interior. Rear screens. Privacy. Missed a lot.
Gone MY04 Discovery V8 Petrol ES Premium. Awesome.

sweetafton wrote:

Got my first service on the 5th of march. Got a price of £450 all in. No hidden extras (well that's what they said) so we shall see what happens. What did you pay for yours JF ?

£425 for the service, declined the £89 park brake strip and clean......had 3 alloys refurbed so car back to like new

In for the first detail of the year on Friday as well

Health report came back all green, so very pleased.

I had my handbrake (EPB) module replaced under warranty at 57k, after being quoted £400+ for a replacement. 10 RRS HSE TDV8 --- No complaints so far
57 RRS HSE TDV8 --- Great Car. Heated Windscreen & Brake Module both replaced under warranty.
10 months great driving, before I couldn't do without the new interior