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Could be yeah, although as soon as I asked who worked on the car he was straight in with what had been happening before I could elaborate. We may never know, now that I know the going rate for the work I'll probs trade it for something newer this year.

A wee update on the brake discs and pads seeing as few helpful people chipped in about this. Stopped by Deutsch Tek today, very friendly chap called Craig looked at them and concluded roughly 50% worn on the rear and 60% worn on front pads and that the discs don't need replaced. I was quite shocked as that's miles off needing "done in a month" from my regular garage. As I said before I did know the owner of the garage for a long time, whilst I was quite angry I was thinking something isn't right here, the guy has been sound for years so it's not adding up. Phoned and got through to him, asked who worked on the car and then explained what I'd discovered. He straight away said, he'd had a few misdiagnosis on cars recently with the same name on the job sheet, that the mechanic has been sacked, (garden leave) he was very apologetic and assured me if this had gotten on the ramp the work wouldn't have been carried out if not needed. Fair play to him, can't ask for much more than that. @alta-pete good call on Deutsch Tek my friend, thanks.

A lot of modern automatics and probably manual cars as well have this electric handbrake with autohold, so when it stops it's essentially using the footbrake to hold the car and dazzle cars behind them unless you actually engage the handbrake. I've got one, I've never verified this though and could be talking complete shite. What you're talking about used to annoy the f**k out of me, but now I don't care as I'm probably getting my own back inadvertently.

Awch I'm being dramatic maybe, it's just to drop it off I'd be getting either a subway then train or a couple of trains back then about 30 min walk home. Annoying if I'm needing to get back to work. Anyway, I actually called the guy at Deutchtek, he asked what the mileage was and if the wear indicator was on, the mileage is only 30k and no wear indicator. He seemed a bit surprised a garage was recommending both at this stage, so I'm heading down to see him this week for him to have a look. I'll reserve judgement for now, but I'll be pretty pissed off with the other garage if this doesn't need done for a while.

Ah well no, even though I'm out that way for most home games, it's a bit of a trek, but ye know maybe worth a call if they'd charge me less than a grand. Thanks.

It's not, but I have heard they can be on the more expensive side as well. It's a place in East Kilbride, I don't want to mention them directly as I've known the owner for a long time and has helped me out multiple times where my old performance cars have let me down. I like the guy, but I just can't justify the costs, I think the labour part of the cost was £240+VAT, it's just getting a bit much now. Didn't realise Brembo had gone that, back in the day I remember them being a go to for big brake upgrades. I'll have a look at delphi thanks. It is an electric handbrake yeah, 71 plate so fucking everything is electric and has a sensor. Thanks for that, it sounded very reasonable considering the alternatives I've seen, think I'll be likely giving them a wee call today then. Yeah as I mentioned further up, it's £240 plus VAT for the labour from my regular garage, never used to be anywhere near this, I get the cost of living and wanting to look after skilled staff, but their comes a time it's just not worth the extra. That sounds fairly reasonable, pity i'm a bit further west, could do with someone like that nearby, finding a new garage that are good at what they do and not total rip off merchants is gonna be difficult I think. Thanks for the replies troops.

Audi Q5, I'd like to point out I don't drive like a dick, can use my indicators and usually go out my way to be a very courteous driver as I know how many utter wanks own Audi's. Didn't even want to get the car, needed something bigger for the family though and I actually love it now. Parts were all Brembo, they seemed to be the most reasonably priced parts and a brand I know usually make good brakes.

Yeah maybe bad example, a neutral venue perhaps.

Just got a quote for new discs and pads all round for over £1000 from a place I've went to for many years, they are seen as a more specialist place, but their prices have been really rocketing since Covid / cozzy livs (sorry) anyway went onto euro car parts and priced up all the parts I need, plus fitting option for around £530 the fitting cost was like £96 on the website, which you just pay when the work is done apparently, this seems really low and worried they might not be that good, but googling the reviews seem like they are pretty decent (4.8 stars) Not sure whether to go for it or not or phone about some places. Anyone used the euro car parts and fitting option before? Can't imagine they'd use poor garages since it's selected through their website.

Play off final for promotion to Premier should be one game at Hampden instead of two legs.

Read this multiple times and was very confused. Gonna blame tiredness.

Reminds me of a time when my first kid was about 4 months and basically decided not to sleep during the day as well as still needing up to feed at nights so we were fucked and some utter bellend mobile tyre fitter parked his van across my driveway, with flashing lights on and outside shouting shortly after I'd just gotten the her to sleep and subsequently woke her. To say I had a go at him probably puts it mildly and I was no doubt overreacting, but f**k me man sleep deprivation and a crying child will change you.

What oddball owns this alias then? Failing miserably at a wind up.

Ye know that's exactly what I was thinking.

Didn't expect that to start quite the debate on the topic, I just thought it was funny imagining them all lining up at the toilet waiting for the communal toothbrush. Can confirm it was 5 of them, maybe just a bit much, perhaps the mum and dad could have shared one and the kids another. Not the greatest examples of tightfistedness so I'll retract it from being a "tremendous tale of tightfistedness" to "a tale of moderate thriftiness in the face of financial adversity" if that helps. There were actually some much better examples from him, he was well known for it, but copious amounts of alcohol and not a lot of sleep over the last few years have probably blasted any such memories well an truly out of my brain.