Ridge
New Member
Yikes. Just when I got my CCCU fixed I had to bring my A2 to a workshop due to the brakes screeching and I noticed the front brake pads are shot and the discs are rusted which need replacing. My A2 actually had passed MOT a month ago and the brakes were just barely OK, the inspector said "well, your car has brakes..."
So the mechanics call me 30 minutes later to come see the "bad news". He shows me bottom of the car and says the drum brakes slightly came apart when he opened them because they are so rusted. The drum brake pads are loose and get filth inside. He also says that the front disc brake hoses look like they need to be replaced.
He told me to roll the empty rear wheel to feel that the driveshaft/ bearings are broken and need to be replaced too for the brake drums to work fine. More importantly, he said that the "brake pipes" (probably brake lines in English) are nearly broken and to replace them you need to disconnect the fuel tank which requires a lot of work. He said that there's a 50-50 chance that the brake line will break if he tries to change the drums without changing them as well. He gave an estimate of 1000 € for the easy repair which might destroy the lines, or +2000 € for the full repair including shaft, bearing and brake line because there are a lot of parts and it requires 1.5 days to complete the work. He instead offers me a very small sum to buy the car from me and repair it in his spare time.
Does his assessment sound reasonable? I haven't gone to this workshop before, but they seem to have alright reviews.
So the mechanics call me 30 minutes later to come see the "bad news". He shows me bottom of the car and says the drum brakes slightly came apart when he opened them because they are so rusted. The drum brake pads are loose and get filth inside. He also says that the front disc brake hoses look like they need to be replaced.
He told me to roll the empty rear wheel to feel that the driveshaft/ bearings are broken and need to be replaced too for the brake drums to work fine. More importantly, he said that the "brake pipes" (probably brake lines in English) are nearly broken and to replace them you need to disconnect the fuel tank which requires a lot of work. He said that there's a 50-50 chance that the brake line will break if he tries to change the drums without changing them as well. He gave an estimate of 1000 € for the easy repair which might destroy the lines, or +2000 € for the full repair including shaft, bearing and brake line because there are a lot of parts and it requires 1.5 days to complete the work. He instead offers me a very small sum to buy the car from me and repair it in his spare time.
Does his assessment sound reasonable? I haven't gone to this workshop before, but they seem to have alright reviews.