Rip Off

[H13RNC]

Just got my car back from Mr T at Jemca Edgware road, got my 10k service done at £149 which is fine and some warranty work that was taken care of.

So the service rep call's me up and quotes 'you need new front and rear brake pads as they are 70%-80% worn at £300 supplied and fitted' :o

and he also mentions 'your car needs new fluids changed, coolant, brake and clutch at £250 supplied and flushed' :o

Where do they get these prices from??? unbelievable...so in the end I just got the fluids from jap parts for £20.41 and changed at a private garage for free coz I know him :D and brake pads Im leaving for now as im upgrading them but still they Mr T cant rip people off like that!

I feel sorry for people that actually pay those dealer prices :censor:

Just be carefull guys...

Cheers

H

[kangzy]

Just got my car back from Mr T at Jemca Edgware road, got my 10k service done at £149 which is fine and some warranty work that was taken care of.

So the service rep call's me up and quotes 'you need new front and rear brake pads as they are 70%-80% worn at £300 supplied and fitted' :o

and he also mentions 'your car needs new fluids changed, coolant, brake and clutch at £250 supplied and flushed' :o

Where do they get these prices from??? unbelievable...so in the end I just got the fluids from jap parts for £20.41 and changed at a private garage for free coz I know him :D and brake pads Im leaving for now as im upgrading them but still they Mr T cant rip people off like that!

I feel sorry for people that actually pay those dealer prices :censor:

Just be carefull guys...

Cheers

H

Serious?

bluddy hell.. the edgware branch is my local mr t and my 10k service is due this month!

who did you talk to at jemca?

[H13RNC]

Serious?

bluddy hell.. the edgware branch is my local mr t and my 10k service is due this month!

who did you talk to at jemca?

Yep Serious, cant knock the service tho they are good. Its just a shame they charge alot for simple work.

Speak to Ricardo...they got a promotional price which is the £149 which includes VAT

[Hogie]

I had my last service done there, before i brought it back to Ireland. I got the same talk about the brake pads. 80%...... Not even close to that, pulled the wheels of to have a look but you could even see with the wheels on. This was last year. They are expensive for jobs, just get the oil change and the book stamped. Any other jobs do it privately.

Bought brake pad all round from Toyota the last day, just less than 100 euro. They are the same pads as the standard corolla, on the pre-facelift anyhow

[Panners]

Check under your bonnet, mine has sticker saying the coolant is good for 100K miles, they tried it on with me last time it had to get serviced at main dealer. I quickly pointed it out and they went quiet about it.

Cheers.

[farhanali89]

i typed this up a while before in the corolla forum i took my car to them aswell and they charged me about the same for the brakes....they are very expensive and you can get the parts cheaper elsewhere id find the problems and rectify them my self.

[H13RNC]

Check under your bonnet, mine has sticker saying the coolant is good for 100K miles, they tried it on with me last time it had to get serviced at main dealer. I quickly pointed it out and they went quiet about it.

Cheers.

Really?! That is shocking, my mate at the garage did tell me that I didnt even need to change it but cheers that is good to know...

The car feels like its got a new engine since the service, I made the most of the power on my way home from work at heathrow airport :D

Cheers

H

[smoftah]

I had the same thing at 30k service new disc's and pads for the front £330!!!

Went to a local motor factors got mintex pads and discs for £110 and fitted them myself first time using the workshop submission on this site!

[-T- Sport]

Speaking of discs and pads... My EBC Redstuff are on their last breath and my first MOT is due this month!

The Discs are also worn to bits and need replacing, I liked the EBC Redstuff and was thinking of getting them again.

Totals £117 for EBC Redstuff Pads & Vented Discs for front inclduing delivery. Will fit myself so no labour charges either.

[MarcTS]

I bought my car from Jemca on Edgware Road, and the only reason was because I got a seriously good price on it, their after sales was pathetic/aggressive/incompetent in equal measures and I have never been back to them since driving away with the car. One to stay away from in my opinion.

[H13RNC]

Speaking of discs and pads... My EBC Redstuff are on their last breath and my first MOT is due this month!

The Discs are also worn to bits and need replacing, I liked the EBC Redstuff and was thinking of getting them again.

Totals £117 for EBC Redstuff Pads & Vented Discs for front inclduing delivery. Will fit myself so no labour charges either.

Do the ebc disks rust at all?

Cheers

[tsport1981]

edgware road is my local mr t and i have had nothing but problems with them trying to fob me off on warranty work first they put a new gear box in the car and it came back with the same problem then the bottom end went so i took it back and they put a new engine in to the car but didnt fix the gear box prob and when i asked why they told me they can only deal with one claim at a time even thou the gear box went first there just a joke