Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ?

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Wed 29 Oct 2008 18:08
Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ? - Pendlebury
For a long time now I thought I would always keep my cars maintained to nothing but OEM standards and have them serviced at the dealers.
I have just been quoted circa £260 to have the rear discs and pads replaced on a 1.4 Corolla and think this is a bit steep. I do not yet have a good indie I trust although the potential is there with a local guy, he always seems busy but when I approached the place for a price I did not like the attitude of one of his mechanics who spoke me to me like I should not be disturbing them. I can get over this though if I am convinced he will do a good job.
I walked past a brand new Avensis the other day and looked at its wheels and noticed Bosch brake pads fitted from new.
I do have a Bosch Service Centre conveniently up the road from work and wondered if anyone has any experience of using them.
I would be grateful for any feedback or views of Bosch Service Centres.
Thanks.
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Wed 29 Oct 2008 19:25
Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ? - Alby Back
Sorry to say I can't advise you re Bosch Pendlebury. Just a thought though, I'll bet if you nominated a couple of towns/locations where it would be convenient for you to take your car that someone on here might know of a good indy.

Good luck with your search !

For what it's worth we have had our cars fettled ( both second hand and new ones ) at the same indy for years without problems and with considerably more acceptable bills.

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Wed 29 Oct 2008 21:29
Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ? - Number_Cruncher
>>I do have a Bosch Service Centre conveniently up the road

Do you mean the one on Ascot Drive?

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Wed 29 Oct 2008 21:59
Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ? - gordonbennet
PB,

Could i be so bold as to suggest getting a haynes and doing these yourself, i would have thought discs and pads to be one of the best and most straightforward jobs you could tackle, satisfying and economical and you can be the judge of the quality of parts you fit.
The money saved on this job alone will easily pay for the haynes and any tools you need to buy, treat yourself to a substantial high lift trolley jack as well, best investment i ever made tool wise.

I have always found Toyo's to be easy to work on, as a very non professional home mechanic.

Just a thought
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Wed 29 Oct 2008 22:34
Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ? - pd
Bosch service centres, like all garages, depend on who runs them. They do, however, usually have pretty good diagnostic kit so are good at fault finding.

There is nothing high tech about a replacement set of brakes - any moderately skilled mechanic could do it in 1/2 hour. £260 sounds a lot to me.

Phone a few parts places and get a price for the parts and then find a friendly local mechanic to fit them for you.

There are times when using a main dealer is sensible (and they want the work at the moment so will move on price) but a simple set of brakes as long as decent quality parts are used just go with who is cheapest.
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Wed 29 Oct 2008 22:48
Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ? - CarNovice28
Hi

I've used a Bosch Service Centre for my last 2 services and MOT.

Very knowledgeable and sound advice given. Reasonable prices.

My car was in longer than expected for its last MOT repairs due to a shortage of staff but I was still charged the labour that it WOULD have cost if there had been a full works party.

I've found that by using a BSC, I feel more assured that the work is being done properly and to a good standard, at a reasonable price.



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Thu 30 Oct 2008 08:17
Bosch Service Centres - any experience or views ? - doctorchris
Rear disc pads are a bit trickier than fronts and need a special tool to wind back the piston.
Not a good job for a first timer to learn on.
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