Skoda Octavia Service Costs Adelaide

[K1W1]

my service mgr suggested I would get at least 100k from my pads and discs. plenty of meat left at my 45k service.

Just replaced 4 sets of pads and 4 rotors last Friday at the 75,000 km service. I don't drive fast or stop hard (unless I have to).
I was actually quite happy our current Audi needed a complete replacement set at 60,000km and in the past BMW's and Land Rovers have needed pads every 20,000km and rotors every 40,000km.

[K1W1]

The figures are arbitrary, but you get the picture.

But what is the price difference? You are saying approximately 50%+ increase in distance if these cost more than 50% more than standard units you are going backwards cost wise.

[Diesel_vert]

But what is the price difference? You are saying approximately 50%+ increase in distance if these cost more than 50% more than standard units you are going backwards cost wise.

It's my experience that the purchase price of aftermarket brake parts is almost always lower (or at worst, equal) than OE brake parts sourced from an Australian dealer.

[Transporter]

But what is the price difference? You are saying approximately 50%+ increase in distance if these cost more than 50% more than standard units you are going backwards cost wise.

I use the ATE Ceramic pads and ATE discs a lot and the price difference for the ATE Ceramics is around $20-$50 more per set. The brake discs have potential to last 300,000km when you use the Ceramic pads. Most of my customers are happy to switch to ceramics and have no regrets. One of my regular customers with 2008 Octavia TDI done 40,000km on the front ceramics and they have minimum wear and they will certainly last up to 150,000km or even more. The best thing is, you don't have to wash the wheels with the sponge, just rinse them with the high pressure cleaner.

[Quokkacs]

The Falcon I've got now is a case in point re brakes. Factory Disc rotors were replaced at around 150,000, the aftermarket replacements latest much longer at better cost. So will be looking at the ceramic option when the first lot need replacing.