Quick question on health check

LirW

Hi,

I'd be in a rush to get an answer. Our car (Kia) is in a Kia workshop to get done that are covered by Kia. We'd need to service our car anyway, so we'll do that too while it's there.
Now they did a health check and we have a list of things that they'd recommend to replace.

Driving belt needs to be done, there's a suspension leak and all break pads and discs need replacement plus a few smaller things. I'm aware it needs to be done anyway, I'm just curious about prices.

Breakpads and discs to change are over 600 in total, front and back, should I get that done somewhere else? Or would it make sense doing it while the car is there already?
I'm sorry, I'm not car savvy, I just wanna keep my car alive and in good nick for as long as possible.
It's an 07 car btw.

TheShow

no longer in warranty so i'd go to a indy mechanic instead.

LirW

Okay, the reason why it's there in the first place is because of a Kia specific issue we had and they cover the cost of it despite the car being old, which is really great.

Toyotafanboi

With a car of that age, shopping independently would definitely be cheaper. Ask for the printed health check so you can consider the work, then use it to shop around elsewhere.

Those health check reports are usually colour coded, green, orange, red, a traffic light system.

Red is stuff you actually need, orange is "upsell" and green is all good.

LirW

Okay thanks! There is one thing that needs to be done now anyway plus the service. Will get that going then.

TheShow

LirW wrote: »

Okay, the reason why it's there in the first place is because of a Kia specific issue we had and they cover the cost of it despite the car being old, which is really great.

thats fine, get them to fix that issue FOC and go to a reputable indy dealer as suggested by Toyotafanboi, to get the rest done.

LirW

TheShow wrote: »

thats fine, get them to fix that issue FOC and go to a reputable indy dealer as suggested by Toyotafanboi, to get the rest done.

I have a reputable mechanic on hand anyway, we'll get him to do the rest in two weeks time then.
Thanks so much!

Nonoperational

Definitely. For the valve of a 07 Kia there’s an argument for keeping it safe but not doing anything major.

CiniO

LirW wrote: »

Hi,

I'd be in a rush to get an answer. Our car (Kia) is in a Kia workshop to get done that are covered by Kia. We'd need to service our car anyway, so we'll do that too while it's there.
Now they did a health check and we have a list of things that they'd recommend to replace.

Driving belt needs to be done, there's a suspension leak and all break pads and discs need replacement plus a few smaller things. I'm aware it needs to be done anyway, I'm just curious about prices.

Breakpads and discs to change are over 600 in total, front and back, should I get that done somewhere else? Or would it make sense doing it while the car is there already?
I'm sorry, I'm not car savvy, I just wanna keep my car alive and in good nick for as long as possible.
It's an 07 car btw.

If a garage recommend changing front and rear brake discs and pads, first question I would ask is what is the measured width of the discs/pads and what is manufacturer recommended minimum.
Maybe after obtaining correct figures, it might turn out that possibly not all of them need instant replacement.

What's the mileage on the car?

LirW

165k miles.
I bought it 3 months ago and it has to do me for at least 1,5 years until I'll be looking for something more permanent.
I want to fix whatever necessary to get me over that time because I'd rather drive my own banger instead of inheriting someone else's problem.
Unfortunately I don't have too much knowledge about car parts and their prices really and since the car is in already I get at least the service done now.

enumbers

you need to ask around for a decent independent near to you to price up any of the noted issues, it may be a case that the dealer was been overly cautious so worth a second opinion.