Monkey Metal

[Sherwood Ranger]

My 2019 F Pace was “ Health Checked” at Jaguar during my annual service and I was amazed and angry to be told my FPace brake discs are badly corroded and would need replacing, along with the pads of course. £1350 is mind blowing for a car that is only 5 years old and done 27,200 miles.I don’t live near the sea or take the car out when they are gritting in the winter so not exposed to copious amounts of salt, I also have a 48 year old, 76,000 mile Triumph Stag that is on the same discs as supplied new. What are car part suppliers providing these days, it just seems to be cheap, throwaway parts, the gullible motorist picks up these absurd inflated prices for replacements as we have no option but to pay.

[N6 JMX]

Hi Philip, sometimes a low mileage can be as damaging to car parts as high mileage. Brakes and tyres are the primary safety elements of the vehicle, so the dealer, by law must make you aware if "his expert" considers them to be less than safe.

Look up the parts on the Jaguar website and procure them yourself from somewhere like Berkshire Jaguar, these are original parts, just not in the luxurious Jaguar Branded box. Remember that you will likely need a wear sensor as well.

Then find a friendly local garage to change the brake discs and pads on a labour only basis - probably 2 hours for all 4 to be renewed.

You do have options, just need to think beyond the Main Dealer who probably doesn't want to do the job in any event.

N6 JMX