A6 3.0 TDI - new pads and discs prices

[MrNicenice]

Hi - hoping for some advice here.

My A6 needs news pads and discs at front and rear. My dealer offers different prices for 2.0 litre and under cars so obv I'm in the higher bracket and the price is a £200 delta.

What difference in their costs would there be for a larger engine car when replacing brake parts?

Thanks in advance

[Whippy53]

Year?

[MrNicenice]

Late 2015. With air suspension if that makes any difference

[Whippy53]

Pads n discs rear £485
Fronts £595.

[MrNicenice]

Thanks I have a quotation already from the dealer. That's how I know the price for 2.0 litre engined car is £200 lower

My question is why would the price be lower for the same work with - I presume - the same parts and the same labour just for a car with a smaller engine?

[bluezie]

It looks like it's the way they structure their pricing menus.
I.e. they aren't pricing things with a time and motion study of labour, plus parts, but have several vague generic prices based on arbitrary things like engine size.
AFAIK, the 2.0 and 3.0 have identical discs and pads, therefore identical labour time and parts costs. And even if there were some parts differences in some models, the labour time would still be the same.

[Whippy53]

I wouldn't be getting it done at a dealer anyway I'm afraid.

[MrNicenice]

It looks like it's the way they structure their pricing menus.
I.e. they aren't pricing things with a time and motion study of labour, plus parts, but have several vague generic prices based on arbitrary things like engine size.
AFAIK, the 2.0 and 3.0 have identical discs and pads, therefore identical labour time and parts costs. And even if there were some parts differences in some models, the labour time would still be the same.

Thanks. Kind of what I thought - no difference to their own cost to deliver this service and I’ll ask for the lower price unless they can justify why it’s £200 more.

[MrNicenice]

I wouldn't be getting it done at a dealer anyway I'm afraid.

Which still doesn’t answer the question. Never mind, thanks for trying.

[lynalldiscovery]

I think the 3.0tdi has much bigger brakes than the 2.0 litre, rears are vented as well as the fronts?

Iirc the rear discs on the wifes 3.0tdi are bigger than the front ones on my discovery!