Knowledge GREATLY appreciated on the "reasonable cost" to get Brakes & rotors turned on a Range/Land Rover

My divorced w/ children girlfriend has some issues with her newer model Land Rover mostly with squeaky brakes with a bit of shimmy when stopping.. When she called the mechanic, he diagnosed it as an issue with brake replacement an/or/both the rotors as well.


He quoted her a cost of 1,000 to 1,200 to fix it. This seems like more than highway robbery, since new brakes and turning rotors together would cost around $200.00 for a standard car.


His claim is the Land Rovers is a very discriminative SUV. It requires factory parts or it will cause all types of other issues such as warning check engine lights going off and also providing poor road performance. Even if this is true, the price still seems really high. I strongly think that he is taking advantage of her because of her single status.


I would be very APPRECIATIVE to hear from anyone who has knowledge on Rover Repair costs. I will forward your advice on to her.


Thank you for your help!


kygirl3|||It depends on whats wrong, but your girlfriend's mechanic is right about range rovers needing factory parts. In fact, I would strongly advise against using aftermarket brake parts on any car (if the car is being used in a normal fashion, racing is another story...) English cars are especially picky, and parts are very expensive. Some luxury cars (I don't know about this rover, not knowing the exact model or year) have sensors that inform the driver when the brakes are worn out, it may not work with aftermarket parts (the owner's manual will say whether or not her car has this feature) Aftermarket brake pads are, in my experience, more likely to squeak, and can cause other problems too. As an example, when the Nissan titan came out, the rotors would warp in 4to 6 thousand miles with normal use. Nissan revised the design of the brake pads and altered nothing else and fixed the problem. The quality of the pads makes a huge difference. If the car needs new rotors and pads, or if it needs new calipers, the cost may in fact be reasonable. I would still advise her to go to another mechanic and get a second opinion, you never know how scrupulous someone is, and it can't hurt, right?|||i have done a lot of rovers,and the cost on doing front brakes on them usually runs around 400 bucks at the most,i don't know who she called ,but tell her not to let them repair it,that's way to much,there isn't any more work in doing that one than a Chevy,i don't know why mechanics charge this much,i been at this for 37 yrs,and you don't have to make all your money off of one customer,you make it a little at a time.anything over 400 is too much,good luck with it.