bushes and brakes
hi i wonder if anyone can give me some help , ive just been told that my a8 is finished in the workshop and all the damage and paintwork is sorted , as the mot and tax ran out while being repaired in the garage i asked if they could mot the car before returning it , unfortunately its failed , they have told me the handbrake mechanism is seized and both rear calipers are needing replacing , this apparently is a common fault although on a 50 000 mile car this seems a bit strange to me , also some of the front bushes on the steering and anti roll bar need changing so they said i need the complete front changed , they tell me its going to cost me 2600 squids to get it done with them , but this seems really excessive as i dont think they want to do this work as they are a body repair company so have overquoted the cost . what does anyone think about this and how easy are these bushes to replace , do the calipers always need replacing with this handbrake problem and are there better replacements on the market . cheers all help and suggestions would be appreciated . cheers chalkywhyte
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