Hi all,
Just taken my Seat Leon Cupra ST in for an annual service (2nd year of owning the car), and it's been flagged that my front nearside front shock absorber is 'leaking' and requires replacement (as usual advise is to replace in pairs, which I understand).
Car is sitting at just under 50k miles at the moment - not sure if that is the expected lifespan for these parts, something tells me not?
Aware from reading online that there is a different between 'hazing' and 'leaking' (the latter would resolve in an MOT fail and will definitely need doing). I'm going to ring and ask them to clarify the 'leaking' comment, while my MOT is due in a month, so I'm hoping that both will help to determine whether its something that need urgently doing, or whether I can hold off in the short term.
Nevertheless, the independent garage the car is with has quoted £1268.06 for replacement of both shock absorbers - I'm not overly familiar with cost of various part replacements, so trying to gauge based on what I've read whether this is overly high (or whether the estimates online are likely based on non-Cupra i.e. non-performance vehicles).
Keen to know if anyone has had this work done, and or has an idea how much this would cost with a main dealer, and ultimately whether this sounds 'about right' for cost of parts and labour involved?
Thanks in advance.
JD
Just taken my Seat Leon Cupra ST in for an annual service (2nd year of owning the car), and it's been flagged that my front nearside front shock absorber is 'leaking' and requires replacement (as usual advise is to replace in pairs, which I understand).
Car is sitting at just under 50k miles at the moment - not sure if that is the expected lifespan for these parts, something tells me not?
Aware from reading online that there is a different between 'hazing' and 'leaking' (the latter would resolve in an MOT fail and will definitely need doing). I'm going to ring and ask them to clarify the 'leaking' comment, while my MOT is due in a month, so I'm hoping that both will help to determine whether its something that need urgently doing, or whether I can hold off in the short term.
Nevertheless, the independent garage the car is with has quoted £1268.06 for replacement of both shock absorbers - I'm not overly familiar with cost of various part replacements, so trying to gauge based on what I've read whether this is overly high (or whether the estimates online are likely based on non-Cupra i.e. non-performance vehicles).
Keen to know if anyone has had this work done, and or has an idea how much this would cost with a main dealer, and ultimately whether this sounds 'about right' for cost of parts and labour involved?
Thanks in advance.
JD
