State of play with my suspension/bushes - Don't know what to make of it

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

bit dubious that its the actual lock thats broken - surely its just a catch and a soleniod  it was your rear passenger door that has problems? - for that price i'd want a gurantee that if the problem isn't cured i'd want my money back!

as for your list

1 - tell them to fook off
2 - £50 to rectify with discs and pads and hour of your own time
3 - wishsbones possibly? basically they are £25 per side and just 5 bolts un-does them - about an hour's labour max
4 - get a new bracket welded on
5 - minimum legal limit is 1.8mm so plenty of mileage left
6 - i paid £30 from VW themselves for my fluid change 2 WEEKS AGO!
7 - need them - time to upgrade to full aero 

don't worry about the cambelt - its 40K or every 4 years.  I expect your service book isn't stamped with it so they've taken one look and gone 'its not been done' they keep trying to tell me the same thing yet i've got receipts to prove the work was done

Legal UK minimum tyre depth is 1.6 mm!

well i'm making sure he's safe then isn't it 

But, this is Bob, though, isn't it??!!   

[bobbarley]

 

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

The brake fluid, easy job though isn't it?  Drain it out, then top up with new stuff, whilst bleeding?

The Mk4 system isn't the easiest on the planet to bleed, though.  You'd be wise to buy a bleeding kit.  & by the time you've done this..................................

[bobbarley]

The brake fluid, easy job though isn't it?  Drain it out, then top up with new stuff, whilst bleeding?

The Mk4 system isn't the easiest on the planet to bleed, though.  You'd be wise to buy a bleeding kit.  & by the time you've done this..................................

Point taken.  Definitely doesn't need doing at the moment though after one year.  I'll leave it, and if it does come up on the MOT, will just get it done then.

[Rhyso]

The brake fluid, easy job though isn't it?  Drain it out, then top up with new stuff, whilst bleeding?

The Mk4 system isn't the easiest on the planet to bleed, though.  You'd be wise to buy a bleeding kit.  & by the time you've done this..................................

Point taken.  Definitely doesn't need doing at the moment though after one year.  I'll leave it, and if it does come up on the MOT, will just get it done then.

get your brakes fitted first if doing the work yourself or get the garage doing the work to do the brake fluid at the same time

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

Just joshing, sunshine! 

[bobbarley]

Reckon front and back brakes should be done in an hour at a garage?

[Rhyso]

Reckon front and back brakes should be done in an hour at a garage?

fronts yes
rears perhaps a little longer - depends if you're fitting the new splash shields as you have to remove the hubs to do so

[bobbarley]

I didn't buy any new splash shields.  Just got discs and pads coming.

[Rhyso]

I didn't buy any new splash shields.  Just got discs and pads coming.

sorry i thought you were upgrading to the 256mm.  So you're just replacing the standard rears at the moment?