Land Rover Repair: on mechanics, wheel bearings, mailorder source

Question
how do you determine if your mechanic is being truthful and is there a website to compare general price range of parts & labor?
i need to get the front brakes done on a 94DIS. the rotors,brakes,labor = 600$
merci

Answer
It does not sound like you have a truthfulness question.  It sounds like you have a price question. Am I missing something?

The only truthfulness question I can see is "Does it need brake work, and if so what," and I can't answet that.  You should seek a second opinion in that case.

Front brake rotors are around $80 each, or $160 for two

Front pads, depending upon brand, could cost $30-150

Labor is at least 3 hours, maybe 4, costing $200-400 most places

You may also want to repack the wheel bearings, another hour of work and $50 of seals and grease.

You can price genuine parts at your local dealer.

A mailorder source of genuine parts is Rovers North, 802 879 0032

A mailorder source of aftermarket parts is Atlantic British, 800 533 2210