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03-21-2007, 05:41 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Coventry, RI
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A brake job at the local dealer where I bought my Baja. $450 per axle and the guy said it with a straight face!!! Brought it to my service guy. He did all 4 wheels, lifetime pads, an oil change and new wipers (not blades, the whole shootin' match) for less than $400. The dealers seem to think they have ya by the b____s! 
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Catch'em up,
ThomCat
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03-21-2007, 05:50 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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03-22-2007, 09:30 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Went in yesterday for a new pair of seeing glasses....326.00
Thats a lot of plugs.
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AKA MDM
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03-22-2007, 09:24 PM
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North Shore Lurker
Join Date: May 2004
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That's all labor.
Lifetime pads....meaning the lifetime of the pads.
Warranteed until they wear out. Then you have to buy new ones.
All around brake job and an oil change?
I would have charged you a case of Sam Adams.
Plus parts. $200 tops.
I just don't do wipers. |
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03-23-2007, 06:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Coventry, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sok
That's all labor.
Lifetime pads....meaning the lifetime of the pads.
Warranteed until they wear out. Then you have to buy new ones.
All around brake job and an oil change?
I would have charged you a case of Sam Adams.
Plus parts. $200 tops.
I just don't do wipers.
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  Give me your number. Next time I'll not only hire you (although the wiper thing is a bit ??????) but, in the spirit of appreciation, also help you knock down the case of Sam's. |
Catch'em up,
ThomCat
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03-22-2007, 09:51 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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I may be lucky, I drive a mid 90's gm car I got from an old lady with 9,000 miles for a very low price. I do all the brake work myself and I can generally do my front axle for example for about 60.00. That includes installing brand new rotors. Never had a problem. Done it twice now on that car. I've never heard of 450 per axle. That is definately a rip off. Gonna crawl under the car this weekend and replace muffler and middle pipe. Takes some work to cut out but will save about 200.00 + instead of going to one of those "places" that does that. I've found those auto parts stores are pretty good with the warranties. I have a muffler I have replaced about 4 times now with free ones and I have gotten free brake pads too. Got that care up to 200,000 with buying 1 muffler. There are some rip offs out there, but it pays to shop around. |
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