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You didnt answer the question if you would do it for 40 bucks. Uh huh.
you are sounding more and more like some kind of expert know it all ......:SIB
Car repair guys (again)
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You didnt answer the question if you would do it for 40 bucks. Uh huh.
you are sounding more and more like some kind of expert know it all ......:SIB
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01-23-2003, 04:48 PM
if your going to buy brake pads please stay away from the wearevers and any other cheap pads. with all the problems on these trucks with warping rotors wearevers will have your rotors warped in about 10,000 or less. im speaking from expierence these pads are cheap but are very hard and build up a lot of heat. i have a 97 f150 4x4 and i have used bendix and raybestos with very good success. i would definately spend a little more now as it will save you in the future. on average and i say average, front brake pads should last about 50,000 miles if you have a premium set of pads. hope this helps
I said the average Joe can put front pads on for $40 bucks. I'm not a know it all, just some common sense.
the biggest rip off is the chain mechanics like Midas that charge $129 for front brakes. I can put new pads and roters on your car for less than $40 ./Morris
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No you didnt, you said you could.
Geez Louis Morris.
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No you didnt, you said you could.
Geez Louis Morris.
!5 years ago front pads and rotors lasted 50,000 miles.Let me ask you what has been your expierence with the cheap crap they manufacture now? They don't even turn rotors anymore. It's cheaper to replace. How many miles you got on that truck and how many times have you changed them?
The average Joe can do it. He just has to roll up his sleeves and try!!! That's why they have parts stores.
I got that from a blog on brake pads.
you said you could change them for 40 bucks.
you were misleading the public again.
The old bait and switch.
Oh you wanted the Raybestos pads.... now them are going to cost you .......
its a cruel world of auto repair.
where is your shop anyways
you said you could change them for 40 bucks.
you were misleading the public again.
The old bait and switch.
Oh you wanted the Raybestos pads.... now them are going to cost you .......
its a cruel world of auto repair.
where is your shop anyways
I change my own for $40, The average guy can do it. Not with the wrench you have though. Have you ever tried it?
A few months ago, my husband took our 1989 Volvo in for its semiannual servicing to a local dealer on Long Island. There were the usual things that needed replacement or servicing--belts, an oil change, general alignment--for which the cost was about $360, including parts and labor. But to our surprise, the service representative informed us that all four brakes were shot and needed to be replaced at a cost of $870. However, as "valued" customers, we'd get a $100 discount!
Now, if we hadn't replaced the front brakes only six months earlier for about one-half this quoted price, we probably wouldn't have thought much about it. Despite the car's age and mileage (about 125,000 miles at that point), we still hadn't driven it enough to wear out the front brakes in such a short time. We decided to seek a second opinion. And it's a good thing. After cleaning off the brake pads, the second mechanic found that we had, at least, another six months of wear before the brakes or pads needed replacing.:scared
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Now, if we hadn't replaced the front brakes only six months earlier for about one-half this quoted price, we probably wouldn't have thought much about it. Despite the car's age and mileage (about 125,000 miles at that point), we still hadn't driven it enough to wear out the front brakes in such a short time. We decided to seek a second opinion. And it's a good thing. After cleaning off the brake pads, the second mechanic found that we had, at least, another six months of wear before the brakes or pads needed replacing.:scared
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that is not the point you said everyone could do it for 40 bucks. :142smilie Scotty you are a piece of work.
Penguin i swear we had this conversation 3 weeks ago with your transmission and you took nobody's advice and went and got hit up for 700:shrug:
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Sounds like the public to me, unless its your
good friends :scared
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My point is you run a admitted crooked auto repair shop and your stay in hell will only be justification for ripping off the public.
