Re: Fair Price for Brake Work?
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Well, considering you can walk into AutoZone and buy front brake pads for both wheels for $35 (for quality pads, you can get junk for less), rotors for $20 a piece (again quality), and it only takes 20 minutes to do the job (plus, the shop pays less for the parts), they're not charging $65 for labor. It's ridiculous that you can buy pads for $35 RETAIL, and the shop will list it as a $75 part, and not even use ceramic pads.
Doing brakes on a car is no more complicated than doing brakes on a ten-speed bike.
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I have the invoice that details the cost for everything, I can post it line by line later. So i can see exactly what they were charging. The only thing that really bothers me about the whole thing is they were unable to finish the car the day I dropped it off. The reason given was they didnt have all the parts needed, well you are a dealer with a large service center and I drive a fairly common car, why the hell dont you have these parts on hand?
Lastly there is no way in hell I was doing this myself. I dont have the tools, the mechanical ability or the desire to even think about trying home auto repair.
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