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Brake job on daughters car (check)

 
Lur~king
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09/21/2013 04:06 PM
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Brake job on daughters car (check)
Two hours of my time 90 bucks for new pads and rotors, saved 300.00 per what they quoted her at the tire shop.

So here's to you Mr. ripoff tire changer.

skull_fing
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09/21/2013 04:28 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Especially if you have disc brakes on all four wheels, this is a super easy job to do yourself if you have any mechanical aptitude.
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09/21/2013 04:31 PM
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Good job you burned 350 calories.


Tell the woman you want a Sandwich.
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09/21/2013 04:31 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Two hours of my time 90 bucks for new pads and rotors, saved 300.00 per what they quoted her at the tire shop.

So here's to you Mr. ripoff tire changer.

skull_fing
 Quoting: Lur~king


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09/21/2013 04:33 PM
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2 hours? Did you have lunch while you were doing it?

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Lur~king  (OP)

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2 hours? Did you have lunch while you were doing it?

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That included going into town and getting parts......smart azz
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09/21/2013 04:35 PM
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2 hours? Did you have lunch while you were doing it?

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maybe he had a coupla beers and watched the first half of the football game too

it would have taken me 4 hours
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09/21/2013 04:37 PM
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I'm just dogging you....
As long as people don't let the vehicle fall on their ass it's a win-win!
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09/21/2013 04:40 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
I can replace pads/shoes but I've never done rotors. I am in disbelief (not doubting you but I can't imagine) that $90 covered pads and rotors. That's what it cost my car for 4 (all disc) brakes alone 6 months ago. I did get the ceramic ones so they wouldn't show dust on my rims but it's not like I got Brembos (which was the other option and they were 2x the price, I think).
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Two hours of my time 90 bucks for new pads and rotors, saved 300.00 per what they quoted her at the tire shop.

So here's to you Mr. ripoff tire changer.

skull_fing
 Quoting: Lur~king


why finger to the tire changer? he is not the owner of the shop who quoted you 300. That guy is getting paid 20 dollars per hour max to do your brake job. I'm a mechanic and i'm tired of people talking shit about mechanics when it's the actual shop owner and managers that RIP YOU OFF. The mechanic just does the work
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09/21/2013 04:44 PM
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Probably did just the front
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09/21/2013 04:48 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Two hours of my time 90 bucks for new pads and rotors, saved 300.00 per what they quoted her at the tire shop.

So here's to you Mr. ripoff tire changer.

skull_fing
 Quoting: Lur~king


why finger to the tire changer? he is not the owner of the shop who quoted you 300. That guy is getting paid 20 dollars per hour max to do your brake job. I'm a mechanic and i'm tired of people talking shit about mechanics when it's the actual shop owner and managers that RIP YOU OFF. The mechanic just does the work
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That's all fine and dandy - if the mechanic actually does all of the work that he's supposed to.

I can't trust a single damn Michigan licensed mechanic to do the work that needs to be done. Have to find some off the book dude to get it done right or do it myself.
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09/21/2013 04:51 PM
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Only 2 hours, including properly cleaning and lubing everything AND adjusting the parking brake AND getting the parts? lol.
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09/21/2013 04:53 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Two hours of my time 90 bucks for new pads and rotors, saved 300.00 per what they quoted her at the tire shop.

So here's to you Mr. ripoff tire changer.

skull_fing
 Quoting: Lur~king


why finger to the tire changer? he is not the owner of the shop who quoted you 300. That guy is getting paid 20 dollars per hour max to do your brake job. I'm a mechanic and i'm tired of people talking shit about mechanics when it's the actual shop owner and managers that RIP YOU OFF. The mechanic just does the work
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46480848


That's all fine and dandy - if the mechanic actually does all of the work that he's supposed to.

I can't trust a single damn Michigan licensed mechanic to do the work that needs to be done. Have to find some off the book dude to get it done right or do it myself.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22958406


I have about 7 years experience and in most shops I have been maybe 1 out of 10 were crooks which is not that bad of a ratio. The real crook is the guy who is selling you the work, quoting it as high as he can to make a good profit.
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Two hours of my time 90 bucks for new pads and rotors, saved 300.00 per what they quoted her at the tire shop.

So here's to you Mr. ripoff tire changer.

skull_fing
 Quoting: Lur~king


why finger to the tire changer? he is not the owner of the shop who quoted you 300. That guy is getting paid 20 dollars per hour max to do your brake job. I'm a mechanic and i'm tired of people talking shit about mechanics when it's the actual shop owner and managers that RIP YOU OFF. The mechanic just does the work
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46480848


That's all fine and dandy - if the mechanic actually does all of the work that he's supposed to.

I can't trust a single damn Michigan licensed mechanic to do the work that needs to be done. Have to find some off the book dude to get it done right or do it myself.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22958406


I have about 7 years experience and in most shops I have been maybe 1 out of 10 were crooks which is not that bad of a ratio. The real crook is the guy who is selling you the work, quoting it as high as he can to make a good profit.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 46480848


and half the time that guy selling you the work is making more money sitting on his chair and ordering parts than the guy DOING the work, which pisses me off too.
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09/21/2013 05:13 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Good work.
I have been in the trade for 12 years and have worked in several workshops/mobile mechanical businesses.
There are crooks or poorly trained/poor attitude mechanics out there.

Some are outright dangerous without even knowing it.

But as for ripping you off, did the car need brakes? Some of the tyre places I know of report brakes and bushes to drum up extra work, but have the owner doubting so they often came to me (mobile mechanic, at the time) for a second opinion.
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09/21/2013 05:17 PM
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did you get lifetime warranty on your parts OP>?
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09/21/2013 05:22 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
I have about 7 years experience and in most shops I have been maybe 1 out of 10 were crooks which is not that bad of a ratio. The real crook is the guy who is selling you the work, quoting it as high as he can to make a good profit.
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What this guy said.
Mechanics aren't the ones you have to worry about.. it's the sales people.
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09/21/2013 05:50 PM
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Thanks for the analysis. It would have been a net loss in revenue for me, inasmuch as it would have taken longer. Better to leave it to the experts IMHO.

Now if her computer had broken, that's a whole different story...
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Lur~king  (OP)

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09/21/2013 10:48 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
I can replace pads/shoes but I've never done rotors. I am in disbelief (not doubting you but I can't imagine) that $90 covered pads and rotors. That's what it cost my car for 4 (all disc) brakes alone 6 months ago. I did get the ceramic ones so they wouldn't show dust on my rims but it's not like I got Brembos (which was the other option and they were 2x the price, I think).
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I just did the front but yes that is what the shoe's and rotors cost at autozone.
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
Thanks for the analysis. It would have been a net loss in revenue for me, inasmuch as it would have taken longer. Better to leave it to the experts IMHO.

Now if her computer had broken, that's a whole different story...
 Quoting: SevenThunders




That is my wife's department, two weeks ago she replaced the motherboard on my machine.......she is good with computers.
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09/21/2013 10:53 PM
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Re: Brake job on daughters car (check)
My whole point with the thread was that the big name shops like here were we live commercial tire or les shwab always always always rip people off, I realize front disc brakes are an easy task....in fact I would think most women could do a brake job if they wanted to.

Last Edited by Will Munny on 09/21/2013 10:53 PM
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09/21/2013 10:55 PM
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i work on my trucks, wifes suv and the car. yeah. it never ends. But for what a garage charges and dealing with the b.s. of bringing it to a garage its easier and cheaper to just do it yourself.
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09/21/2013 10:57 PM
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good job on making sure your daughter has a safe car by the way. drums in back?
takes a lot longer before the drums go. all the weight shifts to the front of a car and most of the braking power is in the front. whether discs in back or drums, plan on checking them every other time you do the fronts or something. i just finally did the back on our car and it had over a hundred k on it.
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2 hours? Did you have lunch while you were doing it?

tomato
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That included going into town and getting parts......smart azz
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Just wait till the mofo calipers come off going down hill!

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