Price estimate (please help) expert mechanics

[brianjb]

If the car is making that much noise then you should probably replace rotors as well. I'd skip the brake flush. Just replace brake pads and rotors.

[need4speed2012]

A. High

B. Not needed. selling your car

C. High

[Hedgehog_Mom]

I just had the front brakes done on my truck, just the pads, for $150.

If I had done it myself, it would have been about $40 for the pads and a dollar for grease. I didn't feel like doing it myself this time though.

[Pirouline]

Sorry for the late reply folks - been out of town not much access to internet -

Thank you too all the experts on the review of the estimate.

The car is 2003 by the way -

[383man]

I also live in Md and have been a tech at a Dodge dealer the last 24 years. If your selling the car and the brakes feel fine dont waste your money on a brake flush. Most shops sell that as a fast buck. Heck most cars go through their life and never change the brake fluid but I dont agree with that but as long as your brakes feel good and the fluid looks ok then dont waste your money on it. The $265 for the front brakes is not bad if they are doing the front brakes and turning the rotors and replacing the pads. And if rear drive they should repack the front wheel bearings and replace the seals. Most shops in Md charge about $75 to $120 per hr for labor depending on if its a small shop or large dealer. The 4 wheel alignment is not to bad but a bit high. Thats about 1 hrs labor which is what they usually give us techs for an average 4 wheel align but most shops also give a slight dicount on the hr labor on alignments as they normally run from about $69.99 to about $100 dollars. All in all dont waste the money on the flush and shop around and see how much other shops will cherge for the brakes and alignment. Good luck , Ron

[wheelsup]

Originally Posted by Pirouline

Sorry for the late reply folks - been out of town not much access to internet -

Thank you too all the experts on the review of the estimate.

The car is 2003 by the way -

2003 WHAT?

Porsche 911, Mercedes S500, Ford Escape??

Make and model needed.

[Suncc49]

Did the front pads and rotors on my 2010 corolla for $70.00 in my driveway...... Youtube is a great resource for figuring out how to do most things yourself. A 15 minute video on changing brakes could save you huge.

Job took me about an hour.