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Last brake job I did was on my previous car which was a 2006 Mazda 3s. $200 in parts for front/rear rotors and pads. $100 to the mechanic to put them on. $300 total. Job took about 45 minutes.
no reason at all to replace the rotors at 36k . They ripped you off.
Once again,....There is not sufficient info here to make such a statement. If you are a seasoned tech, you should know this. If you are not, you should not make such assertions!
Once again,....There is not sufficient info here to make such a statement. If you are a seasoned tech, you should know this. If you are not, you should not make such assertions!
Ill stand by my statement as long as the pads were not worn down to the metal and the rotors were damaged.. Otherwise NO REASON at all to replace at 36k
When I got my safety sticker the guy said I needed a brake job. He told me in broken English he would do it for $185. (2009 Toyota Corolla LE, just over 36000 miles) I didn't trust him, so I took it to the dealer. It cost almost $500. I realize dealers charge more, but I didn't expect that.
Anybody ever heard of a $500 brake job?
The guy who safety checked your car was probably going to pocket the $185 for himself and Lord only knows where he would have come up with the parts you needed for your Toyota. You were smart to take it back to the dealer and YES we have paid $500.00 and more for break work on our Toyotas. Seeing that yours is only 3 plus years old, did you check whatever warantee you have with it?? Were the brakes covered under any kind of warantee?? If you bought the Toyota used it could be that maybe the brakes were not covered.
I am not a mechanic but have learned over the years that it is best to get work done on a fairly new car at the dealership where you got it. Their mechanics are usually the best and the price you pay is well worth it. Also be sure to check what kind of warantee coverages you get and what is covered for how long....might surprise you.
The guy who safety checked your car was probably going to pocket the $185 for himself and Lord only knows where he would have come up with the parts you needed for your Toyota. You were smart to take it back to the dealer and YES we have paid $500.00 and more for break work on our Toyotas. Seeing that yours is only 3 plus years old, did you check whatever warantee you have with it?? Were the brakes covered under any kind of warantee?? If you bought the Toyota used it could be that maybe the brakes were not covered.
I am not a mechanic but have learned over the years that it is best to get work done on a fairly new car at the dealership where you got it. Their mechanics are usually the best and the price you pay is well worth it. Also be sure to check what kind of warantee coverages you get and what is covered for how long....might surprise you.
I'm glad you believe that, and are comfortable with it.
Ill stand by my statement as long as the pads were not worn down to the metal and the rotors were damaged.. Otherwise NO REASON at all to replace at 36k
I have no idea how many hundreds (thousands?) of brake jobs I've done. However, I can say that there may very well be reason to replace the rotors at 36000 miles. It'd be an extreme and unusual case, but there's no doubt that it has happened.
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