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re: I just got worked by the mechanic
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:11 pm to YOURADHERE
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:11 pm to YOURADHERE
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3 hours labor to change brakes seems reasonable, f
lol what? im not even that handy with vehicles and have my front pads changed in 45 min
Thats hilarious how bad he got ripped
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:12 pm to Puffoluffagus
What shop is that?
Please tell me that isn't chabills????
Please tell me that isn't chabills????
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:13 pm to Puffoluffagus
Almost 1600 dolla bills to put on brakes and wheels? Poor thing, you must be broke.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:14 pm to Puffoluffagus
$100 for pads? Damn jena
$100/hr for labor ain't no joke either
Dunno what shop supplies would cost $120
You learned that you could've saved yourself $800 had you done the brakes yourself. Nobody's fault buy your own. They didn't give you a quote before they started?
$100/hr for labor ain't no joke either
Dunno what shop supplies would cost $120
You learned that you could've saved yourself $800 had you done the brakes yourself. Nobody's fault buy your own. They didn't give you a quote before they started?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:14 pm to lsufanintexas
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Hell we pay $40 here in Texas.
I paid $7 yesterday for my safety inspection...the mechanics were actually upset that it was so cheap.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:15 pm to BeerMoney
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Looks like you waited as long as possible before getting your vehicle serviced.
Nah. Its an 06 ridgeline with/245k miles. Rotors were due to be replaced this go around. One tire had a factory defect and sidewall was cracked on the inside. Would've have never noticed if the brakes werent being addressed.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:17 pm to Puffoluffagus
You at least get some Michelin tires for that amount?
Should've done it yourself
Should've done it yourself
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:18 pm to meauxjeaux2
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only thing i see ridiculous is the shop supplies. That is like 5x as much as shops charge for shop supplies
Agree. No matter the figure, it pisses me to have business overhead itemized like that. Like we're supposed to pay for the grease, rags, etc. used on a job...
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:18 pm to Puffoluffagus
You could have done your rotors and pads for a couple hundred bucks at Auto Zone and a Saturday afternoon.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:19 pm to Puffoluffagus
Who buys 2 tires? Hope you put the new ones on the back, where they belong.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:19 pm to Puffoluffagus
You can do brakes yourself. Just need a C clamp, good socket set, and the supplies. Pads are round $30-40. Rotos: $80 for a pair at AZ.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:21 pm to Puffoluffagus
This is why you should always just buy new every 2-3 years. Don't have to worry about this nonsense.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:21 pm to Hammertime
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You learned that you could've saved yourself $800 had you done the brakes yourself. Nobody's fault buy your own. They didn't give you a quote before they started?
This is true. I took it in for the inspection. Normally I would do it myself but my free time is limited these and didn't want to have to come back on another day and do the reinspection (its a bigger pain in the arse here than in LA). Didn't ask for a quote but figured it would be around 500 or so for the brakes and rotors. Wasn't expecting double.
What's done is done.
... Essentially I was ready for these comments when I started this thread.

Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:22 pm to weedGOKU666
Get the frick out if your car has more than 50,000 miles on it
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:22 pm to Puffoluffagus
$99/hour for labor? Am I reading that right?
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:23 pm to Walt OReilly
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Please tell me that isn't chabills????
Wouldnt surprise me it it were
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:24 pm to tgrbaitn08
$125/each for rotors? Damn, I replaced mine a few years back for about $25 a rotor from Auto Zone.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:26 pm to Puffoluffagus
wow....I fell bad for you.
I had basically the same stuff done on my car ,minus the new tires about a month ago and paid $380
I had basically the same stuff done on my car ,minus the new tires about a month ago and paid $380
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:27 pm to supadave3
Hey man. I got high quality Napa auto parts from them.
Honestly all I can do is laugh about how much this wrecks my next pay check.

Honestly all I can do is laugh about how much this wrecks my next pay check.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 12:27 pm to Puffoluffagus
You really got fricked, but hey, mechanics have to eat to.
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