Just venting...

Just found out my Max is gonna cost me about $1500 to fix (transmission bearings shot, replacing broken motor/tranny mounts, new clutch, flywheel resurfacing, etc.) I'll have it back today, but DAMN this hurts!!! Good thing is that I get a 1-yr/12,000 mile warranty on all the parts & labor that's being done, and the peace of mind that everything is practically brand new in there.

I'll feel better about it after I get it back, though. I guess I can feel good that I'm not without the ride for two months like I was the first time I had to have the tranny rebuilt.

Out of curiousity, though, is this normal for the transmission to have such major issues after only a-year-and-a-half??? I don't drive my Max hard (yet) but I do drive it EVERYWHERE. (Case in point, I just had the brakes done about a week ago, and I put nearly 30K miles on that set of brake pads.) Since the car is all mine now, I suppose this comes with the territory of having a now 14-yr. old car.

I still love it though. . .

peace2u

 

You drove 30,000 miles in one week!?

 

I think he means he put 30K miles on the previous brake pads.

 

 

 

a$$!!

and it's lophix!! get it right bish!

 

haha Jeff92se =

 

might want to invest in some lifetime pads

 

Yeah,

I had the brakes done at Midas in Harbor City when I first got the brakes done on this car, so I get free brake pads as long as I own it, but Midas KILLS you with the labor charges - I spent just over $300 last week on just replacing all the brake pads and the rear passenger-side rotor.

I'm going to have to learn to do my own brakes.

BTW - I asked the manager there at Midas about installing cross-drilled/slotted rotors, and he said that it's only worth it if you drive your car really hard. To his knowledge, cross-drilled/slotted rotors do not decrease stopping distances, nor do they promise longer rotor life by keeping the rotors cooler. The cooling of the rotors is minimal, and he mentioned that the studies he's read have indicated to him that quality suspension parts have been shown to aid in the better performance of braking than have the cross-drilled/slotted rotors. According to him, people pay for the "look" of the rotors because they look "sexier" with the custom wheels people put on their cars.

Anybody have any information that contradicts what this guy at Midas told me??? Reason being, I was interested in changing the rotors because I thought that I'd have to do so, but I've got a lot of life left on my front rotors, and I found a place in Long Beach that you can get the entire set of rotors (cross-drilled and slotted) for just over $200.00. Lemme know...

You guys are funny

peace2u

 

The guy is exactly right, the only reason cross drilled would make the car stop better is if they are a bigger rotor. The big advantage to them is they don't fade and heat up when using them hard (such as heavy traffic). If you heat up your non-cross drilled pads, then you will lose performance, but only then. Hopefully this is as clear as molassas. Midas WILL rip you off on labor, that is the business they are in.