bad morning - $850 bill at stealership

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Oct 18, 2005 | 04:55 PM

#41

BewstAdd1ct

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Originally Posted by BlackBIRDVQ

We get 4.8 hours to do all 4 rotor cut, and install new pads with hardware, another 1.5 for a aligment and if you just happen to come in for a 60K service another 4.0 hours. If you got a good brake lathe, know how to hustle you can perform all the above mentioned work in less than 3 hours, yet you get paid grand total of 10.3 hours for that whole job.

hells yeah... cut fronts while taking apart the rears, balance wheels while cutting the rears, fluids and filters, quick inspection and over to the alignment rack for 30 mins, at most. we only get 3.0 for a 30K, however. gotta pay off tools and student loans.

Oct 18, 2005 | 04:55 PM

#42

BewstAdd1ct

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and irish, you messed up the whole page

Oct 18, 2005 | 05:21 PM

#43

Stewpid

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I've got to get into an Acura dealer. I work my *** off on Saabs and Saturns for 10 hours on a good day. Local Acura techs are pushing 20. I don't know how they get away with it, but I want a piece!

Oct 18, 2005 | 05:56 PM

#44

BewstAdd1ct

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i flag 10 hours on a good day too...

i dont think Blackbird has 10 hours by lunchtime every day... its a rollercoaster...

Oct 18, 2005 | 08:19 PM

#45

shoman94

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Originally Posted by 03on18s

i didn't send my car in to have the brake pads changed, c'mon...i'm not that helpless. but when they called me this morning, they made it sound like my car might not stop again. maybe i'm just a sucker, but it didn't sound like i could wait the week or so shipping time to get everything. and oh yea, changing pads/rotors in a college parking lot in the rain would have been a blast too.

Last 2 days have been fine here....you could have gotten brakes from other places....
The car was stopping wasn't it? Was the car shaking when braking? Was it squealing?

Oct 19, 2005 | 01:28 PM

#46

Don Kawa

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yea i just bought an 02 and 2 days later its throwing codes and now has a bad coil...

Oct 19, 2005 | 06:03 PM

#47

03on18s

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my car shook violently under moderate/heavy braking and squealed on occasion.

Oct 20, 2005 | 07:30 PM

#48

BewstAdd1ct

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Originally Posted by Don Kawa

yea i just bought an 02 and 2 days later its throwing codes and now has a bad coil...

in the first week of owning my 02, the MAF failed. you cant expect a perfect car when you buy used.

Oct 23, 2005 | 09:29 PM

#49

JD2k2

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56k on my '02 and only problem i've had is both rear 02 sensors needing replaced (under warranty) knock on wood! wait this particle board i'm knocking on oooops