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lmw115
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Dec 24, 2007, 5:52 PM
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 I purchased a 2003 Nissan Altima in 2003, with 19,000 miles on it. It was previously a rental car.
At inspection time in 2005, at approx. 42,000 miles, I was told I needed new brakes, shoes, pads, drums, rotors calipers, and anything else having to do with new brakes. Figuring that the first 20,000 miles were rough on the brakes, I invested about $700 or so on the whole brake system plus labor.
Last year, at inspection time, I took my car to a different garage who told me I needed new brakes. I was totally unexpecting that, but they said that the left rear was worn down (I cannot remember the numbers now) so far that my car would not pass inspection without replacement.
I took my car back to the garage who guaranteed the brakes they put on the previous year and they were a little red in the face, stating that the brakes didn't wear evenly due to their error so the brakes and the labor for that fix were free.
I just had my car inspected again in November and I told the mechanic the brakes had started squealing upon stopping a couple weeks before and was told that I needed new rotors??? . I cannot remember exactly what he said I needed because I was in shock and told him I was not interested in spending $700 every two years on brakes. He said they would sand them down but it was a temporary fix.
I told him this is the first car I ever had where I needed to replace the braking system every couple years. In fact I had several different cars for numerous years and never needed to replace more than the brakes on occassion. The mechanic told me that it is usual to have this work done approximately every 25,000 miles, but I now only have 62,000 miles on my car and I am not extremely hard on the brakes when I drive. Is this mechanic taking me for a ride?
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leftuncheck'd
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Dec 26, 2007, 9:46 PM
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The brakes master cylinder should have been under factory warranty. A do-it-yourselfer is going to pay an average of $20-40 per wheel for pads or shoes.
Rotors should last 40000 miles min. I've had my "factory" calipers for over 100,000 miles.
I've bought 3 cars from rental car places, not the big guys, like thrifty or avis, but the Rent-a-wreck places. There usually pretty good at maintaining their vehicles. Those 19,000 miles probably weren't "hard" miles. But who knows ?
$700 bucks plus labor is a chunk. I wouldn't of paid it.
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