Brake jobs are the biggest ripoff in history.
I can imagine they eyes widening on those mechanics when a woman walks in the door.
40 bucks for pad replacement on each end as long as they didn’t wait to long and destroy the rotors.
Even so the rotors are usually cheaper than the pads, around 20 bucks each last time i did it.
I do brake jobs for all my friends and family if they want it, especially the girls.
I HATE seeing people get ripped off and the brake job is usually under an hour and easy as hell.
Same here! I still remember my old-timer neighbor telling me stories about disc brakes, and how the shops charged at least twice, if not more, to work on them, even though they were MUCH EASIER than drums (as I also know first-hand, over dozens of years). The thing was - they were new, and people didn’t know better.
The BEST THING that I ever learned growing up was to be able to repair cars. The number of times that I actually took a car in to the shop (other than for tires or a 4-wheel alignment, or major body work) can still be counted on one hand. Needless to say, my kids didn’t get a free ride in this areas either, especially my boys!