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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
What the heck do you drive for a car??? 500 dollars for parts is way over excessive even for 4 corners... Unless I suppose you drive a BMW or Lexus or such... As for 1400$ to have all 4 brakes done, where the heck are you having your work done the dealer????
I just priced out pads and rotors for my Tow vehicle getting top of the line parts from AutoZone, it only came to 325$ dollars.....As for labor I have never seen a brake job all 4 corners take anymore the 2-3 hours, and even at 100 dollars an hour, that is only 300$ bring the total to 625$....
Now grant you I drive American Made vehicles....But come on 1400$ for brakes, I don't think you go to a very honorable garage for price estimates, or you did / where looking to have more done then just pads and rotors.
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I drive a Lexus and yes the parts are expensive and yes I stick with OEM only, no aftermarket stuff, yes there is a BIG difference. That was new rotors and pads in all four corners. I'd never pay that kind of money to get the job done, someone that I work with has the same car and had theirs done at the stealership and that was the bill. Of course you do get for ahem "free" a loaner car, and your car gets returned washed and vacuumed out which is a nice gesture but still that's nuts.
The other thing to remember is that labor rates are charged by the estimated book time, not based on how long it actually takes, otherwise known as flat rate.