Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 01:51:41 GMT From: 'nuther Bob <<bobnopsamodomainatall.com>> Subject: Re: 2000 9-3 Brakes
On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:40:44 GMT, David Eastwood <eatswodonopsami.com> wrote: >My 2000 9-3 was in for its 30,000 mile service today. Imagine my >surprise to get a phone call from the dealer this afternoon saying >that my front brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced :( This >effectively doubled the price of the day's 'efforts' to something a >little over a grand. > >Am I alone in thinking that having to do pads and rotors at 30k is not >reasonable? The dealer tells me it's common. It might be common for them to milk customers, yeah. It's unusual to need brakes that early _unless_ you do mostly City driving. Bob