Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 00:22:34 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: 2000 9-3 Brakes
David Eastwood wrote: >>Have you considered taking a wheel off and having a look for >>yourself? Assessing pad and rotor wear is not very difficult. >> >>New pads I can just about understand. New rotors at 30k - unless >>you do bad things to your car on a regular basis, I don't think so. > > > I would have considered that, but for the fact that a) I'm > mechanically inept, and b) I'd already authorised the work. I don't > do bad things to my cars, and I don't have a nose-to-tail, ride the > brakes, commute. > > I asked the service manager what percentage of 9-3s needed this work > done at 30,000 miles. He said about 70%, and that he'd seen some that > had needed it as early as 18,000. He also indicated that the 9-5 > exhibited the same behaviour. I pointed out to him that this meant > that I'd, in all likelihood, be looking at the same job at 60,000 > miles. This would mean pumping over $1000 (including the service > cost) into a car which, by then, would have a probable book value of > about $8000. > > I don't think this is acceptable. I'm going to take it up with Saab - > I don't expect much, except the satisfaction of venting. The whole > experience will make me look *very* carefully at maintenance costs for > whatever I buy next - it's extremely unlikely to be another Saab. Then you suffer the consequences of your self-proclaimed ineptitude. <MrT> I pity the fool who can't remove a wheel from his own car. </MrT> (unless he is not physically able to, which is a different matter altogether) How can you expect not to get screwed over if you can't be bothered to take a look for yourself? -- Grunff
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