Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 02:23:56 GMT From: David Eastwood <eatswodonopsami.com> Subject: Re: 2000 9-3 Brakes
'nuther Bob <<bobnopsamodomainatall.com>> wrote: >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 My commute is about 15 miles each way - not city driving. I'm going to talk more with the dealer about this - they've always been a pleasure to deal with, but this whole episode is leaving a bad taste. Thanks, David ------------------------------------------------------ David Eastwood - eatswodonopsami.com