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Jul 3^rd, 2003 at 2:48am

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Not sure how to spell it Roll Eyes

Anyway, I was hearing grinding and squeaking noises so I took my car to Les Schwab to be inspected. They looked at it and told me it would take $300 for parts and labour! Shocked

So I took it to another mechanic who is extrimily honest and liked by everyone, and he fixed it for $89 Grin

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Reply #1 - Jul 3^rd, 2003 at 3:23am

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lucky

what was the problem?

we have a garage like that round here, my mums car broke down and when we asked them to fix it they quoted us £1500, which was a big no no, so we had my cousin who is a mechanic look for the parts, and got it all sorted for just over £400. took a little longer but worth it.

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Reply #2 - Jul 3^rd, 2003 at 3:31am

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Les Schwab told me that I needed whole new brakes on both rear tires Roll Eyes

In reality I just needed a couple brake pads and another small part. I was told that it's easy to do yourself, but i'm the most mechanically illiterate person

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Reply #3 - Jul 3^rd, 2003 at 5:08am

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it really is an easy part to change if you know how, and certainly not a $300 part thats for sure.

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Reply #4 - Jul 3^rd, 2003 at 10:53am

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Les Schwab told me that I needed whole new brakes on both rear tires Roll Eyes

He really shouldn't be a mechanic if he thinks the breaks go on the tires! Roll Eyes

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Reply #5 - Jul 3^rd, 2003 at 1:07pm

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He really shouldn't be a mechanic if he thinks the breaks go on the tires! Roll Eyes

I told you I didn't know anything! Grin

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Reply #6 - Jul 7^th, 2003 at 12:05pm

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Les Schwab told me that I needed whole new brakes on both rear tires Roll Eyes

In reality I just needed a couple brake pads and another small part. I was told that it's easy to do yourself, but i'm the most mechanically illiterate person

They are probably brake drums in the back which usually are expensive to replace because of the amount of work they are (believe me-I've done them). You have to take them complately appart and replace the shoes (there are no pads) and then put them back together-and it's a lot of work. But, $300 sounds a little steep to me, but Les Schwab's is usually slightly over priced.

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