[geeks] car question (RESOLVED)

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Amy wrote:

> nod, i know. i use them on select vehicles because they're widespread and
> i tend to use my car for long-distance hauls. security-factor, if you
> will. they priced out the rotors at 70-90, which is at least 3x what they
> actually cost and i'm well aware of it. the actual pads are only running
> me 100. the rest is just the cost of rotors and tax.

> on the bright side, they're doing free oil changes too, though.

> i'm comfortable cleaning, washing, and waxing my car. beyond that, due to
> the car being in extremely good condition for its age and make, i leave
> the rest to knowledgeable folks.

I figured that was the case, but I couldn't NOT give you the warning =)

I'll just stress again, I wasn't assuming ignorance, but I'd rather give
someone a warning when they don't need it, then kick myself for not
having warned them and it turns out they needed it =)

It probably also helped that a cow-orker just saw his brakes bill at
Midas be $500, and he got the parts and manual and did it himself for $100. =)

--Kurt