Best place F150 brake job?

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The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:01:49 GMT, "John Tucker"
> <johnREMOVE.RemoveThis@REMOVEintegrity-web-design.com> wrote:
>
>> It's time for a brake job on my F150. I have several places from
>> which to choose: Ford, Goodyear, Firestone, Just Brakes, Midas, and
>> Pep Boys. Any suggestions on who might do the best job using the
>> best parts?
>
> My driveway is always the best place for me...

I'm not exactly mechanically inclined. Folks like me keep the pros in
business.

jt
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i would avoid pep boys and midas. the others- toss a coin.
"John Tucker" <johnREMOVE.DeleteThis@REMOVEintegrity-web-design.com> wrote in message
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It's time for a brake job on my F150. I have several places from which to
choose: Ford, Goodyear, Firestone, Just Brakes, Midas, and Pep Boys. Any
suggestions on who might do the best job using the best parts?

John
Ft. Worth, TX
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"John Tucker" <johnREMOVE.TakeThisOut@REMOVEintegrity-web-design.com> wrote:

>It's time for a brake job on my F150. I have several places from which to
>choose: Ford, Goodyear, Firestone, Just Brakes, Midas, and Pep Boys. Any
>suggestions on who might do the best job using the best parts?
>
>John
>Ft. Worth, TX
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Hi John,

Where do you buy your gas ??? Do they also run a repair shop ??? If you
trust them for your gas, you should also be able to trust them for your repairs.
I own a gas station/repair shop, and most of my gas customers are my repair
customers. They trust me for their gas, and they trust me for their service &
repairs.

Stay away from the "chain" shops. Don't you read the papers and watch TV
??? All the technicians at these chain shops are on commision. The more they
sell, the more they make. They all know that if they F%&K you good, you will
never come back---but they made their $$$$ on you, and that's what counts. I
have a "chain" shop around the corner from me. They advertise a $49.99 brake
special all the time. One of my customers once asked me how much to replace his
front pads. I told him about $140---parts & labor. He went around the corner for
the $49.99 special. He left there with a $787 bill. They sold him pads, rotors,
calipers, and to throw some salt in the wound, they also sold him a pair of rear
springs. They told him that the car was too dangerous to drive out of their shop
without their "necessary" repairs, and that it was already apart, and would cost
him about $400 to put it back together. They also told him that the brakes
probably would not work if they reassembled it without fixing it. He was stuck,
and he got F%&KED good. He never went back there again, just like 99% of the
people that go there. He comes to me, a local repair shop, and gets good service
at a fair (not a cheap come on) price. He learned his lesson, just like millions
of other people.

Do yourself a favor, and find a local repair shop that people trust. Ask
your neighbors & friends--I'm sure that they know of a good local shop.


RON

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John Tucker wrote:
> It's time for a brake job on my F150. I have several places from
> which to choose: Ford, Goodyear, Firestone, Just Brakes, Midas, and
> Pep Boys. Any suggestions on who might do the best job using the best
> parts?
> John
> Ft. Worth, TX

Thanks, guys.

John
Ft. Worth, TX
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I took my wife's Accord to Just Brakes once. I will never go back to another Just Brakes again.

Ron's comments mirror what Just Brakes tried to get me to agree to: NEW rotors, REBUILT calipers (front AND back!). I had just been laid off so I didn't want to spend more than I had to, to make the car safe. I am well versed in auto mechanics and I knew they were trying to gouge me.

The Just Brakes estimate was for well over $500. I told them I wanted the four wheel $99 brake job as advertised. They tried hard to get me to allow them to do "other" work but I kept declining.

I had to wait at least three hours for them to complete the work. However, while I waited, I read trade magazines I found in the waiting room. The interesting thing I noticed is that the magazines were apparently written for the owner/operator and basically explained the business model to me (get them in with a low advertised price and then tell them about all the extra "needed" repairs)

Anyway, after the cheap front pads Just Brakes installed wore out in less than a year, I took the car to a Honda mechanic which cost well over a $100 for just the front (which I thought was high) but when I asked about the cause of the short life of the front pads he replied that there was nothing wrong with the calipers (remember, Just Brakes had claimed they needing rebuilding)

Of course this attempted gouging could be isolated to the particular Just Brakes store I went to but, I doubt it.
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