did I get ripped off on this brake job?
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
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> > ground beef to smash out a few burgers, some buns, cheese and a few ears
of
> > corn. The burger fixin's run about $20. I think your costs were a bit on
the
> > high side.
>
>
> Thanks for taking the time to itemize these costs for me. I screwed up
> and that's all there is to it.
> I won't go back there again, ever.
> Nothing else I can do now.
It is a learning experience. Learn, and live.
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
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> > ground beef to smash out a few burgers, some buns, cheese and a few ears
of
> > corn. The burger fixin's run about $20. I think your costs were a bit on
the
> > high side.
>
>
> Thanks for taking the time to itemize these costs for me. I screwed up
> and that's all there is to it.
> I won't go back there again, ever.
> Nothing else I can do now.
It is a learning experience. Learn, and live.
#113
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406161713.273d1204@posting.google.c om...
> > ground beef to smash out a few burgers, some buns, cheese and a few ears
of
> > corn. The burger fixin's run about $20. I think your costs were a bit on
the
> > high side.
>
>
> Thanks for taking the time to itemize these costs for me. I screwed up
> and that's all there is to it.
> I won't go back there again, ever.
> Nothing else I can do now.
It is a learning experience. Learn, and live.
#114
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
I was trying to save myself from
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
#115
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Posts: n/a
Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
I was trying to save myself from
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
#116
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Posts: n/a
Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
I was trying to save myself from
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
#117
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
I was trying to save myself from
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-Bi0dKPhWddfE@anon.none.net,
but <hwj25(remove this)@qwest.net> wouldn't let me go...
| On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:26:11 UTC Mike Romain
| <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
|
|| I live in the rust belt and when I see one caliper or wheel
|| cylinder gone bad I always recommend the person change both
|| if it is possible to do. (some are so rotted we just thank
|| the stars we got one side dome ok)
||
|| They went in in pairs, they were made in pairs, they usually
|| wear out in pairs.
||
|| The last two folks I helped with rear cylinders have both
|| come back within 6 months needing the other side done.
||
|| There are exceptions. I broke the bleeder screw on my CJ's
|| front caliper because I was in a rush to go bush running.
|| Rather than mess with it, I spent the $19.00 for a remanned
|| one. The other side was still in very fine shape.
|
| Probably a good idea, but not too many of my parts die a
| natural death - I usually wind up snagging a brake line,
| bashing a wheel, get gravel imbedded in one brake pad, etc.
| Case in point: cracked a brake pad and wiped out a rotor. A
| quick check with a mic showed that the other rotor was well
| within limits so why spend $60-$70 for the second one when a
| light touchup pass was all it needed? I guess it boils down
| to judging every case on it's merits if you have the luxury of
| time and knowlege. Now, when I was helping the Father-in-law
| in his garage it was totally different: anything to avoid
| comebacks from a customer who didn't understand the tradeoffs.
|
| My daughter has gotten to the point that she comes over and
| does one full repair herself just so she knows what to look
| for when they start the "here comes another blonde" routine.
| It's fun to watch her working the poor unsuspecting grease
| monkies over <g>.
Is she single?
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com
jegp 'at' hotmail.com
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
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