Thread: First major expense, is my dealer ripping me off?
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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Default Re: First major expense, is my dealer ripping me off?
I'm with former NXMX5 on this one. The first set of brakes on my Volvo was at 11K miles, and the rotors needed to be replaced. This generation Volvo did not have the warning sound when pads were wearing down. I didn't change my driving habits so I had no reason to believe my brakes needed work until I started feeling and hearing that rough sound of metal to metal when braking. After I replaced the rotors and pads, I never had this issue again, strange. Brake service was at normal intervals of about 40K miles.
Keep in mind some dealers always replace rotors when doing the pads. I don't know that it's necessary, but some won't do the brakes if you don't want to replace the rotors. I was told that it was a liability issue, as the rotors are out of spec for high speed braking. That being said, I don't think the price they are charging you is unreasonable.
 
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