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Originally Posted by chenshuo
the brake service is machining the brake. i have almost 20000km(~12000miles) on my BRZ.
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I'll give it another shot to try and save my fellow Hachi drivers some money.
My RSX needs brakes. My local Honda charges $199 for the fronts, $199 for the backs any day of the week. On sale, that prices drops to $175 each, total $350-400 depending on sale or not.
Your $400 service this time includes about $50 for the oil change, and the remaining $350 to LOOK at your brakes, then maybe machine the rotors? Did you know just about any auto parts store around you will turn your rotors for between $5 and $10 each if you bring them in?
So, they're basically charging you the full price of machining all 4 rotors, replacing all 4 pads and packing them full of grease. You're paying for an entire 4 wheel brake job but only getting the cheapest part done(machining rotors, total cost $20-$40).
Like the guy a few posts above me said, if your rotors needed machining, you most definitely would know about it without them telling you because your car would shudder when you brake.
Save that extra $350 for when you get the entire 4 wheel brake job done when it's needed. Call them up and ask how much a full brake job costs, you'll see. It should be close to what they're already asking.