Really, Mercedes?

"macanamera" (macanamera) 12/09/2014 at 14:49 • Filed to: None

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You want to bill me for 1.5 hours per axle to change my brake pads? Really guys?

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 14:55

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basically fuck you macanamera

-Mercedes

EL_ULY > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 14:56

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.....do them yourself? Remember to disconnect the ABS module unless you want to loose a finger :] I'll bring the pizza and a can of brake cleaner, lets get to work!

macanamera > Brian Silvestro 12/09/2014 at 14:56

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3 hours Brian. For brake pads.

Brian Silvestro > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 14:56

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That makes negative sense.

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 12/09/2014 at 14:57

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lol civilians :]

macanamera > EL_ULY 12/09/2014 at 14:58

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I will literally fly you to Maryland to help me change them for less than they want at the dealer lol

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 12/09/2014 at 14:58

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EXPLAIN

EL_ULY > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:00

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all the tools I need to do then (besides the jack) can fit in my pocket. Buy the pads, go on youtube and find a DIY video, gain Jalop points :]

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:01

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Stopping is overrated. Besides, your insurance deductible is probably cheaper than what they charged you.

EL_ULY > Brian Silvestro 12/09/2014 at 15:02

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it's just brakes... not not a linear valve offset job on the ABS accumulator (Lexus)

macanamera > EL_ULY 12/09/2014 at 15:04

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I've probably changed 500 sets of pads in my life. Just don't know what's gonna be different about this big AMG brakes, that's all.

Brian Silvestro > EL_ULY 12/09/2014 at 15:04

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lolwut

why are luxury cars so needlessly complicated, EL_ULY?

EL_ULY > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:06

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zero things. If you want further confirmation, ask AMGTech

BigBlock440 > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:09

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And people bitch about drum brakes being tough to change...

Rico > Brian Silvestro 12/09/2014 at 15:11

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KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:11

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Book time does not, in any way, resemble time it actually takes to do something.

Brian Silvestro > Rico 12/09/2014 at 15:12

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Mattbob > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:14

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just pads?

Mattbob > BigBlock440 12/09/2014 at 15:17

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drum brakes are still way harder to change than those. This is just a case of shop pricing, not actual hours taken.

ly2v8-Brian > Brian Silvestro 12/09/2014 at 15:21

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Because EVERYONE demands it

ly2v8-Brian > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:23

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Nothin special just brakes.

BigBlock440 > Mattbob 12/09/2014 at 15:32

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Mostly a joke, but still, drum brakes aren't that hard to change. They take like 15 minutes, or .25 hours per axle, provided they've been tended to sometime in the last few years.

macanamera > Mattbob 12/09/2014 at 15:33

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Yeah.

Scary__goongala! > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 15:45

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I had a MB dealership tell me CV axle boots for my W123 would be $60 each for the inner boots and $90 each for the outer ones. Plus I would need to buy the special tool required for them to do it for me. I bought all 4 on my own for $60.

Meatcoma > macanamera 12/09/2014 at 16:21

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Did they have to do anything other than swap pads?

Mattbob > BigBlock440 12/09/2014 at 16:30

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haha, tended to in the last few years is usually the part that screws me over. Every time I work on drums it seems like they have never been touched.