Hi Doug:
thanks. Personally, I would not have "bought" it without inspecting it first, but somebody close had other ideas....
There'll be more.
This 2000 rode pretty rough on the freeway actually, I think because of the General tires. I did not notice that with the Michelin OEM tires.
what an...
End of saga!
Did PB and UW the deal. These guys didn't want to fix the brakes and basically told me they would just turn around and resell the car without fixing it! Great ain't it.
Then the fun began. You know all the stereotypes about used car salesmen, well, it was that and worse. These...
OK, latest development in the brake saga...
Dealer service guy who did the inspection (another dealer from sale one) measured the runout and got 8 thous in front and 1 thou in rear. Recommends changing both front and rear.
[For your enjoyment: contacted the salesman (who is also the...
I need to tread carefully here. Might be able to have this fixed by selling dealer, maybe not.
Just talked to an independent. He said about $400 for front and $350 for rear with new OEM parts. This sounds reasonable?
Dang!
Eric
did a bit of search in the archives. Did get the impression that the consensus was to get OEM rotors, not aftermarket, and to get new ones rather than "turning". That right?
Sounded like replacing these things in the front would be a big job too. Any idea of realistic cost before I tackle...
Yikes!
seems like the Toy dealer found that the rotors are warped on the 100.
What is the (real) cost of fixing this? Either turning or new rotors?
Best way to go?
thanks
Eric