New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a garage or mobile mechanic who will do brakes in Northern Va for a good/reasonable price (SUV)

[Anonymous]

The best I found was Smokey’s garage, $300 per axle, $200 if you bring your own pads. Rotors are extra if you want that but then you might as well go to a dealer. I think brakes must be the most lucrative job for a mechanic especially at a dealership. They charge you $100 over retail for pads plus $200-400 for labor which takes 20 minutes for a typical car.

[Anonymous]

Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

You again. Stop. This is not an average person DIY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

You again. Stop. This is not an average person DIY.

Yes. It is. It is literally about the easiest job there is on a car. It is clean, safe, don't need to get under the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

You again. Stop. This is not an average person DIY.

Yes. It is. It is literally about the easiest job there is on a car. It is clean, safe, don't need to get under the car.

Replacing air and cabin filters are easy. This is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

You again. Stop. This is not an average person DIY.

Yes. It is. It is literally about the easiest job there is on a car. It is clean, safe, don't need to get under the car.

Replacing air and cabin filters are easy. This is not.

Now that you've established your competency, I'll agree. Brakes are complicated. Like walking and chewing gum at the same time. Tricky for all but the most capable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

You again. Stop. This is not an average person DIY.

Me again? No.


But I think it’s absolutely F’ n hilarious that a web forum populated by posters who literally think they are the best and brightest, smartest people in the room, who all went to Ivies and have multiple advanced degrees and “middle class” incomes of $500k+ - those same people think changing the pads and rotors on a car is some kind of God-tier DIY.


Gawd you fools are insufferable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

You again. Stop. This is not an average person DIY.

Yes. It is. It is literally about the easiest job there is on a car. It is clean, safe, don't need to get under the car.

Replacing air and cabin filters are easy. This is not.

Translated: “I don’t own a wrench, never have, and I am scared of people who do”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best I found was Smokey’s garage, $300 per axle, $200 if you bring your own pads. Rotors are extra if you want that but then you might as well go to a dealer. I think brakes must be the most lucrative job for a mechanic especially at a dealership. They charge you $100 over retail for pads plus $200-400 for labor which takes 20 minutes for a typical car.

LOL. 20 min per car to replace 4 brake pads. Tell me you have no idea how that works. 5 min per wheel. Seriously?

[Anonymous]

Sometimes DCUM replies are totally useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best I found was Smokey’s garage, $300 per axle, $200 if you bring your own pads. Rotors are extra if you want that but then you might as well go to a dealer. I think brakes must be the most lucrative job for a mechanic especially at a dealership. They charge you $100 over retail for pads plus $200-400 for labor which takes 20 minutes for a typical car.

You've clearly never done your own brakes.

It's pretty easy but 20 minutes to do a car is just a laughable, clueless claim.

At the end of the day, it's an easy and straight forward DIY that most should be able to do(plenty of youtube tutorials). But, if you don't want to, you pay what the shop charges, be thankful and be on your way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.

You again. Stop. This is not an average person DIY.

Me again? No.


But I think it’s absolutely F’ n hilarious that a web forum populated by posters who literally think they are the best and brightest, smartest people in the room, who all went to Ivies and have multiple advanced degrees and “middle class” incomes of $500k+ - those same people think changing the pads and rotors on a car is some kind of God-tier DIY.


Gawd you fools are insufferable.

dp. My brother in law has tools and confidence. He and dh work together to do brake jobs. Real man business, I say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best I found was Smokey’s garage, $300 per axle, $200 if you bring your own pads. Rotors are extra if you want that but then you might as well go to a dealer. I think brakes must be the most lucrative job for a mechanic especially at a dealership. They charge you $100 over retail for pads plus $200-400 for labor which takes 20 minutes for a typical car.

You've clearly never done your own brakes.

It's pretty easy but 20 minutes to do a car is just a laughable, clueless claim.

At the end of the day, it's an easy and straight forward DIY that most should be able to do(plenty of youtube tutorials). But, if you don't want to, you pay what the shop charges, be thankful and be on your way.

Can you read, I said per axle, 20 minutes to change pads is generous for a mechanic with a lift and power tools.