Anonymous
Post 04/29/2026 23:43     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
Anonymous wrote:Is changing brakes easy if your model requires a dealer subscription and fancy scan tool to disengage the parking brake?



Won’t ever affect me. I’d never own a POS car like that that I couldn’t do simple basic maintenance on.

It’s like a tax for being a dumbass. If you buy a car like that, you deserve to have to pay the tax.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2026 19:55     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
Is changing brakes easy if your model requires a dealer subscription and fancy scan tool to disengage the parking brake?
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 07:16     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 22:27     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/22/2026 22:22     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/22/2026 22:13     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
Sometimes DCUM replies are totally useless.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 21:58     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/22/2026 21:55     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/13/2026 14:47     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/13/2026 13:29     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/12/2026 17:25     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/12/2026 11:49     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/11/2026 22:13     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
Just do them yourself. Brake jobs are among the simplest auto repair tasks a person can do. It’s laughably easy.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2026 15:21     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
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
Post 04/11/2026 08:07     Subject: New Brakes - Pads and Rotors For a Good Price
Does anyone have any recommendations for a garage or mobile mechanic who will do brakes in Northern Va for a good/reasonable price (SUV)