We bought the mini van 18 months ago. It’s a 2006 & currently has about 48,000 miles or so on it. This week I have to take it in for the first real repairs it has needed. The brake rotors need milled or something. They stutter when you hit the brakes, the brakes still work just fine but you can feel the stuttering in an alarming “Good God the brakes are going to fail sooner rather than later” sort of way. Though I am told if it takes me 9 months to get the job done mostly I’ll just need new rotors & the brakes themselves will continue to work. But nevertheless it is alarming. I was told that about 3 months ago & for various reasons have been putting it off. The dealership, who told me I needed the milling, quoted me a price that seemed really high to DH who once had rotors milled back in the 20th century. So he’s been sporadically calling around looking for lower prices. It appears the costs of brake repairs have in fact gone up in the past 2 decades. Should we be w...
Good luck! Especially with the billing issue, those can take lots of time and transfers to many different departments and supervisors.
ReplyDeleteHey - I found someone with a list longer than min..although not by much :)
ReplyDeleteugh... the dreaded to do list! Sounds like you've got a lot on your plate. I hope you get everything done.
ReplyDeleteGeesh, that's a pretty long list!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have to tell you that your #3 is VERY VERY IMPORTANT.
I'm still mourning the loss of my hard drive, as I sit here and watch carbonite restore my files ... one at a time. Only 52,000 more to go.
Sigh.