Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 23:40:27 GMT From: David Eastwood <eatswodonopsami.com> Subject: Re: 2000 9-3 Brakes
Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> wrote: >David Eastwood wrote: > >>>Have you considered taking a wheel off and having a look for >>>yourself? Assessing pad and rotor wear is not very difficult. >>> >>>New pads I can just about understand. New rotors at 30k - unless >>>you do bad things to your car on a regular basis, I don't think so. >> >> >> I would have considered that, but for the fact that a) I'm >> mechanically inept, and b) I'd already authorised the work. I don't >> do bad things to my cars, and I don't have a nose-to-tail, ride the >> brakes, commute. >> >> I asked the service manager what percentage of 9-3s needed this work >> done at 30,000 miles. He said about 70%, and that he'd seen some that >> had needed it as early as 18,000. He also indicated that the 9-5 >> exhibited the same behaviour. I pointed out to him that this meant >> that I'd, in all likelihood, be looking at the same job at 60,000 >> miles. This would mean pumping over $1000 (including the service >> cost) into a car which, by then, would have a probable book value of >> about $8000. >> >> I don't think this is acceptable. I'm going to take it up with Saab - >> I don't expect much, except the satisfaction of venting. The whole >> experience will make me look *very* carefully at maintenance costs for >> whatever I buy next - it's extremely unlikely to be another Saab. > > >Then you suffer the consequences of your self-proclaimed >ineptitude. > ><MrT> >I pity the fool who can't remove a wheel from his own car. ></MrT> > >(unless he is not physically able to, which is a different >matter altogether) > >How can you expect not to get screwed over if you can't be >bothered to take a look for yourself? Thank you for your insightful assistance. I don't consider myself to have a long history of getting 'screwed over' by car dealers, and am, by nature, a trusting soul. Now I'll go back to my bicycle. You, sir, can just piss off. Cheers, David ------------------------------------------------------ David Eastwood - eatswodonopsami.com
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