On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Michael Madigan <[email protected]> wrote: > We have a 1999 Honda Accord in excellent condition that just blew a brake > line. The mechanic says we need to replace all four lines. > > 1. Is it considered good practice to replace all 4 lines at once or is this > an up-sell? > > 2. Is it worth replacing on a 1999 car which has a average private sale value > of $2600 according to Kelly Blue Book? > > 3. they've quoted us $1700 for the work. Does that sound right? ----------
Sounds real high. What is the hourly rate105/hr or more? I saw 155$ for replacement part price but not sure if that was for a single or a pair, for rear or front. Well if you sell the car with out replacement of those lines you are lying to the some other consumer. Would you screw someone like that? -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer CIMSgts 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
