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Replying to: p0926 (Feb 27, 2009 8:50 pm) A friend of mine was driving his 2000 Nissan Frontier to Iowa last summer (from Fairbanks, AK) and was pulling a well-loaded trailer. He took it to a shop for estimated repairs prior to the trip, and they recommended front brake replacement, as well as replacement of his front half-shafts (both outer CV boots were split and one axle was making some noise). They quoted him $1200. I had been talking with him somewhat casually about buying his car, for which he was looking to get $1500. He told me that he needed to do the work, but hoped to sell his car first so he did not have to foot the bill out of pocket. I told him if he had a Saturday free, I could help him do the work himself, and all he needed was to buy the parts! So, he did. It was about $280 for the parts and the work took us an annoyingly long eight hours as a result of some stubbornness on the part of the vehicle and unfamiliarity on the part of the "mechanics." But, we got it put back together and saved him over $900. As he as driving me home, I offered him $800 for the car and we both ended up with a pretty good deal.  The amazing part, however, were the brake pads! Those things were so worn down that I could barely perceive a difference between the surface of the pads and the backers. It was mind-blowing. They were not scraping, mind you, but were literally within miles of doing so. He had only owned the truck for about 10,000 miles, so I suspect what happened was that the pads were around 10% when he bought it, so rather than replace the pads, the dealership simply broke off the squealers and hoped the buyer wouldn't check. It paid off for them, but could have cost my friend some serious bucks if he had not moved out-of-state with such impeccable timing! I kept one set of the pads as a souvenir. |
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Replying to: p0926 (Feb 27, 2009 8:50 pm) Have a good road trip, Frank! |
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| Hello folks. I need tires on my 06 Forester again and I'm not sure what to get. I do not want directional tires for various reasons. I've narrowed down the choices to the Cooper CS4 T-speed rated and the Michelin Harmony, which I think is also T speed rated. Anybody have any experience with either of these tires? I like the General Altimax HP but it's directional. I have a separate set of Blizzaks for the winter so I'm not all that concerned about snow/ice grip. Any thoughts for a good all around tire that doesn't cost a small fortune? | |
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Replying to: erikwi (Nov 11, 2009 4:27 pm)
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Replying to: saedave (Nov 12, 2009 8:42 am) I actually ran my first set, on a '96 Outback, for three years and 76,000 miles on a year-round basis here in Fairbanks, Alaska. They were at about 3/32 when I replaced them due to an internal sidewall failure on two separate tires that caused rather fast "slow leaks." |
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