Sammy,

MrsNickCats and I wish you and MsSoonToBeMrsSammy a heartfelt congratulations ! Glad we had a chance to see you Saturday, and happy to hear she said yes ( not that there was any doubt ). You are both wonderful people and we are so pleased you have decided to tie the knot !

Blink, regarding the 45k, it is more of a time issue than a money issue. I realize I could probably do the work myself, it is just easier to drop it off at the dealer tomorrow morning and pick it up in the afternoon. I guess that’s the price you pay for convenience...

Nick

Thought you guys would get a kick out of this...

My car is in the shop for the 45k, and I just got a call.

Car looks good, but needs a brake flush, front brakes, tires and alignment.

Quoted prices :

$140 brake flush
$850 front brakes
$295 alignment

I will do the brakes & flush myself, how much do you think parts will cost ?

I know the tires need replacing, but I think I can finish off the year on these.

How much should an alignment cost ?

Thanks,

Nick

Nick, that seems about right for an alignment. Make sure you get and "before" & "after" printout.

Alright, I think I priced everything out :

Brakes

Front Pads 986.351.939.15 $122.71 pair
Front Rotors 986.351.401.05 $131.82 each

Total : $386.35 ( save $463 ! )

( prices from ****************************************************.com )

Brake flush - $15.00 - 1 liter ATE 9001 Super Blue Racing Brake Fluid

Save $125 ! ( price from northstarmotorsports.com )

Tires

Front - Nexen N3000 - 225/40ZR18 - $84.00 each
Rear - Nexen N3000 - 265/35ZR18 - $114.00 each

Total $396.00

( I have these on my car now and I am very pleased with wear / performance )

Other than cost for an alignment, did I forget anything ?

Thanks,

Nick

Thank you for the congrats! :)

You might want to count on 2 liters of brake fluid to do the clutch fluid at the same time and make sure you have plenty. You could do it with 1 liter, but I have found that 2 liters gives it a real good flush without concern of running out. The last thing you want is to come up short in the end.

As long as your steering wheel is tracking straight you might give your local Firestone a call as their alignments are quite a bit cheaper. My local Firestone has some very nice alignment equipment. They can't reset the steering wheel as evidently you need to hook it up to some special device to do this.

For your front brakes it would be worth measuring the rotor width as you may just need them turned. I don't believe you have cross drilled rotors?

Nick, for your alignment also check-out Fischer Motorsports in Barrington (908 S. Northwest Highway) 847-304-8822. They do a lot of the PCA member cars.