service costs

[Quadcammer]

you are gonna be in a world of hurt at the dealer for those services.

Brakes. They will charge you probably $1k for parts and another $700 or more for labor. This is robbery btw.

Spark plugs changed, probably another $1k

Brake fluid, $250

Water pump, probably another $1k or more

Your first order of business is to do a Pre-purchase inspection on the car at an independent mechanic to see what it needs and then find a good indy mechanic to do your work.

For instance, even with a markup on parts, a good indy would do those jobs for half or less.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Quadcammer

you are gonna be in a world of hurt at the dealer for those services.

Brakes. They will charge you probably $1k for parts and another $700 or more for labor. This is robbery btw.

Bigtime robbery!!

Its takes longer to jack the car up and remove the wheels than it does to actually replace the pads

For street driving, get Powerstop ceramic pads, maybe $50/axle

[mikeinmass]

For street driving, who's rotors do you suggest? Powerstop too? I need to replace my pads and rotors too.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by mikeinmass

For street driving, who's rotors do you suggest? Powerstop too? I need to replace my pads and rotors too.

Porsche OE are the best & the are powder coated on the "hat" backside & in the cooling ribs. If they are not powder coated it will rust & get all over your wheels too. Also last longer than most.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by mikeinmass

For street driving, who's rotors do you suggest? Powerstop too? I need to replace my pads and rotors too.

Meyle rotors on ebay or Amazon are great value. I have been using them for years and my brakes get hard use (track). They are probably 1/2 the cost of Porsche rotors and are just as good

I disagree about Textar (Porsche)OE pads. They are good pads and good stopping power, but as they are not ceramic pads, they are very dusty. There are better choices out there. It somewhat depends on your use, Street, AX, Track?
For street driving, you won't go wrong with Meyle rotors and Powerstop pads and save a lot of $$$

I may get slammed as this is a Pelican owned forum, but there are other websites that are better priced. Pelican does have good cust. service and are easy to deal with, but could have better pricing

[911monty]

I recently did my brakes. Went to Rock. Auto. Bought the Powerstop Z23 package. all 4 rotors, ceramic pads, wear sensors and hardware for $423. The rotors are drilled and slotted to improve ceramic pad performance but the zinc coating looks so good it was a shame to use them. Fit was excellent and the rotors cooling fins and venting match the Brembos that came off. While breaking in Initial bite is not as good as the Brembo pads that came off but modulation is quite similar. Dusting is far less. All in all I am very satisfied with this matched set and would recommend them.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by JayG

I may get slammed as this is a Pelican owned forum, but there are other websites that are better priced. Pelican does have good cust. service and are easy to deal with, but could have better pricing

My experience has been a bit different.
I don't mind paying more to someone who treats me like a customer.
When you treat me like an arrogant prick, I shop someplace else next time.

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[JayG]

Originally Posted by maytag

My experience has been a bit different.
I don't mind paying more to someone who treats me like a customer.
When you treat me like an arrogant prick, I shop someplace else next time.

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I agree with you that I don't do business with companies that have poor cust service.
There are some like warehouse 33 auto dot com that not only have great prices, but super cust service. And if you put RENNLIST in the promo code , you get an additional 10% off. Jason (the owner) will even source parts he does not have in his online catalog