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dr_a_nightfall2009-09-10
It was another expensive day
The brakes had been making a noise that I associate with 'the wear bars have gotten exposed'. Also, there had been an increase in road noise since the trip to gryphons_lair's for her birthday. So, iraunink took the car in to our mechanic today.
It needed:
We knew the serpentine belt was coming - at the last oil change, we were told it was showing significant wear. The brakes were ... worse than I expected. The bearings, etc.? OK, I can see how the road noise came from that - but I was expecting quite that big a problem. All told, it was about $2k of car work.
gryphons_lair's for her birthday. So, iraunink took the car in to our mechanic today.It needed:
- brake pads and rotors all around
- new wheel bearings (which are hub assemblies)
- rotate tires
- align tires front and back
- new serpentine belt
- new fluids
We knew the serpentine belt was coming - at the last oil change, we were told it was showing significant wear. The brakes were ... worse than I expected. The bearings, etc.? OK, I can see how the road noise came from that - but I was expecting quite that big a problem. All told, it was about $2k of car work.