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Old 10-23-2014, 10:18 PM   #11
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A sawzall can solve pretty much any exhaust removal issue.
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Old 10-24-2014, 12:34 AM   #12
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A sawzall can solve pretty much any issue.
FTFY.
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Old 10-24-2014, 08:12 AM   #13
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1.5 hours labor for front brakes doesn't sound too terribly bad to me. They have to get the car in the shop, get it on the lift, find where you hid the wheel lock key, get the wheels off, clean the new rotors, bust loose the rusty retaining screw on the rotor, ...
Land Rover is ridiculous. I just read a guy was charged $700 for an oil change and brake fluid flush. $150 in parts tops. Surely both tasks can be done under an hour.

I'v also heard of disks and pads all around costing ~$2200 and front or rears ~$1500. Heck people have been charged several hundred to change only the front pads.
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Old 10-24-2014, 03:24 PM   #14
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A sawzall can solve pretty much any exhaust removal issue.
Unfortunately that seems to be how the Dinan that went into my m3 was removed. I rarely buy things from a distance and when I do, something tends to go wrong. In this case, the hangers/flange were missing, so I had to sacrifice my low mileage stock exhaust for the piping.

Not a fan of folks who use saws to remove mufflers (and then sell those mufflers).
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Old 10-24-2014, 06:34 PM   #15
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Land Rover is ridiculous. I just read a guy was charged $700 for an oil change and brake fluid flush. $150 in parts tops. Surely both tasks can be done under an hour.
People that are willing to pay $700 for an oil change and brake fluid flush deserve to be abused, financially.
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Old 10-24-2014, 09:47 PM   #16
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I've never paid for a brake fluid flush, but want it done on the S4.

What should I expect to pay? And independent Audi guy near me gets 84 an hour. With a pump and lift, it can't take too much time, can it?
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