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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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As a lot of you regulars know I am in the maintaince/repair buss. And I always laught at the "Just Brakes" deal where they replace both front and rear brakes for 89.98 Well Fox news is having a news special on their brake "deal" where surprise/surprise 99.9 percent of customers can not get out of there for anywhere close to that price tommorow night 02-20-2006. If you want to understand how a bussiness operates stay tuned
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 07:32 AM
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i had an x gf go there with her civic years ago....same deal.....they ended up charging her close to $ 250 for all the "extra" stuff they said was supposedly wrong.....
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 07:34 AM
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then again....your shop is just about as bad.....



































just kidding....
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 07:38 AM
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I took my fiance's econobox there. (it only had 20k miles)

They tried to get us for $418 for changing just pads, turning the rotors, and fluid flush.

I had them put it back together and I did the fronts for $14 and the rears for $12. I didn't bother turn the rotors.

I payed $26 instead of $418
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ss rally red
As a lot of you regulars know I am in the maintaince/repair buss. And I always laught at the "Just Brakes" deal where they replace both front and rear brakes for 89.98 Well Fox news is having a news special on their brake "deal" where surprise/surprise 99.9 percent of customers can not get out of there for anywhere close to that price tommorow night 02-20-2006. If you want to understand how a bussiness operates stay tuned
Don't we know all of the industry scams. But try telling that to a customer who is in your store trying to lowball you with that bs.
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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****. Gawddamm cookies- Travass
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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Just saw the teaser, it'll be on at 6...
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Part 2 tommorow, I love the head honcho guy that flew in from Texas and they ask him does anyone ever get the 99.88 brake service and he says well it has happened. ROTFLMAO.
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LOL...

Yea, there is a rinky dink shop next to mine that claims 99.99 front/rear too. We get about 2 customers a day coming through our doors cussing that shop to hell because the "99.99" deal is a total crock of ****.

You cannot make any kind of money charging 99 bucks for a front & rear brake job. By the time you've bought the parts and paid the mechanic, you're @ 99 bucks cost or more. That is a mere marketing ploy to get you in the door so they can rip your *** wide open.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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Oh I got one for ya... My commander here was about to spend over $1000 to have the front and rear brakes done on his Jeep... I looked at his **** and found nothing needed to be replaced except for the pads... So I took the same jeep up there and got a quote and they gave me about the same price... I'll let you fill in the rest w/ your choice of VERY colorful verbs....


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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 09:30 AM
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did my fronts the other day for 21 bucks...and that was only for the pads..what a ripoff
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 3pnt4maro
did my fronts the other day for 21 bucks...and that was only for the pads..what a ripoff
You did get ripped off! You could've gotten all 4 sides done with rotors turned and a fluid flush for $89.98!

Ha! $21 when you could've had all 4 for $89.98
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by FIREHAWK#608
You did get ripped off! You could've gotten all 4 sides done with rotors turned and a fluid flush for $89.98!

Ha! $21 when you could've had all 4 for $89.98

Tell me about it i should take those pads back and get a refund just so i can go get my *** ripped in more ways than one...the nerve of some companys....
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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Looks like Just Brakes may be in some financial trouble soon!
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by METALBEAST
Looks like Just Brakes may be in some financial trouble soon!
Naw they will just change there name again they were Brake Depot,before Just Brakes, I forget what they were before that,Slama/Frama/Brakes or something
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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Yeah.... sho'nuff. Just like I was at a Shell station today and their recorded adds they play over the PA speakers at the pump says "If you drive your car over three thousand miles and don't change your oil.... you could RUIN your engine"

Puhleeeze bitch-

Of course though.... capitalism IS a wonderful thing. Just ask our buddy Bill Gates
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