basskisser wrote:

Dan Krueger wrote:

basskisser wrote:

Dan Krueger wrote:


basskisser wrote:



Dan Krueger wrote:



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I have changed the rear brakes on my Jeep three (3) times. I bought it
with 57 miles on it. I know how they were and still are. Next time I'll
take a picture to prove to you. I am not talking about anybody else's
vehicle, I'm talking about mine. Care to wager?


Because the brakes on *your* Jeep are on backwards proves nothing. Either
you, or the factory installed them backwards.

Yes, I will wager that your brakes are installed incorrectly and we will use
the manufacturers service manual as the final word.
Once you agree to the bet, we can both post our supporting documentation.

The loser sends $500 to JohnH to be donated to the Race for the cure in care
in his daughter's name.



$500 might be a stretch for someone who is complaining about brakes on
an 11 year old vehicle.

Dan


Dan, where was I "complaining about brakes" on my Jeep. I choose to
keep my vehicle. I love it. You should try a Jeep sometime. I've got a
friend who has a '76 CJ he might part with.


I've owned two. A '94 Jeep GC Laredo (6 cyl) and a '98 Jeep CG Limited
(8 cyl). They were both good vehicles but I prefer my current and last
SUV's over both of them.

I would rather pay to drive a new vehicle than keep an older car that is
far more likely to break down without warning with an expired warranty.


I've put a quarter million miles on my Cherokee, and outside of routine
maintenance, the only thing I've done is I put a new radiator in it
(theold one cracked at the flange), while I had it apart, I went ahead
and put a water pump in it. I've owned it for 11 years, so thats
$150.00 that I've spent outside of routine maintenance. It's a simple
vehicle, and not much to "break down". On the other hand, you drive a
new vehicle off the lot, you lose approx. 20% in depreciation right
there, or for a $30,000 vehicle, approx. $6000.
Tell me again how that math is sound?
You still haven't told me where I was "complaining about brakes" on
myJeep.


There are no flaws in your math and I have no idea what you want me to
tell you "again". Some people choose to forego the problems associated
with older cars and buy, or lease, new vehicles more often. If we
didn't do this there would be far fewer affordable cars for people with
less to spend. My point is that our loss is their gain. The benefit
for us is the reliability of a new car.

I just bought my first used car in almost 20 years. It was a birthday
present for the wife. The car she wanted was no longer in production so
I found a low mileage car in excellent condition. The lease was up on
our other car so the timing was right.

If that wasn't you who said "I have changed the rear brakes on my Jeep
three (3) times." then I was wrong. Someone edited this post so I can't
tell who said what.


what does that have to do with anything? Brakes wear out, it's a
maintenence item. Do you trade for a new car before your brakes wear
out???



I haven't paid a dime for a brake job in years. Fortunately the
vehicles I own have included maintenance coverage for the term of the lease.

Whoever was complaining about three brake repairs should either find a
different shop or get a new car.

Dan