The Midas touch

Doctor John · 2005-10-21T22:45:53+00:00

This may be of interest - I went to Midas for brake pads on my F350 because they were going to charge me $180 for installed semi-metallics on all 4 wheels and for the extra 60-80 bucks beyond what it would have cost me to do it, it was worth it (the truck has dual rear tires and a dump bed - it won't fit in my garage and I wasn't looking forward to crawling around in my dirt driveway). The Midas mechanic took the whole thing apart and told me I need calipers all the way around - I looked it over and probably it does need rear calipers. The bill went to $1100 not including turning the rotors. After I was resuscitated they put it back together (no charge), I drove out of there and ordered the parts from NAPA for about $450 for premium pads and rebuilt calipers for all wheels. Soon I'll be crawling around in the dirt doing a brake job, but I'm saving over $600. Midas may be worth it for a simple pad swap, but they do charge a bit for replacement hardware.John

Oct 21, 2005 Last reply: 20 years ago 20 Replies

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Joe 20 years ago

You have to remember that they have stockholders to feed. The home office, a CEO, all that overhead. Who pays those huge salaries? Hmm?

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