$1411 for new brake pads&rotors for an '03 ML500?!!!
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EFF YOU JACKIE
I feel you. Our ML500 has 21600 miles on it exactly (been sitting in the garage), I won't let the wife drive it because the brakes are making so much noise. Kick in the ***** is, I had all four pads and rotors replaced at 8600 miles and now BENZ is telling me it needs to be done again. AGAIN! Are they out of their F'ing minds! I guess you're only supposed to get 13K miles to a set of brakes?????
I am so glad this is not a daily driver. Thank god this car is dissapearing in Jan.
I am so glad this is not a daily driver. Thank god this car is dissapearing in Jan.
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From: Western Michigan
ml320
do it yourself
slap the pads on yourself in 30 minutes.
forget the rotors.\\
your wife may ride the brake a little...
use ebay for pad purchases and you should find some under $100.
forget the rotors.\\
your wife may ride the brake a little...
use ebay for pad purchases and you should find some under $100.
Last edited by sdanville; Dec 7, 2006 at 03:20 PM. Reason: typo
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EFF YOU JACKIE
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2001 S500 Sport "Klaus"
I just got quoted $2500 parts and labor for pads and rotors for my E55 wagon at an MB dealer in the valley yesterday.
I'm taking the car on a roadtrip at year's end, then going to lightly use it while reconditioning an older W108, after which the E55 will go to trade on a bimmer X3 for the wife. the bimmer's brakes, etc. may be expensive down the line, but at least for the first 4 years BMW will pay for all of it...
these merc prices are ridiculous, and the service "advisers" are douchebags that are always trying to upsell. that's really a drag on the "ownership experience" that MB ought to address, but won't.
I'm taking the car on a roadtrip at year's end, then going to lightly use it while reconditioning an older W108, after which the E55 will go to trade on a bimmer X3 for the wife. the bimmer's brakes, etc. may be expensive down the line, but at least for the first 4 years BMW will pay for all of it...
these merc prices are ridiculous, and the service "advisers" are douchebags that are always trying to upsell. that's really a drag on the "ownership experience" that MB ought to address, but won't.
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From: Atlanta suburbs
2008 Aspen, 1970 Corvette, 2000 Corvette and 2009 Legacy Limited
Ah... the price we pay for owning a car "that is engineered like every other car in the world." I like their old slogan much better...
Almost same situation here. Dropped off wife's 2002 ML320 with 50,982 showing. Had brakes done about 25K ago...
Visit today...
Front and Rear pads... $290 per axle
Oil pan leak.... $700 but 982 miles out of warranty...
Front Windshield wipers... $65
Paying $100 hr for Mecedes to service a declining product... Priceless
I think I will get my own pads
Fix the pan gasket
Go to auto store for wipers
and take my wife on a small weekend get away with my savings... hehehe
Almost same situation here. Dropped off wife's 2002 ML320 with 50,982 showing. Had brakes done about 25K ago...
Visit today...
Front and Rear pads... $290 per axle
Oil pan leak.... $700 but 982 miles out of warranty...
Front Windshield wipers... $65
Paying $100 hr for Mecedes to service a declining product... Priceless
I think I will get my own pads
Fix the pan gasket
Go to auto store for wipers
and take my wife on a small weekend get away with my savings... hehehe
