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Date:         Tue, 11 Jun 1996 22:34:02 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ddes@anet-dfw.com (David Schwarze)
Subject:      Re: The Mystery Machine Lives..but costs

At 9:07 PM 6/11/96, Bradley wrote:
>> >what my mechanic informed me he said new brake pads will be $40/pair,
>>
>> Sounds a little high.
>
>Yeah, the repair shops like charging ful retail for parts.  The best deal
>for someone is to do thier own brakes.  Just go to your local parts
>place...  buy the parts, and do it yourself.


The front pads for my '73 were $11/set the last time I bought them.


-David


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David Schwarze                   '73 VW Safare Custom Camper       (Da Boat)
Dallas, Texas, USA               '73 Capri GT 2800                (Da Beast)
e-mail: ddes@anet-dfw.com        '87 Mustang Lx 5.0          (13.986@100.81)
http://www.anet-dfw.com/~ddes    '93 Weber WG-50                  (Da Piano)
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