I recently purchased a used Accord off of a lease. The car has 32k miles on it. I went to a couple different stores and had them look at it and they said I would need front and rear pads, resurface of the rotors and a realignment.

Based on this information, of the following service centers, has anyone had any experiences with them?

-Midas
-Just Brakes
-Kauffman Tire
-Big 10 Tire

The reason I ask is that the prices are dramatically different. Kauffman Tire wanted $149 per axle for new pads and resurface of the rotors, whereas, Just Brakes advertises $100 for the same thing on all 4 tires. Also, Midas says they do the most brakes, so I am inclined to use someone with a high level of knowledge, but Big 10 said they would cut a deal on everything.

Too many vendors!! Thanks for your help

 

The only one we have in our area is Midas and I haven't used them in a long time but had good results when I did... What did they quote you for a price?

 

I didn't get a quote from them yet. Just Kauffman Tires and Big 10.

Big 10 actually told me I only needed rear pads and resurfacing of the front rotors should be OK.

I have also seen there have been bad reports about Just Brakes and their $99 service.

 

why not replace the brakes yourself,, easy job.. save some money

there is a write up on our DIY section

 

i wouldnt go to any of those places even if they paid me. even though brakes are easy those places mess stuff up at an alarming rate. the cheap price wont cover the stuff they break. problems usually start at not tightening stuff up (and you can just imagine the usefullness of a caliper when it falls off) , to shearing a wheel stud off when they use the impact wrench to put the lugs back on at 500ft/lbs instead of just taking 2 extra minutes tousethe half inch.