I have used a Toyota-specific shop for the past couple oil changes (I'm away at school). It's super well-reviewed, nearly perfect 5-stars.
I took them the Camry for an inspection after hitting a pothole (for a chirping noise) and the master tech suggested 3/4 new calipers (this, because three of the four wheels were tougher to turn; they didn't take the wheels off). The bill for this was, using aftermarket parts, $900. I, of course, was skeptical and took it to another shop, which showed me that it was simply a sticking brake pad. They cleaned up all four sides, lubed the slide pins and checked the rest for sticking. Less than 2 hours and $180 for a rear brake job (lifetime pad replacement and free labor to boot) and I was on my way. This shop is well-reviewed (4.8 stars as well) but less-polished and less nice. They are a brake specialist but also do oil changes and other work. I'm thinking I should perhaps be done with shop #1, though they seem to be good otherwise... (to be fair, I did ask them to inspect (charging $30 for this), they didn't fish for this during a free inspection)... thoughts?
I took them the Camry for an inspection after hitting a pothole (for a chirping noise) and the master tech suggested 3/4 new calipers (this, because three of the four wheels were tougher to turn; they didn't take the wheels off). The bill for this was, using aftermarket parts, $900. I, of course, was skeptical and took it to another shop, which showed me that it was simply a sticking brake pad. They cleaned up all four sides, lubed the slide pins and checked the rest for sticking. Less than 2 hours and $180 for a rear brake job (lifetime pad replacement and free labor to boot) and I was on my way. This shop is well-reviewed (4.8 stars as well) but less-polished and less nice. They are a brake specialist but also do oil changes and other work. I'm thinking I should perhaps be done with shop #1, though they seem to be good otherwise... (to be fair, I did ask them to inspect (charging $30 for this), they didn't fish for this during a free inspection)... thoughts?
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