ADVICE/OPINIONS

[Bill Pritchard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr. Chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> My father ....would be obligated to pay a second bill for pulling the head and installing the new gasket and motor flush which I'm sure would be about a grand if he towed the truck away somewhere else. </div></div>

Oh, OK, I figured your dad was already on the hook for that expense. It sucks, indeed, but sometimes bailing out of a bad situation is the easiest and best way.

About 20 years ago we had a 92 Lumina Z34 that we had purchased new. It went through brakes every 18,000 miles....only the inboard pad on the left front wheel was worn down to nothing....the other 3 front pads looked like new. The first time, I replaced everything myself &quot;the right way&quot;....all new hardware, everything properly lubricated, yada yada. After doing that same thing again, I took it back to the dealership where I bought it and had been trading for years. They ended up having the Zone service rep come in and check it out after I got no satisfaction from them. His opinion? &quot;Normal wear&quot;. Wrong answer, chump. Soon afterward I traded the POS in on a new 95 Eldorado and our brake problems were over....got over 60K miles on the original front brake pads on that.