And being in Michigan, I'm surprised that my Vibe still rides well. I know these cars are built to last, but I expected more maintenance at nearly 75k miles! Knock on wood. I consider myself fairly good at seeing trouble up ahead of me, and I've been able to avoid some of it, but I can probably count on my two hands how many hard-hard bumps I've hit, so maybe that's why I have not had anything replaced yet.sideshowalan wrote: Also the thing that wears them out are bumpy roads and pot holes. You can expect long life out of them if you're spending all your time cruising on smooth highways. But jacked up roads will wear them out a lot quicker.
Very helpful, indeed.sideshowalan wrote:Hope this helps.
You got that right!!! Way back in the '80s I took my then-wife's car to them to have the brakes looked over. They came up with a price of $400 plus and told me it needed a new PCV valve. I had replaced it myself only a couple weeks earlier and knew better. I told them no thanks and had them close everything up. Then I went to Jiffy-lube and they fixed the brake problem for something like 60 bucks. I don't recommend anybody go to Midas for anything.jake75 wrote:Midas Muffler never met a shock (or pvc valve) that didn't need to be replaced.
$400 in the 80's - that would be maybe $800+ in today's dollars. It is now 2012 - just had new front pads and rotors put on a 1999 Caravan that I bought for my son. $225 at an independent shop.Houston wrote:You got that right!!! Way back in the '80s I took my then-wife's car to them to have the brakes looked over. They came up with a price of $400 plus and told me it needed a new PCV valve. I had replaced it myself only a couple weeks earlier and knew better. I told them no thanks and had them close everything up. Then I went to Jiffy-lube and they fixed the brake problem for something like 60 bucks. I don't recommend anybody go to Midas for anything.jake75 wrote:Midas Muffler never met a shock (or pvc valve) that didn't need to be replaced.