Isn't it cheaper to just buy new rotors instead of turning them?

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Jun 20, 2022
4:30:22pm

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

Isn't it cheaper to just buy new rotors instead of turning them?

I do my own brake pads and rotors.

Alignment has to go to a shop but you can shop around for that.

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Wife took our Osyssey to Big O today. They gave us some estimates on a few repairs:

Probable Sacko All-American

6/20/22 3:11pm

Just my experience, but I trust Big O less than almost any other garage.

crack

6/20/22 3:12pm

totally depends on the franchise. Case by case basis.

Mayor of Cougartown

6/20/22 4:20pm

Paid close to that about a year ago, FWIW. Same issue. There's a piece on Hondas

6/20/22 3:14pm

I am betting the "special alignment" is including some rear adjustable upper

byusage

6/20/22 3:15pm

I don’t discount that things like rotor replacements or replacing arms has to be done eventually. It’s that they

6/20/22 3:24pm

If you wait until you have uneven wear to figure out that you need the

byusage

6/21/22 6:14pm

Do NOT use Big O. You are right, that's about 2x what it should be.

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/20/22 3:16pm

That’s why the call it the big O….

notaboy

6/20/22 3:41pm

Big O tried to rip me off once

ausgezeichnet

6/20/22 3:17pm

Just changed front and back breaks on our Honda Odyssey

gwill

6/20/22 3:18pm

How many miles on the vehicle?

TNT

6/20/22 3:24pm

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JimmyZ

6/20/22 3:25pm

Amazon delivers many common car parts next day….save $ and quick delivery.

Cthack1

6/20/22 3:29pm

Don't usually beat Rock Auto

Covid-19

6/20/22 3:41pm

brakes only place that has worked well for me in the past. 888.493.3666 & come

pegushin

6/20/22 3:30pm

I shredded my tire this morning. Took it into Discount Tire, in Orem, replaced tire because it was under warranty.

Dark Forest Green

6/20/22 3:31pm

You live in Orem? Do you still have your hubcaps?

TNT

6/20/22 3:31pm

Did you see/hear me driving down State?

Dark Forest Green

6/20/22 3:38pm

Orem is a scary place

TNT

6/20/22 3:41pm

Oh, right i forgot about that. My hubcaps were gone beforehand.

Dark Forest Green

6/20/22 3:43pm

Have had an Odyssey for 130k miles (2011)

Covid-19

6/20/22 3:49pm

It's not the van that's warping the rotors, it's that nearly all steel now comes

Corn Pop

6/20/22 6:31pm

buy new rotors on Amazon. We used to have an Odyssey and I did that.

vabeachcoug

6/20/22 3:53pm

Big O’s are individually owned franchises and each one sets its own pricing

regularfan

6/20/22 4:02pm

Isn't it cheaper to just buy new rotors instead of turning them?

BYU Grounds

6/20/22 4:30pm

I have only turned them before. Checker charged me like $20-30 each a few years back. I just did my front then. Diff car

6/20/22 5:54pm

I am not criticizing grammar so much I want to know why

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6/21/22 9:09am

I used “brakes” at the start of my post and for some reason used “breaks” at the end. Just a mistake.

6/21/22 2:12pm

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