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I would say about 3-4 months ago I had my front brakes done - on my 96 4-door EX - by the dealer. At this time I told them to find anything that was wrong with the car because I want to get it painted, new wheels, etc. and it doesn't make sense to do this to a car that doesn't run good. All they came back with was I needed new brakes. I was impressed with their honesty because they had a blank check and they only got me for under $200.
About two weeks ago I took it in for a noise/feel. It is tricky to explain, but I could feel a sort of grind through the gas pedal that was most evident between 15-20mph, but it goes away when I speed up. I think this is because it has something to do with a rotating part somewhere. I could sort of hear it too. I took it in and went on a test drive with the tech. He heard/felt it and they replaced the front-driver's wheel bearing. They told me it would be $330 and it was $277 - again I'm impressed. The noise seemed to be gone on my way home but was right back he next day! I took it in again and they told me that it was something in the transmission (I have a 5-speed) and they wouldn't do anything right now if they were me. I was told that the head tech or whatever confirmed this. The noise before the bearing and after the bearing is exactly the same. Oh, my front wheel is bent, but I don't want to get new wheels until the car is painted and I just found out I'm going to be moving in August.
What do you guys think of this whole situation?
On a side note, do you think it will be cheaper to get the car painted in California or Mississippi instead of the Washington DC area?
Thanks for reading this long post.
About two weeks ago I took it in for a noise/feel. It is tricky to explain, but I could feel a sort of grind through the gas pedal that was most evident between 15-20mph, but it goes away when I speed up. I think this is because it has something to do with a rotating part somewhere. I could sort of hear it too. I took it in and went on a test drive with the tech. He heard/felt it and they replaced the front-driver's wheel bearing. They told me it would be $330 and it was $277 - again I'm impressed. The noise seemed to be gone on my way home but was right back he next day! I took it in again and they told me that it was something in the transmission (I have a 5-speed) and they wouldn't do anything right now if they were me. I was told that the head tech or whatever confirmed this. The noise before the bearing and after the bearing is exactly the same. Oh, my front wheel is bent, but I don't want to get new wheels until the car is painted and I just found out I'm going to be moving in August.
What do you guys think of this whole situation?
On a side note, do you think it will be cheaper to get the car painted in California or Mississippi instead of the Washington DC area?
Thanks for reading this long post.
