Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 16376
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1999/8/23-25 [Transportation/Car] UID:16376 Activity:high
8/23    Where's a good place to go to get a car's brakes fixed?
        \_ Your own garage.
        \_ Big-O left my brake fluid low even after I told them to redo it
           because it was so low the first ime I could feel the car sliding.
           At my next 5k check, the deal caught and fixed it without being
           because it was so low the first time I could feel the car sliding.
           At my next 5k check, the dealer caught and fixed it without being
           told to look for it.  Ford.
           \_ Geez, even an infant could top off the brake fluid.  Helloooo...
                \_ After sitting on my thumb for 2 hours, I just took it as
                   is and left.  A third time wasn't going to improve matters.
                   The second time wasn't great but it wasn't bad enough that
                   I'd slam into someone.  Moral: don't go to Big-O for brakes.
                        \_ No, you missed the real moral:  Learn about your
                           car so you can add brake fluid yourself in 5 minutes
                           instead of wasting all day waiting for the morons
                           at Big-O to screw it up.
                                \_ The real lesson is: learn how your brakes
                                   work, morons.  You probably needed a
                                   bleed, not just a top-off.
                                   \_ You'd void the warrantee doing it
                                      yourself.  If you're driving an ancient
                                      piece of shit, go ahead, it doesn't
                                      apply.
                                   \_ I wasn't there for brake fluid, I was
                                      there because the calipers were shot on
                                      one side, among other things.  Since I
                                      didn't give you a full damage list or
                                      how it happened, you have no clue what
                                      my car needed.  You just assumed you're
                                      really smart which you may be but you
                                      still don't know what you're talking
                                      about.
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