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1997 Avant Quattro: Pads & Rotors for all 4. 120k on it.

All the rest of the big work was done for the miles.

Current lowest quote is $890 from the dealer.

Do I have it done, or dump the car?

1 year ago
Thanks for the answers.
I do not have the time to do it.

The rotors are seemingly rusty and they said if they were turned then they could be below specification. Is that a reason to replace?

Did the dealer check your rotors for runout? Because the rotors should be dumped only if they are below minimum safe thickness, have scores deeper than 0.060", have parallelism or are warped.

If the rotors were damaged some way, then yes, they totally have to be replaced and the pads with them. Do this one big service, then keep up on your brake maintenance. So long as you replace the pads inside the particular service interval and your wheels are generally torqued properly, you will be able to avoid replacing the rotors again for quite some time.

Unfortunately, there are some cases where the rotors can not be machined with an on the car brake lathe BMW's, for example, have prisoner rotors that can not be machined on the car due to dust shield . An on the car lathe is the only way to correct parallelism in the rotors. But I could get a second opinion at an independent shop that specializes in Audi.they may quote you a more reasonable price, although the dealer is offering you the just going rate. do not dump a good car because of one $900 bill.

Hydraulic and ABS brake systems service experience

Buy your pads and do it yourself. I checked, they are available, gonna cost between $60 $150 for the pads, based on which ones you get, $20 for the fix manual for your car to show how it is done, figure $5 $10 for supplies like brake cleaner and anti rattle grease. Check and see if you're able to turn the rotors, for about eight ten bucks apiece. Otherwise, figure 45 50 dollars each for new ones. do not forget the 6.99 for the six pack while you are doing it.