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It's pretty common these days for a brake job to run $2K.  One good thing about EVs and most hybrids is they rarely use the conventional brakes.

What vehicles require a $2K brake job?

Good lord.  I had a 1982 F150 that I used to buy the pads for about $35 and get the rotors turned every other time for another $50 or so.  

Then I had a 1998 Cavalier that I used to change my front brakes on every 30k.  I bought the lifetime pads the first time and got free pads from then on.  

I think I've done literally dozens of brake changes for <$2k.  

My local dealer is quoting $2200 for parts and labor to replace the front pads and rotors on my 2019 Grand Sport. Does anyone have a sense of a fair price to have the pads and rotors replaced by a dealer? Replaced at an independent shop?


If we're talking higher end sports cars, this is the price you pay, at a dealer, for a full brake job including rotors.  Heaven forbid you have ceramics.

My local dealer is quoting $2200 for parts and labor to replace the front pads and rotors on my 2019 Grand Sport. Does anyone have a sense of a fair price to have the pads and rotors replaced by a dealer? Replaced at an independent shop?


If we're talking higher end sports cars, this is the price you pay, at a dealer, for a full brake job including rotors.  Heaven forbid you have ceramics.

Personally, i would stay away from the dealers. They're a ripoff. Truly. I'll give an example. Mine is a 2014 Porsche Panamera. When I first went to the dealer, they wanted $600 per oil change. As you can imagine, i almost fell over as I thought they were joking and they weren't. My buddies shop does it for $130. It's expensive because it takes 9 quarts synthetic, so roughly $70 oil cost and then the filter is $14 if I bought it myself. I'm sure they get the oil cheaper because of quantity so they have to make their money for the time. It's a fair number. $600 is absurd.

When I called the dealer to look at replacement tires, they were marked up $250 a tire, versus me ordering the tires and having them shipped right to my buddies shop and they only charged me $150 to put the new tires on. 

There's still good honest car people out there, you just have to ask around and rarely are that at a dealership. At least not in the Cleveland area. 

The VW dealer here had been pretty up front with me.  All I've needed is oil changes at $100 per, synthetic, 6 qts, once a year.  They check everything and send me a short video, rotate tires if I ask.

I think were I young and sexy and well to do I might buy that CT4 V BW with a 6 speed.