Adjusterjack,
Thanks so much for your time and replies. Like many garages, a significant portion of their business comes from repairs of problems of which the vehicle owner was not aware. By turning the car off at the first noise, the finality of the damage might have been avoided. In a...
I brought my 20-yr-old SUV in for brake work and an oil change.
Mechanic called to say I would need new rotors and pads (as I expected). Also said new belts, wiper blades and head gaskets (not unreasonable given age of vehicle), but that all that would take extra time, and they would have to...