Yesterday, I went to a chain tire store to get my tires rotated and balanced
because I received a coupon from them in the mail. While waiting I went to
the nearby mall for a short while. On my way back to the tire store, I saw
my 95 Nisson pickup on the rack with the hood up. That seemed strange to me
because there is no reason to get under the hood to balance the tires.

A few minutes later the store manager came to me and told me that I have
some problems. He said that my front brake rotors are badly scored and
should be replaced, although the pads are good. The service would cost
$169.99. I would need two rotors at $33.72 each. But he said that I have
problems with the rear brakes too. A cleaning and adjustment would run
$29.99. And a brake flush would cost an additional $59.99.

He wasn't done yet. He said that the manufacturer recommends replacing the
shocks at 50,000 miles. He told me that I was lucky to have had the shocks
for 81,000 miles. The cost of replacing all four shocks would only be
$359.99. The shocks are fine.

After having the brakes done, I would then need a front-end alignment for
$74.99. If I have everything done, he would take off 20 bucks from the total
of $762.39. I thanked him and left after I got the tires balanced.

I wonder how many unsuspecting people get sucked into getting work done on
their cars that they very likely do not need.

any comments?