i disagree here, i think the pedal feel is less than spectacular on these cars. i test drove 95 Aero wagon the other day and hated the brake feel.Superaero said:Who makes SAAB's factory brakes?
Besides, brake pads and rotors cannot improve braking performance unless the tires are so good the brakes cannot activate the ABS on dry pavement.
"Better" brakes are extremely hard to evaluate objectively. I find SAAB factory brakes to be among the best available for street driving, they bite hard from dead cold and do not fade easily. Other pads tend to need at least one warm up to work properly.
I am astonished at your calm demeaner. My blood would boil at $1,100 for doing the brakes. The cost for parts is no more than $200, pads and rotors.valbowski1980 said:A bit high IMO.
A good set of front disks and pads (Brembo and PBR) should cost around 100 bucks. Back ones should be around the same.
These are just part costs of course.
What kind of shape are your calipers in? If they are sticking Autozone sells them for not too much.
i agree. calipers are not sticking and rotors can be resurfaced, but dealer refuses to do it. i think $100 per wheel is an appropriate estimate for all work. we'll see what my local garage says.yaofeng said:I am astonished at your calm demeaner. My blood would boil at $1,100 for doing the brakes. The cost for parts is no more than $200, pads and rotors.
Well Mate ...everyone is entiteld to their Opinion. that's what makes the world interestingSuperaero said:Pedal feel has very little to do with brakes. Tires stop the car, the brakes only stop the wheels (or nearly so if ABS equipped). You can only improve brakes if the tires are up to it.
Now if you're talking esthetics rather than performance then sure, buy whatever brakes make you feel good, just don't think your car is stoping better just because the brakes feel better.
Spend money on grippy tires, then see if the brakes need improving.
Have to agree - of all the cars I ever owned, the 9000 Aero has been way the most fun, but I was not impressed with the OEM brakes.Saab 9000 brakes in OEM configuration are fairly described as 'average' at best.. they Can be made to do better.
Unless you know someone on the inside, you probably won't find a shop that will do it for 100 bucks per (If you do please let me know where it is since I'll take my car there for a valve job). I shopped around when my fronts were done for and the best I got was $175 with turned disks and pads.baco99 said:i agree. calipers are not sticking and rotors can be resurfaced, but dealer refuses to do it. i think $100 per wheel is an appropriate estimate for all work. we'll see what my local garage says.