Well guys I just cant wait any longer. I havent touched my car since I put it away last Sept. I had schedulded to take it down to Hills Garage and have Frank install my Nismo suspension, Nismo sways, and Cusco LSD on the 26th but with the weather so nice and as of now (knock on wood) no rain in the forcast for next Tues (when I would bring it home). Its like a perfect opprotunity. I am not like so many of you who drive it all year long. I love this car! I keep it spotless and take very good care of it. Heck my hands still sweat when I do drive it. I ordered it in with only .3 miles on it and it currently has 7400. So no negative comments! I do enjoy the car! Just not like most.

I had brought this up before on another thread in hopes to finally meet some of you. So if your not busy and you are in the area of Hills Garage this Sat around 10:30-11am please stop in and say hi. I see so many nice looking cars on your guys profiles. But I never get to see any in person. Well thats why I am so excited!

 

see you saturday

 

That's how I was with my Vette. It was a bonerfide garage queen......which is why I got rid of it and bought a car I can drive the hell out of!

But to each his own. I probably should shut up, my 05 only has 23K!

 

Ill be out of town Otherwise I would be there!! Ill stop by and check out the car though while its in the shop on mon

What time you prob getting it on tues?? Im free till 3

 

Upgraded LSD, smart man

 

It all depends on Frank. I am not going to rush him. I am making the trip down to Balt for him to do it because I feel he does things a certain way. Anyone who has ever had him do work knows exactly what I am talking about. Very thorough! I am that way and I like that the person touching my baby is that way. I was hoping to meet you. Your wheels are awesome!!! I love the titanium look. I have taken the whole day off but if he isnt finished by Mon evening I might work a half day then come down. That puts me down there around 1ish. If he does have it done Mon I will take the whole day off and be down to pick up around 10-11ish or so. I am so impatiant.

 

he has done all my work including my whole suspension so I know exactly what you are talking about.

Maybe ill see you on tues!!

 

You to buddy. You seem like a very nice guy on here. I am a member of TDR and I can tell you that compared to that site there are a lot of smart alics on here. Maybe its the age grouping difference. Anyways, hope to see some of you guys Sat when I drop it off and Tues when I pick up. RAM

 

I think one of the MAJOR MAJOR differences with this forum and other forums is that this one has a WEALTH of knowledge VERY WELL documented so most people just getting on here for free handouts get run off with smart alec comments since its more beneficial to research.

Other forums dont have as many type ups and readily available information soo mostly the smart members answer others questions...

I try to be nice to everyone but I get fed up with stupid threads as much as the next guy but if someone seems to have at least tried Ill feed them some information to get them on the right path, from there on its easy

This forum is now for diagnosing problems and reviewing new products lol all the old stuff is all posted, researched, explained and has a DIY lol

 

Good point.

 

Speaking of which.......is $245 a fair price for new ceramic front brake pads (installed)? I'm tired of cleaning my wheels after driving 20 miles!!!!!

 

HAWK HPS pads are very low dust and are under 100 for a set, soooooo you tell me is 145 a fair labor amount???

 

I dont know.......how long does it take to swap out front brakes? The shop I use for my service is like $85/hr.

 

I can do pads in my driveway in a half hour lol ok maybe not that fast but you get my point...

if its only pads all the way around I think book time is still only an hour... pads and rotors is around 2-2 1/2

if you only want to change pads look in the DIY its really easy to do...

 

OK....thanks for the info. To be honest, the convenience is worth the extra 50-75 bucks to me.

Plus, I know it will be done right which with me turning the wrenches could be in doubt! Don't want any screw ups in the brakes department!

 

call a few different shops... see what they charge labor "time" and "rate"

see what vendors on here charge for the same pads

then make a educated decision on what shop to go to.

I think everyone on here knows which one I use and go too

 

I guess I should have pointed out one other fact. The shop I'm using is 10 minutes from my house.

What can I say........I'm lazy and have the cash!

 

is the shop trustworthy?? will they "set" your pads properly?? will they insure your rotors are properly surfaced to mate up with your new pads correctly?? there is allot more to the equation then just price.

 

No worries there. They do all the work on my friends G35 and Porsche. I also have another buddy with a 911 and he has been going there for years.

 

then spend your cash why bother asking??