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BLE 'BURBAN · 07-20-2014, 02:35 AM

Working at a GM dealership, I had the chance to do a quote for a warranty brake job on a 2013 Corvette Z06.
I was shocked at the prices for the pads and rotors front and rear.

Y'all ready for this?

FRONT PADS PART #207042 PRICE = $906.00 PER SET (1 SET PER AXLE)
FRONT ROTORS PART #22805791 PRICE = $2,410.00EACH X 2 = $4,820.00
REAR PADS PART #19206975 PRICE = $672.00 PER SET
REAR ROTORS PART #22805790 PRICE = $2,410.00EACH X 2 = $4,820.00

TOTAL FOR 2 SETS OF PADS AND 4 ROTORS = $11,218.00!!!

68C15 · 07-20-2014, 08:54 AM

wow, imagine what the chain shops will get for a brake job on the car.

your figures don't have any bearing on my wanting a Corvette. I never much cared to drive or own them. Working on them is bad enough

68C15 · 07-20-2014, 09:02 AM

rock auto has the rotors for a mere $1476/$1809 ft/rr and pads at $350/$472. I'd do some shopping around. LOL

Restrorob · 07-20-2014, 09:12 AM

The way I see it, If one can afford to buy a Vette they can afford the up keep. My boss's wife has a fleet of BMW's and their not cheap to maintain either......

Blue GMC · 07-20-2014, 10:18 AM

I think I will stick with the c3 vette might be underpowered but parts don't cost a restored c10 for them

Bishops Trucks · 07-20-2014, 10:55 AM

Must be why they don't get driven much. Any thing over a '72, GM can keep (just my opinion).

flashed · 07-20-2014, 11:03 AM

Never wanted a Vette and prefer old iron to anything with payments .

Gumby · 07-20-2014, 01:17 PM

Ummmm lifetime warranty parts from Autozone

Woogeroo · 07-20-2014, 03:26 PM

wow, I could buy a nice running truck for that and throw in some lifetime warranty parts as well, like Gumby suggested.

-W

SuperC10Tex · 07-20-2014, 04:39 PM

When I owened a Vette, I found if you are worried about the costs.....you should not own one in the first place.

boatpuller · 07-20-2014, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Restrorob

The way I see it, If one can afford to buy a Vette they can afford the up keep. My boss's wife has a fleet of BMW's and their not cheap to maintain either......

I agree Rob.........Drop in the bucket for most of those dudes.

**GOPAPA** · 07-21-2014, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boatpuller

I agree Rob.........Drop in the bucket for most of those dudes.

Originally Posted by Restrorob View Post
The way I see it, If one can afford to buy a Vette they can afford the up keep. My boss's wife has a fleet of BMW's and their not cheap to maintain either......
I agree Rob.........Drop in the bucket for most of those dudes.

The 76 I owned didnt cost too much to repair ,no more than one of our trucks do..but if I needed body work then probably so ,,But the new ones have tires alone that cost as much as a whole set of my truck tires with wheels I believe..and I agree ,dont buy anything that you cannot afford to fix when broke...

**TJ's Chevy** · 07-21-2014, 10:38 AM

If I make 500K a year...sure why not. lol!

**old Rusty C10** · 07-21-2014, 02:40 PM

How are all these old guys gonna afford the vettes and the Viagra?

67ChevyRedneck · 07-21-2014, 02:51 PM

Most of them get sold before they ever need a brake job... and that's usually after 5-10 years of ownership...

If I ever buy a used one, I'll make sure the dealership just did a brake job before I buy

...and yes, I would LOVE to have a new C7!!!

chip46wis · 07-21-2014, 05:41 PM

I had a 67 coupe small block when I was 19---it kept me broke ALL the time with brakes/rear end/wiring ect and the car only had 29,000 actual from a friend of the family/original owner.

Hogger54 · 07-21-2014, 07:40 PM

Why is a 2013 anything, needing new pads and rotors already?!?
Warranty or not, that's insane.

68C15 · 07-22-2014, 07:07 AM

even still though, it's cheaper than what the Europeans are selling

rusty76 · 07-22-2014, 06:30 PM

It's the price you pay to play. Buddy of mine had a vette, I don't know what year and he bought it cheap. But he also put a lot of funds into it as well. I like vettes but it would have to be something I could actually work on.

rcrahn · 07-22-2014, 06:58 PM

Car and Driver August 2014 issue had article on the very profitable salvage market for late model corvettes. Check it out.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/parts-c...tune-in-parts/

Kim57 · 07-23-2014, 09:46 AM

These are what I used on my build. You can get them in different sizes.
Kim
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rus-644113

Gumby · 07-23-2014, 04:40 PM

Price isn't the biggest factor for me, its how fragile they and most super cars are. its space age this, space age that, "stronger" then steel this, stronger then that, but hit something at speed and tell me that.

Yes I want speed like I had with my 9sec drag bike [ kaw 750 2 stroke] but I also want it built like my Buick tank, something I could literally drive through a brick house and keep going........ and blow your doors off still once out the other side......

brad_man_72 · 07-25-2014, 11:20 PM

My friend installed $10,000 fog lights on his boss' car today....

Tom · 08-04-2014, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Restrorob

The way I see it, If one can afford to buy a Vette they can afford the up keep.

That ridiculous reasoning. The person who can afford the cheap and affordable version of a supercar [vette vs porsche, ferrari etc] can always afford to pay [optional $10,000 extra when buying the car] porsche ceramic brake job prices? I mean jesus thats like 10% of the price of the car for a normal wear item. I work at a high end used car dealership. When your talking big ticket cars that people have lusted their entire life over, some of them will give up everything they have to get it. Then no, they cannot afford $11,000 brake jobs. And there is absolutely no reason for those prices either. The manufacturers can try and reason it out as much as they want, but it doesn't fly with me.

flashed · 08-04-2014, 06:12 PM

I just saw a Vette in Northern Ohio that I would not mind owning .It was a 2000 model that had been totaled bodywise and then modified to fit in and under a 1970 Chevelle body and was so well done you would have thought a well known shop had done it .It was built by a Canadian and his friend in a home shop and there is a build thread on Team Chevelle about it .He said it gets 27 MPG and is crazy fast .I followed the build from beginning to end and never thought I would get to see it in person ,I even got to sit in it .Hopefully next year I can go for a ride in it as he plans to bring it back.

07-20-2014, 09:02 AM	#3
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07-20-2014, 09:12 AM	#4
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07-20-2014, 11:03 AM	#7
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07-20-2014, 02:35 AM	#1
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	How'd you like to own a vette? Working at a GM dealership, I had the chance to do a quote for a warranty brake job on a 2013 Corvette Z06. I was shocked at the prices for the pads and rotors front and rear. Y'all ready for this? FRONT PADS PART #207042 PRICE = $906.00 PER SET (1 SET PER AXLE) FRONT ROTORS PART #22805791 PRICE = $2,410.00EACH X 2 = $4,820.00 REAR PADS PART #19206975 PRICE = $672.00 PER SET REAR ROTORS PART #22805790 PRICE = $2,410.00EACH X 2 = $4,820.00 TOTAL FOR 2 SETS OF PADS AND 4 ROTORS = $11,218.00!!! __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade

07-20-2014, 08:54 AM	#2
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? wow, imagine what the chain shops will get for a brake job on the car. your figures don't have any bearing on my wanting a Corvette. I never much cared to drive or own them. Working on them is bad enough __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

07-20-2014, 01:17 PM	#8
Gumby Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NW-Ohio Posts: 2,525	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? Ummmm lifetime warranty parts from Autozone

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Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? wow, I could buy a nice running truck for that and throw in some lifetime warranty parts as well, like Gumby suggested. -W

07-20-2014, 04:39 PM	#10
SuperC10Tex Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 567	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? When I owened a Vette, I found if you are worried about the costs.....you should not own one in the first place. __________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande CST SWB Fleetside "Texas Touch" "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows"

07-21-2014, 10:38 AM	#13
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07-21-2014, 02:40 PM	#14
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07-21-2014, 02:51 PM	#15
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? Most of them get sold before they ever need a brake job... and that's usually after 5-10 years of ownership... If I ever buy a used one, I'll make sure the dealership just did a brake job before I buy ...and yes, I would LOVE to have a new C7!!! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

07-21-2014, 05:41 PM	#16
chip46wis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,317	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? I had a 67 coupe small block when I was 19---it kept me broke ALL the time with brakes/rear end/wiring ect and the car only had 29,000 actual from a friend of the family/original owner.

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Hogger54 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Lumberton, TX Posts: 284	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? Why is a 2013 anything, needing new pads and rotors already?!? Warranty or not, that's insane. __________________ My '54 3600 build. My '63 GMC build



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07-22-2014, 07:07 AM	#18
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? even still though, it's cheaper than what the Europeans are selling __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

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rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? It's the price you pay to play. Buddy of mine had a vette, I don't know what year and he bought it cheap. But he also put a lot of funds into it as well. I like vettes but it would have to be something I could actually work on. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

07-22-2014, 06:58 PM	#20
rcrahn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The West Posts: 767	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? Car and Driver August 2014 issue had article on the very profitable salvage market for late model corvettes. Check it out. http://blog.caranddriver.com/parts-c...tune-in-parts/

07-23-2014, 09:46 AM	#21
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? These are what I used on my build. You can get them in different sizes. Kim http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rus-644113 __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283107

07-23-2014, 04:40 PM	#22
Gumby Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NW-Ohio Posts: 2,525	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? Price isn't the biggest factor for me, its how fragile they and most super cars are. its space age this, space age that, "stronger" then steel this, stronger then that, but hit something at speed and tell me that. Yes I want speed like I had with my 9sec drag bike [ kaw 750 2 stroke] but I also want it built like my Buick tank, something I could literally drive through a brick house and keep going........ and blow your doors off still once out the other side......

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08-04-2014, 06:12 PM	#25
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,729	Re: How'd you like to own a vette? I just saw a Vette in Northern Ohio that I would not mind owning .It was a 2000 model that had been totaled bodywise and then modified to fit in and under a 1970 Chevelle body and was so well done you would have thought a well known shop had done it .It was built by a Canadian and his friend in a home shop and there is a build thread on Team Chevelle about it .He said it gets 27 MPG and is crazy fast .I followed the build from beginning to end and never thought I would get to see it in person ,I even got to sit in it .Hopefully next year I can go for a ride in it as he plans to bring it back.

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