I know, I know, FORD="Fix or Repair Daily" or "Found on Road Dead"---but that's the thing. I lost my brakes the other day, on a major highway's construction zone. Scariest thing to ever happen to me. Somehow, "glided" my way to the repair shop near my work where I usually take my car, and they told me that my brake lines were all rotted out, excpept for the one by the front passenger wheel. I could have been killed!! This is a 96 Ford Taurus GL, originally bought brand new from my dad who kept up the maintenance like clockwork. He practically gave it to me, as I was having tons of trouble with my previous car and had to sell it to unsuspecting Carmax. Anyway, this place told me that they had to MAKE the brake lines, and the labor alone would be about $640 at $80 an hour. (I live near NYC-everything is much more expensive here.) They told me Ford doesn't make them anymore since it was a 10 year old car. Does this sound right?
2006-10-08
06:50:18
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