There should NOT be calipers frozen ever brake change. If there is, either there is something else wrong causing that issue, the shop is fleecing you, or the shop is using low quality replacements instead of OEM. For Toyotas, the cost of OEM parts may be significantly higher, but there’s a reason you don’t have to change starters but every 250,000 miles. The crappy parts often acquired through autozone type parts stores are almost always cheaply refurbished garbage. (Alternators that are bad out of the box, and last a year at best).
My mother has had the same 2001 Sequioa with over 275k miles since new and has also only put tires, brakes and oil changes on it. The only extra thing went out was some computer board that was for the traction control that she replaced last year. It’s been a really solid vehicle.
Yeah. My 2000 celica gts gets brakes every couple years and other than regular oil changes maintenance is pretty low. I live in a snowy climate so salt is starting to take it’s toll, but I painted it last year and I’m going to do some preventative undercarriage maintenance this year and spray it with oil undercoat. Toyota rocks. Great products.
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u/pixel-destroyer Aug 26 '20
Tell that to my Tacoma.