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Anyway, I was hearing grinding and squeaking noises so I took my car to Les Schwab to be inspected. They looked at it and told me it would take $300 for parts and labour!

So I took it to another mechanic who is extrimily honest and liked by everyone, and he fixed it for $89

lucky
what was the problem?

we have a garage like that round here, my mums car broke down and when we asked them to fix it they quoted us

Les Schwab told me that I needed whole new brakes on both rear tires

In reality I just needed a couple brake pads and another small part. I was told that it's easy to do yourself, but i'm the most mechanically illiterate person

it really is an easy part to change if you know how, and certainly not a $300 part thats for sure.

He really shouldn't be a mechanic if he thinks the breaks go on the tires!

I told you I didn't know anything!

Les Schwab told me that I needed whole new brakes on both rear tires

In reality I just needed a couple brake pads and another small part. I was told that it's easy to do yourself, but i'm the most mechanically illiterate person

They are probably brake drums in the back which usually are expensive to replace because of the amount of work they are (believe me-I've done them).  You have to take them complately appart and replace the shoes (there are no pads) and then put them back together-and it's a lot of work.  But, $300 sounds a little steep to me, but Les Schwab's is usually slightly over priced.