Tanprotege,
I appreciate all responses.
My feeling was surprise that at 30,000km disc brakes just shouldn't need $200 of cleaning.
I could maybe understand it with the mileage you had .....

Anyway, please don't take offense - none was intended

 

and none taken.

Pipe: my favorite shop does a cleaning job for $25. I can't imagine how clean it would be for $200!

Good judgement call on your part. They wanted to clean your wallet.

 

For that price they should have scraped all the rust off and painted them twice!
with new hardware!

 

I'll +1 EVERYTHING he said!! "... how clean it would be for $200!" LOLz!!!

$200?? I don't know if they wanted to "clean" your wallet or not, but they sure wanted to "lighten it" a bit!! Ridiculous.

Ask them how many free oil changes (or sex) you get with that next time.

 

I think they could have done a four wheel brake job (pads) for $200 AND cleaned them while they were at it.

 

FYI ...
My Mazda 6 has 34,000 km and I've had it for 28 months - LOVE IT by the way.
This is an item on a Mazda leaflet titled 'Mazda Scheduled Service Menu'.
It is under 24,000 km or every 12 months - and it is on EVERY MAZDA CAR !!
- Inspect and clean brake discs and pads, front and rear
- Lubricate caliper rails/pins
- Inspect A/C operation
I went on-line and paid a few bucks for a 29-year mechanic's opinion - he had never heard of such a 'service' and he works on many different makes including Mazda.
I read several forums and subscribe to MyCarStats - I don't see anyone complaining about brake seize-ups?
I just don't get why it isn't in the owners manual - they tell you do lube the door locks/hinges for heaven's sake? I can see it won't harm the car but at 67 years old I don't have money to waste ....... I have awife that does that for me, LMAO

Thanks again for all your input