We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This past week, I replaced rotted-out brake lines under my landlord's $1 Oldsmobile, and let me just say: It was total hell. I wrenched in my ...

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Q. In 1988 I owned a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice and had the brake lines fail. Fortunately I was only backing out of the yard at the time. Today I own a 2004 VW Passat with 104,000 miles and since it is ...