<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Not Yet Due</title><link>https://notyetdue.com/</link><description>Vehicle maintenance costs taken apart line by line — what the part retails for, what the book time is, and whether the service is actually due yet.</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://notyetdue.com/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>What a brake job actually costs, and when it is not due yet</title><link>https://notyetdue.com/posts/brake-job-cost/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://notyetdue.com/posts/brake-job-cost/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A brake job is due when the lining is at the wear limit, not when someone with a flashlight says the word &amp;ldquo;soon&amp;rdquo;. That is the whole test, and it is a measurement rather than an opinion. Get the number before you get the quote, because the number is what tells you whether you are buying a repair or buying a conversation.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>