Brakes get checked every time I change the oil and rotate the tires. Caught a hung caliper on our CRV before causing too much damage. To give my son credit, he did say MPG's had dropped off over the last couple weeks prompting a check of the driveline. Two new calipers, pads and rotors both sides and he was good to go. Fronts have a little over a 3rd left and will get the same treatment when he is home in February and it rolls over 200K. 12yrs old and runs like new. Plugs, filters, all fluids as well as struts on all four corners are on tap at that time as well. May be a bit pricey but still less than a new car payment.
I used to hate working on my GM's for maintenance. Mixed SAE and metric fasteners, crappy access to what should be easily accessed components and stuff failing way too soon (water pumps, fuel pumps, PS hoses, control arm bushings, coil packs, wiper motors, etc) the list goes on and on. We bought our first Honda back in 2007 and have not looked back since.
