how much is it for car breaks?

first of all i have never seen brake pads run more than 100 bucks so i don't know where that guy got the idea they they're 500+ unless he was thinking for lines rotors calipers you know basically everything, some real good ones would run between 60-80 and the cheapest i have seen were 14 , i've used those a couple times they're not that bad but they don't last very long

Agree. Its best to learn to do it yourself, brake pads/shoes run around 20 to 30 dollars( at a parts store) for the front and about the same for the rear ( which don't need to be replaced as soon as the front ). Any "specialist" shop is ripping you off by charging $89, $199 per axle. It takes an afternoon to learn and completely safe if you follow directions. If you do go to the shop, don't let them sell you the full metallic brakes. these pads are made of a hard compound. They stop you well but eat up the rotors quickly. Speaking of, rotors do need to be replaced occasionally, only get new ones if they say they are too thin to turn.

(Turning rotors is a process of smoothing out the surface)

Why don't you start by telling us what year, make and model car we're talking about? How many miles are on the car? Rarely do you need to go beyond replacing those parts which are normal wear and tear...i.e. pads and shoes, rotors and drums. Additionally, you don't always need to replace drums and or rotors. Most can be resurfaced a few times before replacement is required. Pads and shoes are typically quite cheap and so is resurfacing. Anyhow....let us know what you're driving so we can squeeze an intelligent reply into the mess here.

cj, where can you find lines ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS for $500, get out of dream land.

try a place like pep boys, brake masters... if you're looking at just pads and possibly a resurface, id say no more than 300, if you need new rotors, up to 600, i dont know what type of car you have so i cant give you a real price, more information would be helpful (im using my truck as a reference (15" rotors & pads is going to be a lot more than rotors and pads for a honda civic)

there are places around like brake plus or Mitas brakes that do this job for you thy will inspect the SYSTEM and make the recommendations that you need and repair the problem thy will even give you a quite before thy start the work or check with the dealer of the vehicle and have them do the job or you can bring your car to me and ill fix it but it might not be feasibly for you to do that depending on Ware you live i live in AZ lol

depends on how bad they are i would stay away from goodyear or sears tho.

depends on the brakes they use if there are good brake with new discs and drums it could come to about 500+ dollars if there cheap then about 300. you get what you paid for.