Just had a huge brake job done two months ago on my 93 945t. New pads all round, replacement of right rear sticking caliper. This was in NH, where I know a trusted independent mechanic who's great, does all the work on my parents' old Volvos. Low labor costs, excellent service, no sales tax.

So today I go for the dreaded New York inspection (I live in Manhattan). They tell me that I'm leaking break fluid in the rear, it's contaminated all the pads, and as a result everything needs to be replaced - calipers, pads, and even rotors (because they have a ridge from wear - even though when I had the job done two months ago, the NH guy said they were good for one more go with the new pads, no problems).

Now, I did notice that I've been low on fluid recently, so it's probable something was leaking back there. NH guy is more than willing to take another look and fix for free, but unfortunately he's 300 miles away - and I'm not street legal without my inspection sticker. So it looks like I'm going to have to just get the job done here AGAIN - at a much higher cost, of course. (and hope these guys know what they're doing).

My question for those of you know brakes - is this fishy? Do you really have to replace both calipers (one of them practically brand new) when there's a leak? Why not just the pads? The NH mechanic is willing to take back the new caliper he put in for a refund when the guys down here pull it out, so at least that's something. The new rotor thing also sounds fishy. I know the ridge can possibly cut into the pads, but everything's been fine so far. I've told them to just do the brakes, and keep the old rotors - since that's what was just done two months ago. Are these guys are trying to giving me the runaround?

Sorry for the long post - just looking to arm myself with all the info I can, also hoping I get this thing back in one piece, with brakes!

Thanks!