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wish i could say the same. my rotors (rear were worse) were toast around 35K due to rust.
my pads maybe had half life left.
unfortunately i am now getting some slight vibration in the pedal / wheel and may need to re-bed the brakes.
i feel like on a stage 1 tuned A5 running E85 the factory rotors are not enough. i am contemplating going to ECS upgrade kit to get S5 size rotors on the front...
I had an 82 VW Rabbit that after 90,000 miles I took it to Midas to get the breaks replaced. The guy called me out the the car and asked me if I was having issues with the breaks. I said no. He then said why do you want the breaks replace. I said because they have 90,000 miles on them and your running a special, He then said you still have about 50,000 to go. I was more shocked that the shop was honest with me than the breaks lasted so long.
I had an 82 VW Rabbit that after 90,000 miles I took it to Midas to get the breaks replaced. The guy called me out the the car and asked me if I was having issues with the breaks. I said no. He then said why do you want the breaks replace. I said because they have 90,000 miles on them and your running a special, He then said you still have about 50,000 to go. I was more shocked that the shop was honest with me than the breaks lasted so long.
lucky you had someone who actually cared to tell you the truth. it's a shame when a service tech/advisor tells you something and you find out it was just an effort to sell you something you didn't need (or early).
lucky you had someone who actually cared to tell you the truth. it's a shame when a service tech/advisor tells you something and you find out it was just an effort to sell you something you didn't need (or early).
When the mechanic called me out to look at the car I thought for sure he was going to tell me I need a lot more than break pads. It was like, here we go.... Boy was I surprised.
04-25-2019, 08:41 AM
