Anybody know how long they should last? My car is being serviced and they have called to say the front discs are in a bad way and need replacing. However the car had all its pads replaced a couple of months ago and its back discs (I’d worn the back pads down too much) At the time they didn't mention a problem with the front discs so I'm suspicions as to how they could suddenly go from ok to poor in a couple of months - given that the car spends most of its time on the motorway and has only done 63k miles.
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Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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I think discs are a standard way for a garage to charge you lots for stuff you don't need, and can't see to verify what they tell you.
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostAnybody know how long they should last? My car is being serviced and they have called to say the front discs are in a bad way and need replacing. However the car had all its pads replaced a couple of months ago and its back discs (I’d worn the back pads down too much) At the time they didn't mention a problem with the front discs so I'm suspicions as to how they could suddenly go from ok to poor in a couple of months - given that the car spends most of its time on the motorway and has only done 63k miles.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostISTM these days the discs are made so thin that they need replacing every 2-3 times you replace the pads. OTOH there are less-than-honest garages...... I had one charge me for fitting 5 shock absorbers.
Tony, get yourself to "Brakes International" just off Drake street for a second oppinion!Comment
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Brake disks aren't just big lumps of iron like they used to be, modern ones last a lot less time, but they perform a lot better too.Comment
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Ask them if the wear limit has been reached on either the disks or the pads.
If not, don't bother."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostISTM these days the discs are made so thin that they need replacing every 2-3 times you replace the pads. OTOH there are less-than-honest garages...... I had one charge me for fitting 5 shock absorbers.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostI replaced 6 on my old XJ6.
Tony, get yourself to "Brakes International" just off Drake street for a second oppinion!Last edited by BoredBloke; 4 November 2008, 13:15.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostISTM these days the discs are made so thin that they need replacing every 2-3 times you replace the pads. OTOH there are less-than-honest garages...... I had one charge me for fitting 5 shock absorbers.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
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Brake pads and discs
Honda 26k + (not worn out yet)
Banger 15k so far on new front pads, rears circa 32k
How long they last depends really how much you are into to tailgaiting and slamming your brakes on. Garages do like to BS on them though as they are hard to check.The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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