Invoice for MOT and full service

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jeannieblue wrote: »

Now if you could've been hankering after a Ford Capri - I could understand.............

very few women understand the attraction of the capri ive found.
although mine did see some action.:D

Rolandtheroadie

I've been in another post tonight saying about the rover sd1 and an old range rover as cars I bought because i've always wanted one (they were both under £700 and ran for around 9 months, i'm not loaded) but the Capri is something I WILL own when circumstances allow (4 kids, twins under 14 weeks). Preferably a 2.8 or a 3.0s but beggars cant be chosers.
That and an old Mini. Perhaps a VW camper.

BallandChain

I've driven a Porsche GT (left hand drive) and it scared me to death.

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scotsman4th wrote: »

I've been in another post tonight saying about the rover sd1 and an old range rover as cars I bought because i've always wanted one (they were both under £700 and ran for around 9 months, i'm not loaded) but the Capri is something I WILL own when circumstances allow (4 kids, twins under 14 weeks). Preferably a 2.8 or a 3.0s but beggars cant be chosers.
That and an old Mini. Perhaps a VW camper.

the capri was my childhood dream, bought one 6 years ago for £500, it was only the 1.6 l but had nice pepperpot alloys. it was great fun and super reliable,never failed me once, until the floor was rotten and would have needed a lot of welding to the chassis legs and floor parts replaced. i sold it a year and a half after buying it for £400. i will get another when i have the space to care for it properly and weld until my heart is content ( and lungs full of smoke)

Rolandtheroadie

BallandChain wrote: »

I've driven a Porsche GT (left hand drive) and it scared me to death.

I passed my motorbike test 2 years ago and when we found out the wife was having twins, and the cbr was looking old, we both decided I should buy a bike I wanted as I wouldnt be getting another one for a while.
So I bid on one that had 3 days to go, thought better of it but won (the guy that had been bidding against me realised Aberdeen was quite a bit away from him).
If you think a Porsche is scary, try a gsx1300r Hayabusa. Off the road right now (ironically i'm waiting for brake parts lol).

Silk

scotsman4th wrote: »

I change my brakes every time I hear the squeal of metal to metal when I brake. This has never been accompanied by a brake warning light.

Thats a bad thing to do for many reasons
a/ by this time the pad has lost its friction pad and is metal to metal with the disc which is what the squeal is and causing heat transfer. The light should have come on about 300 miles before this so if your light didn't come on either you don't have them fitted or they have been disconnected or the bulb is out.
b/ If you had to do an emergency stop the difference in braking on each side will make you slew to one side.
c/ The brake disc is being scored by the pad and damaging the disc which will cause the new pads you fit wear down quicker
d/ If the brake discs become too badly scored they will be deemed a failure on the MOT.
e/ High speed braking metal to metal causes sparks like you see with an angle grinder not ideal when pulling onto a petrol station forecourt on a motorway etc

Remember also, 65% worn is a very accurate description. Did they remove all the pads, measure them and compare this to a new pad? Does the 65% include wear on the disc?

The 65% worn is simply an advise on visual inspection based on knowledge of what a new pads depth is and gauging how much has worn away from when they were new, depending on when they were last fitted the owner should be able to work out how long they have left before they wear out completely.
The discs should not be worn out as unlike a friction pad which is designed to wear a disc is not although depending on grit on roads, badly maintained pads corrosion etc they do sometimes have to be changed

My pessimistic side says this is the new way to frighten people into getting unecessary work done. Not too in your face (like the windscreen adverts, dont drive with a chip in your windscreen as if you crash you'll die) but subtle, not too agressive, just enough to raise your fear level and spend money.

Its nothing to do with fear or spending money, its to do with a good garage advising the customer what the condition of the brakes are and whether to consider changing them in say the next 10.000 miles or whatever.

As far as the brake warning parking light is concerned, remove the cover on the handbrake and see if theres a wire attached to the handbrake somewhere (or lying off). Also check theres nothing preventing the handbrake from going down fully

It depends if its a handbrake sensor or a disc pad sensor, by the sounds of what the garage have said it sounds like the bulb holders gone to earth putting the light on,

Silk

BallandChain wrote: »

My OH thinks it's dangerous now they are worn at 65%. (Like me he knows little about cars, lol) The mechanic said that the brake pads would need changing in a couple of months anyway. How far do they have to go before they need changing?

65% is not dangerous, Basicaly the more worn a disc pad is the less effeicent it is as less depth of friction material gives less heat dissapation and hot pads are less efficient hence disc coolers etc etc.
85% would be my limit but it depends on how heavy you are on brakes to work out how long they are going to last. As i said in my last post you should be able to work out how many miles you've done since last fitted and go from there

Silk

BallandChain wrote: »

I've driven a Porsche GT (left hand drive) and it scared me to death.

There has only been one car to frighten me and it was a Dutton kit car (Lotus 7 lookalike) with a V6 ford engine :eek:
I've driven and had a lot of fast cars in my time and maybe some were faster, but that thing scared me to death