Purchased 2nd hand car from Arnold Clark, needs new brake pads straight away.

k3lvc

nightshot99 wrote: »

Just had a look and yes they are definitely low. Going to email them again and ask for a copy of the PDI as its obviously incorrect.

But the PDI they now send you will say 'still serviceable' or something equally ambiguous. In the time you've composed and sent the email you local dealer can have fitted new ones for you and then you know you've another 13k miles of life from them

molerat

Brake pads should not be worn out at 13K so the car needs looking at.

k3lvc

molerat wrote: »

Brake pads should not be worn out at 13K so the car needs looking at.

On what basis do you make that assumption - I bought my Mini at 30k miles and it was already on 3rd set of rear pads

wgl2014

Is that something perculiar to Mini's?

I've rarely had to replace rear pads and would expect 50k out of set easily unless I had a dragging caliper.

Rear brakes do relatively little compared to fronts (And fronts should last more than 10k).

System

k3lvc wrote: »

On what basis do you make that assumption - I bought my Mini at 30k miles and it was already on 3rd set of rear pads

Rears on my Mondeo have done 78,000 miles since I changed them at 55,000 miles and have 3mm left.

If any car I'd ever had in the 30 years I've been driving had gone through rear brakes that fast I'd be wondering what was wrong. What did the previous owner do, spend all weekend handbrake turning it around the local McDonalds car park to impress the girls?

daydotz

If its the current generation F series then pads & discs are thin to begin with cruise control/traction control brakes the rear wheels increasing wear

Its not unusual for them to require replacement at 20k

k3lvc

Tarambor wrote: »

What did the previous owner do, spend all weekend handbrake turning it around the local McDonalds car park to impress the girls?

Don't know about the Mini other than their use for traction/stability control but on my last Jag XF the rear brakes were much smaller pads/discs and were set to apply a split second before the fronts apparently to aid braking stability.

Having been brought up on fast bikes this was alien to me but I've no reason to disbelieve

nightshot99

I've left it with their head office to decide what to do. Hopefully they get back to me by tomorrow. If I;m going through rear brakes every 13k then I'll get a rewind tool and start doing them myself.
Did a bit a research and yes the cruise control uses the rear brakes to control the speed so I'm guessing the 1st owner may have used that (A LOT)

parking_question_chap

nightshot99 wrote: »

As per the title, purchased a 2nd hand mini from Arnold Clark, had it less than a month and when I have gone through the on board computer it says I need new rear brake pads.
Bit gutted really I have to fork out for this as Ive only had the car 3 weeks.
Do I have any argument with the dealership to get these replaced?

Not really, you could have looked at them before purchase, plus they are a standard consumable.

foxy-stoat

nightshot99 wrote: »

I've left it with their head office to decide what to do. Hopefully they get back to me by tomorrow. If I;m going through rear brakes every 13k then I'll get a rewind tool and start doing them myself.
Did a bit a research and yes the cruise control uses the rear brakes to control the speed so I'm guessing the 1st owner may have used that (A LOT)

I would buy a tool anyway and do the pads yourself. Rear pads are £25 to £60 depending on the make.

I fitted a set of EBC Red stuff rear pads to my dads Jaguar XF as they tended to last 25K - he is on his 2nd set now and last a lot longer than 40K per set and no issues at all. Less brake dust too !