CPO Rear Rotors & Brakes Shot after 4k miles...

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07-20-16, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Afrosheen

I'm aware of that, but I was asking the op. If he bought it like this it's original owner might have been a tinkerer that drove the car really hard. Wearing out rear rotors tells me one thing on a RWD car with brakes biased 70/30 front to rear. Lots and lots of traction control kicking in to keep the rear wheels in check prematurely wore them out.

I'm the tinkerer actually!

I had the calipers painted at a local tire shop when I bought new tires. I was going to do it myself with the G2 Caliper paint but I negotiated a nice pkg price for mounting/balancing/refinish/caliper paint. It was about $45 per caliper for paint/labor.

I really don't drive the car hard because I live in such a local, very populated and overly potholed area...

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07-20-16, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DallasDave

I just purchased a CPO car and was told that the pads needed to have 60% material remaining or they would be replaced as part of the CPO process. I wonder if the rear pads were checked by your Dealer at all (prior to sale), as 4k miles is pretty quick!

I doubt they were fully inspected. I think I wouldn't be so "agitated" if they were just up front with me - if they would admit to being a little lax or offer me a discounted next service visit...

But overall I think it led to some better things - not only getting a good price for good work for myself but also supporting my local businesses around the way

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