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Old 09-29-2010, 10:54 PM
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I'm pretty easy on brakes. I only change them if they are warped or too thin. I use standard pads or ceramic. The ceramics will last longer but might reduce rotor life. The clean wheels are worth it though. I haven't tried turning any in decades.

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Old 09-29-2010, 11:51 PM
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I'm on the original front rotors at 400kmi on my 1977 300D. I use Pagid soft pads, commute gently on highways, brake gently, and have driven this car for ~305kmi. There's essentially no lip on the rotors, but when it comes time to renew the rotors, the new ones are so cheap and easy to install that it's foolish money to machine them. Actually, I have an almost new pair of rotors in the garage attic from a wreck I bought for the engine. Pads are cheap and easy to replace. I've got the wheel covers so brake dust is not a big issue.

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Old 09-30-2010, 12:03 AM
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"On the hub" is not the same concept as "on the car."
Sorry, I did not catch that detail.
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Old 09-30-2010, 12:14 AM
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...when it comes time to renew the rotors, the new ones are so cheap and easy to install that it's foolish money to machine them.
There are undoubtedly those who would argue that any money spent on a 33 year-old, 400k miles car is "foolish money." You won't get your money's worth out of those new rotors unless the car lasts another 400k miles.
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Old 09-30-2010, 07:08 AM
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I'm on the original front rotors at 400kmi on my 1977 300D. . . .
Antique rotors!! That is just unheard of. Unbelievable!

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