Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

bmwracer wrote:
Drag.

Not too many old school Mini's out there, especially imports with right hand drive. God save the Queen! And Keps, too!

Tu_triky wrote:Not too many old school Mini's out there, especially imports with right hand drive.

Most are probably in museums or private collections...

bmwracer wrote:
Most are probably in museums or private collections...

I see. It was a cool to see one of these horseless carriages on the road.

Car goes into the shop tomorrow...

Probably need new front rotors.

Takai desu. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Car goes into the shop tomorrow...

Probably need new front rotors.

Takai desu. :sweat:

Hellz yeah. I recently went into get my brake pads replaced and then said I needed to change the rotors too. Suck.

Such is life (sometimes).

Tu_triky wrote:Hellz yeah. I recently went into get my brake pads replaced and then said I needed to change the rotors too. Suck.

Such is life (sometimes).

Thing is, it isn't the cost of the rotors, but the cost of labor, anywhere from $80-$100 an hour. :sweat:

Wish I was hauling in that kinda scratch. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Thing is, it isn't the cost of the rotors, but the cost of labor, anywhere from $80-$100 an hour. :sweat:

Wish I was hauling in that kinda scratch. :sweat:

Trust me I know I got reamed. It was a wholesome feeling.

Tu_triky wrote:Trust me I know I got reamed. It was a wholesome feeling.

A brake job and a colonoscopy... What a deal. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
A brake job and a colonoscopy... What a deal. :beaten:

I wish I got the health benefits. Just the bill. :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:I wish I got the health benefits. Just the bill. :beaten:

You should've asked the repair guy if he takes Blue Cross. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
You should've asked the repair guy if he takes Blue Cross. :beaten:

Haha. Given the current state of affairs in health insurance, I'm sure my co-pay would still have sucked.

In any case, you can't mess with the brakes. :sweat:

Ask them if they can give you some carbon ceramic rotors a la F1.

Tu_triky wrote:Ask them if they can give you some carbon ceramic rotors a la F1.

Then I'll need to take out a second mortgage. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Then I'll need to take out a second mortgage. :sweat:

HAHA. Yeah but at least you won't ever need new rotors! :P

Tu_triky wrote:HAHA. Yeah but at least you won't ever need new rotors! :P

Actually, those brakes don't work very well in everyday driving: they're made to operate in the ultra-high temps during racing. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Actually, those brakes don't work very well in everyday driving: they're made to operate in the ultra-high temps during racing. :sweat:

Well if your brakes aren't glowing on the way home from work...there's a problem!

<Thanks for the info, btw!>

Tu_triky wrote:Well if your brakes aren't glowing on the way home from work...there's a problem!

Yup... It means I'm not driving fast enough! :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup... It means I'm not driving fast enough! :mrgreen:

Precisely. ;)

Tu_triky wrote:Precisely. ;)

:doh:

bmwracer wrote:
:doh:

We obviously had the same idea in mind!

By the way I read that Schumacher is not going to be able to make his F1 come back because of a neck injury. Sucks.

Tu_triky wrote:By the way I read that Schumacher is not going to be able to make his F1 come back because of a neck injury. Sucks.

Possible Headline: "Michael Schumacher's F1 Comeback Fails Due to Pain in Neck." :beaten:

Probably has something to do with a person or persons in the F1 governing body. :hehe: