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Re: Rotors?
Here in NE, where road salt is prevalent, brake pads and rotors just do not last......getting 100K miles or more on original pads/rotors just does not happen here......
Methinks the newer cars have rotors that are made with that Chinese metal, because they just don't last.......I have seen cars come in, all makes/models, with under 20K miles, and rotors, especially rears, that have rust on them, real bad.....
So you tell the customer he needs new pads, because the old pads, while thick, are "grooved" by the rust ridges on the rotors.......under 20K, sure you can turn them......until you try....you take minimum cuts.....and the rust is still there....take another cut, and the rust is still there......next thing you know, you are at or below min spec.....now you have to go out to the customer and tell him he needs new rotors.......by experience, you recognize this, and don't even try to turn them.....which ones do you think he wants? OEM costing over $100 a piece, or those cheap Chinese rotors at $20-$40? He chooses the cheap ones, and if he is lucky, may get a year out of them before they start pulsating.....
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