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replacement brake pads
Maintenance

My Audi dealer says company standards insist on replacement brake pads at 10mm of wear. What is the legal minimum for brake pads?

Our reader was horrified when he took his Audi A5 into a dealer and it said he needed replacement brake pads. It then revealed that his brake pads had 10mm…

By James Foxall24th May 202317th October 2023
brake fluid
Maintenance

I read that changing brake fluid is easy to do yourself. Is this true?

We see a lot of advice from supposed experts making all sorts of outlandish claims. That changing brake fluid is a simple DIY job is one of these. And because…

By James Foxall10th October 202217th October 2023
grinding brakes
Buying + selling

I bought a used car three days ago. It now has grinding brakes. Should the dealer fix it?

Our reader bought a 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class that had done 23,000 miles from a dealer. When he test drove the car, it felt fine. But a couple of days after…

By James Foxall5th May 202217th October 2023
brake pads
Mechanical

I bought a used car that needed new brake pads after 6000 miles. Is this usual?

The car you bought was a 2016 Mazda CX-5. You bought it with 14,000 miles on the clock. It’s now done 20,000. The dealer you got the car from said…

By James Foxall2nd June 202010th July 2023

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