If you have owned a european car and had to change the brake pads, did you have to change the rotors as well??
Being a mechanic in a past life I had to deal with this all the time and the facts is that euro cars brake rotors are not made for the aussie heat. They warp and eat through the disc's, they are designed to hold heat in the brake system and they get to hot here hence the high wear rate.

There is harsh conditions everywere I was just using it as a throw away line...

Quote: I was wondering, just what, specifically, are these 'harsh Aussie conditions'

It gets much colder on Europe, the north part of the US, Canada & in Siberia, & it's much hotter in the middle east & other equatorial countries.

It's much wetter in most other places in the world since Australia is supposed to be the driest continent, [but not the driest country] & the legendary fine dust that Australia is infamous for is awfully hard to find in the major population centers where about 85% of all new cars are sold in Australia.

Africa & many other countries have much rougher roads too, so just what harsh conditions do you mean?

The only downside of everyone purposefully not buying Australian is that we no longer get have an auto industry.....

I kinda like the auto industry, not only does it give me a job, but after mining is one of our biggest manufacturing industries.

Ford are reasonable, Aurions OK too, I've always had a problem with Holden quality though.....

If only the 380 didn't look like a dropped pie we could still have had 4 auto manufacturers in Oz.

I spose i can still like the escorts since they were designed in the UK.

yeah lots of members other cars or family cars are subarus, gt foresters especially.

Good solid car but then again f engine problems occurr the bills rack up.

But some going strong after 400,000kms on stock engines

look at how far the rear wheels sit in wtf its ment to be a performance car

and auto six ford fast omg lol

Well here's a good ad for Ford, the FPV range get to sport these instead of the normal ford badges.



And and bad add? well they'll probly cost about $80 or more, as it is the F6 Typhoon side badge costs $110+!!

And another bad add for Ford? This is a Super Pursuit Ute, I happen to like the shape but that's irrelevant. The sire mirrors on the ENTIRE FG range have....2cm of movement backwards!!!

Shame Ford.

i had a hire car over the weekend when was in Melbourne, and i was given a fairly new Fairlane, full options, leather interior, 6spd sequential shift auto...i know auto but i cant drive manual too good... and my god thsi thing u barely touch the acc. and it took off like a bat out of hell!!! i was in heaven lol if i could afford one i would get one.

we are thinking of buying a new car as i think i have blown the gear box in my car ...i blew the auto box in the falcon b4 i gave the car to luke!!! and now i think i have blown another auto box.....the gearboxes dont seem to like the way i drive i think!!!...but if we get a new car i want either a wagon or a 4wd, or a dual cab ute....only coz of how big our pups are gonna get.


edit: when the 1200 wags is finished the dogs WONT be going in it...hence y another wagon or something.

LOL @ new cars... I drive datsun.