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Old 05-30-2009, 08:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Mountains, gliding and wearing out brake rotors and drums

Had 2 new front tyres fitted which increased FE and comfort. Damn those old tyres!

However, the tyre guy showed me considerable wear which has occured on the front disks since I have been EOC down a mountain range almost every day for the last 6 months.

Now I'm gonna be engine braking a lot more when it comes to large downhills....

Incorrect hypermiling just cost me a lot of time and money!

The front disk rotors may need replacing soon.

Grrrr

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