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MetroMPG · 04-23-2008, 09:14 AM

Dragging front brakes - good find.

Firefly #1 had that problem, and fixing it made a noticeable improvement in gliding distance. The car used to come to a slight but discernable "stop" with the draggy calipers and that went away when I replaced them (there was corrosion on the pistons).

04-23-2008, 09:14 AM	#31 (permalink)
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