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MetroMPG · 06-24-2016, 05:59 PM

I took all the mods off the car this week to get it inspected in preparation for selling.

It looks naked.

Mechanic says it needs:
- muffler,
- brake caliper
- front pads.

Actually it DOESN'T need pads, and the mechanic knows it but he likes the cars that he's inspecting for sale to have new brakes on them. It did need rear shoes and I did them this week. But the front pads would have lasted many 10's of thousands of kilometers more. 30 bucks so I didn't argue the point.

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