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Old 04-14-2009, 05:17 PM   #14 (permalink)
zjrog
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Location: Tooele, UT
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ZJ - '95 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo Upcountry
90 day: 20.57 mpg (US)

Neon - '03 Dodge Neon SE
90 day: 33.46 mpg (US)

S'Crew - '02 Ford F150 Supercrew XLT
90 day: 16.4 mpg (US)

Ranger - '90 Ford Ranger
Last 3: 28.02 mpg (US)

Not the Jeep - '03 Dodge Neon SE
90 day: 34.11 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by kitaimdao View Post
I never liked using my breaks since I'm paranoid I'll overuse them and they won't work when I'll need them to
You'll have to pardon my confusion here... If you are doing the maintenance right, how are you going to overuse the brakes? That makes absolutely no sense to me... I've overheated my brakes on my Neon to the point of brake fade. But that was with spirited (read that near reckless and WELL above posted speed limits) driving through a VERY twisty set of mountain roads. Daily driving isn't likely to cause you problems with your brakes... UNLESS you ride them constantly.
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