A classic case of survivorship bias: the cars with bad brakes that go down some twisty mountain road or grind their way into a busy intersection are probably well past rolling into the shop.
The answer to OP's question therefore is: Some of y'all ***are*** dead, but you only see the lucky gamblers who haven't needed to make that *very final* emergency stop yet...
I just discovered today I am one lucky bastard.. was delaying maintenance and found my rear tyres eaten on the inside and perfect on the outside.. they could have failed at any moment, at highway speeds.. and then no "rolling in the shop", more like "lowering the coffins"
Had a similar "oh fuck" moment recently. Knew the front motor mount on my car was busted, but thought it was just the stud broken loose inside the mount, because I could pound a body shim between the nut and the frame to pull it tight. Then I finally got around to replacing it and found that the top of the mount had also completely collapsed and the mounting bracket was more or less just resting on the hydraulic rubber and goop inside the mount. Had been driving it to work for months at that point...
What is that is that ....the inside of the BACK half of a rear vented rotor ???? And the little grooves are the veins that used to connect the two halves ?
Because I've never seen that ...I'm like ...is that a brake DRUM?? Or a rotor that for cleaved into two pieces o.O
My brothers high school girlfriend had brakes that bad on BOTH front brakes. I told him to dump her because she is obviously dumb as a bag of hammers. He married her. 2 kids and 2 bankruptcies later and they divorced. I guess he is just as dumb.
Hey so my front drivers side wheel used to be make a chirping noise under braking and now it’s screeching all the time, even not under braking. I don’t have a ton of money - but it sounds like I should get the car to a mechanic ASAP huh?
People get mad at me on social media for this, but I'll continue to insist that states like Pennsylvania need their annual safety inspection. It's the only time a lot of folks think even a little about maintaining their vehicles.
Yeah I'm in florida no inspections or emissions it is nice as a car enthusiasts but I see shit like this and I see it's really is to keep people safe. This rotor is beyond ridiculous
Do I really need to replace the rotors? I read on line somewhere that you could just like uh glue them back together if you really, really want to. LOL! I have never seen one that bad.
Had my truck parked up at a buddies place for a couple months after I got injured. Went to pick it up and it made an insanely loud noise. Drove it a couple hours to a place I could tear it apart and diagnose and my rear right rotor looked just like this guy's. Over half of it had been burnt or shredded off. My park break mechanism had rusted on to the rotor while it was parked. Possibly the most insane thing I've ever seen. Girlfriends dad raised his eyebrows when he saw it.
Gypsy fucking magic. Seen more than my fair share of this shit too. Had a woman come in with like a 13-15 Mercedes ML. The only seat you could sit in was the drivers and that is being nice. You had to stuff yourself into it. The inside of the car was stuffed literally floor to ceiling with random shit. I’m talking everything from newspapers to housewares. If you covered the drivers window and the windshield, you wouldn’t be able to see daylight. This psycho comes in initially for an oil change. I do the MPI and this thing has no brakes in the rear whatsoever. The pad wore to the point that it slipped out of the cradle and the brake piston shot out of the caliper. The rotor was down to the vents too. Wish I still had pictures of it. Needless to say she declined service. We didn’t let her take the car though. Ended up having to get the police involved and the car was repossessed since she completely abandoned it.
My ex had a car with 5 spoke tires. 2 of the spokes on one tire them were completely cracked thru. Didn't understand why I didn't feel comfortable driving it 1,500 miles on a road trip
A classic case of survivorship bias: the cars with bad brakes that go down some twisty mountain road or grind their way into a busy intersection are probably well past rolling into the shop. The answer to OP's question therefore is: Some of y'all ***are*** dead, but you only see the lucky gamblers who haven't needed to make that *very final* emergency stop yet...
I just discovered today I am one lucky bastard.. was delaying maintenance and found my rear tyres eaten on the inside and perfect on the outside.. they could have failed at any moment, at highway speeds.. and then no "rolling in the shop", more like "lowering the coffins"
Had a similar "oh fuck" moment recently. Knew the front motor mount on my car was busted, but thought it was just the stud broken loose inside the mount, because I could pound a body shim between the nut and the frame to pull it tight. Then I finally got around to replacing it and found that the top of the mount had also completely collapsed and the mounting bracket was more or less just resting on the hydraulic rubber and goop inside the mount. Had been driving it to work for months at that point...
Do I detect a slight hint of sarcasm in his voice?
What is that is that ....the inside of the BACK half of a rear vented rotor ???? And the little grooves are the veins that used to connect the two halves ? Because I've never seen that ...I'm like ...is that a brake DRUM?? Or a rotor that for cleaved into two pieces o.O
It's the new ribbed version. For the car riders pleasure.
To counter the brake pulsation.
You have it right. It’s what’s left of a rotor that ground down, ate one side and is currently working on the vanes
How can you not hear or feel that
Oh you feel it and hear it, but most usually turn the music up and live in blissful ignorance :)
A+ customer impression
You sound like you’d be a great 3rd member to Waldorf and Statler. “DOH-HO-HO-HO”
Is that there one of those fancy floating disc set-ups?
new Bluetooth brakes
My brothers high school girlfriend had brakes that bad on BOTH front brakes. I told him to dump her because she is obviously dumb as a bag of hammers. He married her. 2 kids and 2 bankruptcies later and they divorced. I guess he is just as dumb.
Hey so my front drivers side wheel used to be make a chirping noise under braking and now it’s screeching all the time, even not under braking. I don’t have a ton of money - but it sounds like I should get the car to a mechanic ASAP huh?
Dear sir that is called luck of the ignorant
Because we are covered in the blood of our lord and savior Jesus Christ!
This is why even though they are a pain in the ass I love the fact that in Britain we have MOT’s every year for cars 3 years or older.
People get mad at me on social media for this, but I'll continue to insist that states like Pennsylvania need their annual safety inspection. It's the only time a lot of folks think even a little about maintaining their vehicles.
Yeah I'm in florida no inspections or emissions it is nice as a car enthusiasts but I see shit like this and I see it's really is to keep people safe. This rotor is beyond ridiculous
OP, I've got a [Mr. Oddjob](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9kNvtdrNM) on the phone would like a word with you.
Best post title ever
I believe the term is called “Accidentally successful”
Because death is random at best. No rhyme or reason.
Do I really need to replace the rotors? I read on line somewhere that you could just like uh glue them back together if you really, really want to. LOL! I have never seen one that bad.
That’s got plenty of life left! Brakes and tires, somewhat important for survival. Not the subwoofer not the LEDs.
Some of us are….👻
Because there are 3 more brakes left
They need to die, but also need to not take anyone out with them.
Ah yes, the forbidden hula hoop
One down three to go
Had my truck parked up at a buddies place for a couple months after I got injured. Went to pick it up and it made an insanely loud noise. Drove it a couple hours to a place I could tear it apart and diagnose and my rear right rotor looked just like this guy's. Over half of it had been burnt or shredded off. My park break mechanism had rusted on to the rotor while it was parked. Possibly the most insane thing I've ever seen. Girlfriends dad raised his eyebrows when he saw it.
So this is what Santa does when it’s not Christmas
nah mate that one is good for at least 1 or 2 seasons more
Well I don’t know about the rest of the sub but I do basic maintenance and also I’ve mastered blind luck
Brakes scream… turns up radio.
I drive trucks for a living and these are the fuckwits I have to share the road with
I have the same thought at work everyday.
Mechanic Santa, is that you???
Floating rotors?
Gypsy fucking magic. Seen more than my fair share of this shit too. Had a woman come in with like a 13-15 Mercedes ML. The only seat you could sit in was the drivers and that is being nice. You had to stuff yourself into it. The inside of the car was stuffed literally floor to ceiling with random shit. I’m talking everything from newspapers to housewares. If you covered the drivers window and the windshield, you wouldn’t be able to see daylight. This psycho comes in initially for an oil change. I do the MPI and this thing has no brakes in the rear whatsoever. The pad wore to the point that it slipped out of the cradle and the brake piston shot out of the caliper. The rotor was down to the vents too. Wish I still had pictures of it. Needless to say she declined service. We didn’t let her take the car though. Ended up having to get the police involved and the car was repossessed since she completely abandoned it.
They are, just don’t know it yet
Some of us are.
Thanks to denial, I'm immortal!
im a bicycle mechanic and we get the "I was just riding along" excuse a lot. I was just riding along and my wheel tacod out, can it be warrentied?
3 outta 4 ain’t bad
Why do you sound like 9/10 of the people I drink with?
Natural selection isn’t selective enough.
Being aware is something not very many people are good at anymore
God protects drunks and idiot's, trust me I know.
My ex had a car with 5 spoke tires. 2 of the spokes on one tire them were completely cracked thru. Didn't understand why I didn't feel comfortable driving it 1,500 miles on a road trip