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Gotta Stop!
Been neglecting this blog lately. Oops. Writeups for China, Indonesia, etc. to come soon so the 3 of you can just sit tight and wait! In the meantime, my baby needs brakes!

Brakes are important, but you knew that right? They're also pretty expensive, especially on sports cars. The rotors usually come in plain, dilled (holes), slotted (deep grooves along the rotors), and a combo of the previous two. They don't help you stop that much faster but they do vent heat and gases built up during heavy breaking a bit better than normal rotors, which means that while you can't take race them on the track reliably, you can at least drive more aggressively and do one or two intro track days on them. The plain ones are usually around 60-70 (per rotor, on my car). Then add in pads (at around 50 for a set), and you're looking at about $400 for replacements all around.

But ask around on forums and what do I get? "getcoolparts.com"! The name sounds suspicious but the service and pricing is top notch. OEM rotors were on sale down to about 44 for front and 51 for rears. Pads were about 33 for a set of fronts and 24 for a set of rears. Great prices! And there were no shipping charges too! Nor any tax for CA residents! Glorious!

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In other news, Luke Ma is once again "poor"


Posted by: Paul Ma at September 14, 2005 01:30 AM

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