Is your wife tough on brakes?

[Don Frelier]

Mine is:
These have less than 25,000 miles.
13" rotors with what were once ceramic pads.
Sometimes I think she should be nationally ranked.
But at least she doesn't drive with two feet.
Here you can also see the effects of Rochester winters

Had to make a 9mm hex key because Volvo makes everything difficult, and EXPENSIVE!

Here the dog benefitted from a beer that tragically got knocked over:

 

[66 Sat]

My wife is for sure. Whenever she drives my car the gas mileage goes down too. I think it's because they don't understand the mechanics/physics of what's going on.
She slows.for junctions etc instead of just reading the traffic and flowing along. She also takes 10 minutes to find a park instead of my 30 seconds but that's another story.

 

[dadsbee]

Mine's only hard on the gas pedal...

 

[440Coronet500]

Absolutely, I change my wife's brakes twice as much on her vehicle as I do mine. 440'

 

[gtx6970]

Not mine.

Wifes car . A 2016 Chrysler 200s just turned 70k miles and its still on its original brakes.
Actually only thing done has been 4 tires.and oil changes

 

[eldubb440]

no, but she can destroy a stove top like no other

 

[69 Sleeper Bee]

Mine destroyed brakes & engines. I should never have taught her how to do brake stands !

 

[Fran Blacker]

Friend said I pull the drums on my wifes 70 Challenger every 15k and the brakes are nearly shot. He said its preventive maintenance.

 

[Sahara]

We don’t have many stop signs up here, and my town has one light. Got more then 200,000 Km’s on my Jeep brakes before changed, wife’s Subaru had more then 165,000 on it when we sold it with original brakes.

 

[ZR9B]

breaks and front tires..

 

[kiwigtx]

Not my wife's car....but a customer's car from my buddy's workshop....talk about getting the most out of the rotor....

 

[Kern Dog]

Mine is:
These have less than 25,000 miles.

Holeeeee crap. That is some rusty looking suspension. Is that 25,000 miles since new or just that many miles on the brakes?
I have 371,000 miles on my Ram 1500 and it looks dusty but not a speck of rust anywhere. I have driven it in sun, rain and snow but since nobody salts the roads, there is no corrosion.

Regarding the original topic....
No, my Wife is an excellent driver. Not too fast, not one to panic. Great instincts for merging, good patience for the most part too.

 

[roadrunnerh]

In Pittsburgh, 25k miles on brake pads is unbelievable. The hills and turns are very hard on brakes, especially FWD cars in seems. You guys in your flat lands...

 

[Kern Dog]

no, but she can destroy a stove top like no other

 

[kiwigtx]

no, but she can destroy a stove top like no other

....and the floor around it too?

Don't worry...you're not alone.

 

[eldubb440]

...

Don't worry...you're not alone.

that's encouraging

 

[Kern Dog]

My ex wife was so fat, I had to call the restaurant early just to get an estimate.

 

[kiwigtx]

that's encouraging

So....we're talking about sloppy seconds on the stove top when putting together a punched out lasagne....?

 

[eldubb440]

So....we're talking about sloppy seconds on the stove top when putting together a punched out lasagne....?

the lasagna almost makes it all worth while...... almost

 

[eldubb440]

My ex wife was so fat, I had to call the restaurant early just to get an estimate.