Various Topics on Subaru

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I bought my Forester in Sept. 2002, and apparently drove 42K without getting
new brakes. I then drove 22K before getting new breaks, and finally another
22K, when I now need new front brakes. I live in a foothill area of Calif.,
and drive up and down at least one 5-600' hill each day. I talked to a
mechanic today and he said that brake life is usually quite good at the start.

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Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

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W. eWatson wrote:
> I bought my Forester in Sept. 2002, and apparently drove 42K without
> getting new brakes. I then drove 22K before getting new breaks, and
> finally another 22K, when I now need new front brakes. I live in a
> foothill area of Calif., and drive up and down at least one 5-600' hill
> each day. I talked to a mechanic today and he said that brake life is
> usually quite good at the start.
>
Hi,
With manual shift equipped car, brake can last longer.

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Tony Hwang wrote:
> W. eWatson wrote:
>> I bought my Forester in Sept. 2002, and apparently drove 42K without
>> getting new brakes. I then drove 22K before getting new breaks, and
>> finally another 22K, when I now need new front brakes. I live in a
>> foothill area of Calif., and drive up and down at least one 5-600'
>> hill each day. I talked to a mechanic today and he said that brake
>> life is usually quite good at the start.
>>
> Hi,
> With manual shift equipped car, brake can last longer.
I have an automatic. It's good to see there's someone here besides myself.
When I rejoined today, I saw only one other post. Months ago there were
hundreds.

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Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

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If you had the original OEM pads replaced with OEM pads then ignore my
suggestion. If the original pads were replaced with non OEM pads then
that may be the problem.

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johninky wrote:
> If you had the original OEM pads replaced with OEM pads then ignore my
> suggestion. If the original pads were replaced with non OEM pads then
> that may be the problem.
The new brakes were not put on by Subaru; however, when I talked about this
with them, they made no claims about having superior brakes than a third party.

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Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:02:03 -0400, W. eWatson wrote
(in article <VITqk.18393$xZ.2230@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com>):

> johninky wrote:
>> If you had the original OEM pads replaced with OEM pads then ignore my
>> suggestion. If the original pads were replaced with non OEM pads then
>> that may be the problem.
> The new brakes were not put on by Subaru; however, when I talked about this
> with them, they made no claims about having superior brakes than a third
> party.

If you got 42K miles with Brand A and have twice gotten only 22K miles
with Brand B, you might consider returning to Brand A.

--
John Varela
Trade NEW lamps for OLD for email.

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:20:25 -0400, John Varela <OLDlamps@verizon.net>
wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:02:03 -0400, W. eWatson wrote
>
>
>If you got 42K miles with Brand A and have twice gotten only 22K miles
>with Brand B, you might consider returning to Brand A.

I get 60 k miles from my front pad, I only use OEM.
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mred

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"W. eWatson" <notvalid2@sbcglobal.net> writes:

> I bought my Forester in Sept. 2002, and apparently drove 42K without
> getting new brakes. I then drove 22K before getting new breaks, and
> finally another 22K, when I now need new front brakes. I live in a
> foothill area of Calif., and drive up and down at least one 5-600'
> hill each day. I talked to a mechanic today and he said that brake
> life is usually quite good at the start.

Brakes have been a pain in the *** on my 01 Outback.

I have followed a similar pattern as you have, but in IL with no
freakin hills.

The next ones will be OEM Subaru pads without a doubt.

--
Todd H.
2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4
Chicago, Illinois USA

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John Varela wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:02:03 -0400, W. eWatson wrote
> (in article <VITqk.18393$xZ.2230@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com>):
>
>> johninky wrote:
>>> If you had the original OEM pads replaced with OEM pads then ignore my
>>> suggestion. If the original pads were replaced with non OEM pads then
>>> that may be the problem.
>> The new brakes were not put on by Subaru; however, when I talked about this
>> with them, they made no claims about having superior brakes than a third
>> party.
>
> If you got 42K miles with Brand A and have twice gotten only 22K miles
> with Brand B, you might consider returning to Brand A.
>
The thought has certainly occurred to me.

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Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>

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mred wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:20:25 -0400, John Varela <OLDlamps@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:02:03 -0400, W. eWatson wrote
>>
>>
>> If you got 42K miles with Brand A and have twice gotten only 22K miles
>> with Brand B, you might consider returning to Brand A.
>
> I get 60 k miles from my front pad, I only use OEM.
Do you drive up and down steep hills and have you consistently gotten 60K?

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Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>