i didn't have my warrenty denied... but they did discourage me from taking my car to them...

when my stock clutch was slipping even slightly... i brought it to them... then they tell me... "we can drop the tranny, but if we find any signs of racing, you will have to pay for it"... 1300 bux just to LOOK at it, then another couple hundred for the parts, and another couple hundred for the install... i went to a private shop to install a brand new clutch...

 

I'm putting slotted & drilled rotors and semi-metallic the 1st day I take my MR off the lot.

I have had same-size-as-stock drilled and slotted rotors on my 3000GT front ($500/pair plus pads) and rear ($500/pair plus pads) since 1993 with 70% semi-metallic pads. I just got the the fronts replaced a couple of months ago just so I will have new pads and rotors to match cause the car hit 100,000 Miles.

I have only replaced the rear 70% semi-metallic pads once. It is riding on stock Supra pads (friend back in MD worked at Toyota so he replaced for free) which need to be replaced soon. The front pads has been changed 3 times so far. This means they had around 40,000 to 45,000 life spin for me.

Before I had the stock rotors and pads for about 10k to 15K miles but it would keep warping on me.

I have had 11 years experience with Slotted and Drilled rotors and I will not own another car without them. Your experience with them may be different depanding on the way you drive (even though I brake late on the street) but it solved my warping brakes.

 

This is completely OT...
You don't think the people at Mitsubishi will put decent brake rotors on the MR?

None of your experience proves anything about slotted/drilled rotors. At best it proves the stock rotors weren't very good. Maybe they were not broken in properly (many people overlook this part of break-in). A similar "same size as stock" rotor might have outlasted your bling rotors.

You 'brake late on the street'? Save it for the track... what are you trying to prove?

Changing stuff for the sake of changing stuff is stupid.. you should at least see whether the MR's rotors work fine first. Of course if all you use the car for is commuting and "late braking" on the street you might never see problems, but that doesn't make them a good idea. There's not going to be anything wrong with properly made solid ones.

john

 

A common misperception on the Evo -

Mistaking brake pad deposit as rotor warping. People need to read and research for themselves before jumping on the bandwagon.

 

Very true...a lot of people make that mistake...but I know 100% for sure...it's the rotors...I checked everything out myself...used to be a mechanic!

 

http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/...otors_myth.htm

 

Note the sticky at the top of the page

 

My tires appear worn so they wouldnt cover a synchro problem.
I can honestly say I hate ****ing dealerships.

 

My brakes for the 3rd time. I gave up on Mitsushi t. I get a grind switching from 3rd to 4th gear on high high rpm however i wont get it if i fully pressed my clutch which i dont from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd.

 

It's the my rotors. I am sure too. You can tell easily

 

Thanks for giving me advice about giving advice. I was just saying if you're gonna keep paying for rotors, might as well get some slotted/drilled ones. wasn't trying to give performance advice or start a huge debate about which rotors are better, just saying buy something better, as stock parts are usually more expensive than aftermarket ones.....

 

that's f'd up, "your tires are too worn, you must be abusing the car"? LAME

 

Man like 5 complaints....are the issues you guys are having with warranty work that much smaller in numbers then what I've seen on this site?

 

my car has 11.5k miles on it.... i got it aligned under warranty and they did the recalls..... also my right headlight won't adjust up or down (not that I really give a ****, but since it was there), so they ordered me a new one.

no questions asked about anything. Nice courteous experience!

My car is stock....

I am not sure why people would leave a MBC on their car to take it to the dealer??? Duh.

 

you got an alignment under warranty? Nice!