The New “What did you do with your Z today” (with off topic replies)

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY

So.... last year my 2011 Kia Forte needed brakes. I'm pretty sure cause I heard metal on metal... LOL!

I take it to my local guy whose always done me good with oil changes, fluid flushes, tire rotations and such.

60,000 miles on it and he tells me grinding noise is because pads and rotors are shot (uh, yup) needs brake pads, rotors and calipers. I asked why calipers. He says they've been extended to far into the rotors and they're not sure they'll come back. I scratch my head and say, ok do it. $1100 for the fronts. Refused to hear anything about the backs as he tells me got plenty of pads on them.

Fast forward 13 months and about 13,000 miles. Ive got a high frequency shake in the steering wheel when brakes lightly applied, a full pulse at slow speed.

I'm thinking they gave me the shittiest rotors ever. I call them up. Told me 12 month warranty... but they'll see what they can do...

To be continued....

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

It's been exactly 12 weeks since I walked out of my old job, and it has been really boring. Been working out more, taking random road trips, fishing, doing all the housework, cleared out my to-do list....for those that are retired, how does not working not get old?

Put in a few job apps and ready to work again.

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

Hope everything is okay. The rear brake pads typically last twice as long as the fronts.

And the calipers being extended into the rotors....what does that even mean?

Do you know what brand brake pads they put on? Cheap pads can easily (and unevenly) transfer the pad material to the rotors (i.e. "warped" rotor) and cause the vibrations.

Originally Posted by Rusty

I retired in 2016. Went back to work after about a year. Did the Home Depot thing during covid. Quit, and took a year off. Got bored again and started to drive a semi for about a year just to see what it was like. Company I work for now got me through LinkedIn. Have my own company pickup. Drive around all day out in the gas patch as they call it. Taking care of the company customers. It's a zero stress job and they pay me well.

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY

I sold my main business in 2012 and did nothing for 5 years. My wife signed us up for golf lessons cause she got tired of me sitting around the house drinking beer all day. We wound up getting employed part time at our golf club. It's a high stress and a low paying job, but I golf 6 days a week for free so there's that. I have a side gig printing t-shirts that basically died due to Covid. I'm thinking I might put a little effort into that to build it up again.