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You are talking about the metal tabs that contact the rotor face? Mine are Up - right side, down - left. Viewing from the front. I guess that's how they're supposed to be.

Personally, I prefer symmetry with my brakes. But If they said it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It probably won't break.

Same here at 7000km. Actually dipped below 10L/100kms ( 23.5 mpg US) on the last trip Pretty good for our road conditions

That'll be the day. No brakes, no accelerator, no steering and auto pilot (stampede mode) ? Plus, a long way to fall.

Over the last new 3 cars I'd be delighted to only drop $10k a year.

My car's nickname is Bonnie, but she's still tight

Play on words with added spelling Policing

Stop/start was actually dangerous in my wife's last car. Our town has a lot of roundabouts, which require instant acceleration to safely take gaps. Combine S/S with a DSG that shifts into second as soon as you're rolling, add some turbo lag that's accentuated by the shift protocol, and it all...

That'll be a great trip. If you're at a loose end in Rotorua, PM me and we'll meet up for a beer.

Yeah , I did realise that. I was wondering though, if someone connected to Ford grabbed it.

Report back to us at 100K. Not being a smart arse, just pointing out that will be the proof of the pudding.

Great, where are you going? Or just touring around?

We will have to disgree on this. I have more faith in the people who design and manufacture engines. Obviously they do screw up sometimes, but we now have street engines that would have beaten race engines of 30 or so years ago. Well, heat is an issue. Overheated rings lose tension. Hard break...

Nothing. All imported, we used to have homegrown retreads. It's hard to believe we drove on them. What we do have is imported used tyres, if you can believe that. Price is the big driver for most people, they'll put any old crap on their wheels. I value my life more.

The steering did feel odd when I first drove a Mustang. Kind of artificially heavy after the Cupra. But you get used to it quickly, and it doesn't lack feel. It feels manly.

My wife's Skoda came with Goodyear Eagle F1 3rd gen rubber. They're OK, wet and dry grip is fine, they're fairly quiet and seem to be wearing well. Tyre Reviews rate them well. I'll replace them with something else though, Goodyears are expensive here

The engines were both new and unrun. We'll have to assume Honda built them correctly. The logical conclusion was that the hard break in caused the rapid wear, there ws no other reason given the fact they were run together. The guys who did the video glossed over the ring gap difference. They...

DCT's are often called autos in Europe. After all, they are self shifters. Down here they're called DSG's even if they're not VAG cars, or tiptronic. I just call them great.

Someone really wanted SC #1.🤯

I did. The Honda is a 4 stroke ICE engine, runs on the same principles and, depending on model makes 112 to 164hp per litre. A pretty good example to use.