Recent content by papajosh

Ugh. I had this done at the dealership (:(), and the mechanic claims that he didn't do anything that would warrant bleeding (or flushing) the brakes. Which, I understand is generally an accurate statement as long as there wasn't any opening in the brake lines for air to get in. However, I've...

I recently had my speed3 in to replace the front pads and rotors. When I got the car back, I expected it to have that normal "bite" when you first adjust to having new (not completely worn down) pads, but instead, the brake pedal felt somewhat squishy, and certainly no better than they did when...

I second that, I just had my dealership check mine out and everything is fine, even though they're QUITE noisy. I was sure I'd have to have them replaced, but such is not the case, there's still plenty of depth on 'em.

How long should I expect the stock pads on my MS3 to last? I've had the car eight months now, and have just under 15K (from a couple of road trips), and the brakes are squealing when I come to a stop (under 10mph). Is this to be expected? I'm not unusually hard on the car (don't race...rarely...

Good to hear that somebody else encountered the same problem. I know that the bumper has scraped curbs more than a few times - but I'm fairly certain that's why they put an inch of black plastic on the bottom of the bumper - so that you don't do serious body damage under what (I think) would be...

That was my thought also. It started out looking as if the clips just weren't holding the bumper in anymore...so it wasn't a big deal at all. It would "click" back into place and only stuck out a millimeter or two. So it wasn't all at once, and it wasn't something I was terribly concerned about...

I purchased my Speed3 in April of this year, and since then I've had so many problems I'm getting ready to drive it through my dealer's front door. Here's a list of what's happened: April 14th - Getting ready to drive my grandmother from Lincoln, NE down to Austin, TX to visit my parents for a...