So in May I put my car in for a service and the mechanic told me everything is fine except I probably have about 2000kms left on my rear brake pads. I say ok no worries, then I take it to another place because I have to get a wheel alignment and that mechanic didn't do it.
The next mechanic tells me the rear brake pads are actually metal grinding on metal, there is no brake pad left. So I have to immediately get both the rotors and the brake pads replaced, setting me back hundreds of dollars.
So I ask them ok what about the front, they say that is no worries, you have about 10000km left on them. So I drive around for another couple of months, I drive a lot so I did about 5000km, I hear a little screech when I am breaking so I take it in and say look, you told me I had 10000km left on my front brake pads but I've done 5000km but I'd rather be safe than sorry so I'll get them replaced, I don't want to have to pay for new rotors again.
They take a look at it and say sorry mate, the minimum thickness is 23mm and yours are 23.1mm, it's too close to machine them, you need new rotors and brake pads again. I say hold on mate, you told me I had 10000km left! I brought it in 5000km early and you are telling me they are worn to nothing again??
He said oh, you could probably drive it another 5000km until you wear the rotors down to nothing and your brakes will fail. I said are you kidding? So if I had of listened to his 10000km estimate, I would have been driving down the freeway, my brakes would have failed, slammed into a tree and died a horrible, fiery death basically…
"It's just a guess" he said. So be aware they do not err on the side of caution, they deliberately overestimate how many kilometres you have left on your brake pads, because they want you to wear them down to nothing so then not only do you have to replace the brake pads but also the rotors setting you back another few hundred dollars.
No worries about putting your safety at risk, mechanic will tell you you are fine to drive even if you have no brake pads left.
When your mechanic tells you how long you have left on your brake pads, it's "just a guess". It's a stab in the dark and even if you have nothing left they will tell you to keep driving.
Stay woke.
Swap the break pads with the ones from the squatters car.