.2 GT3 purchase question
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Looking at a 2018 GT3 at a small exotic car dealership. Like the spec but a couple of things caught my attention.
Car has about 15000 mi but has had about 3 or 4 rear brake pad and tire replacements in that limited mileage. Dealer says car has had 3 owners but never been tracked. Given that amount of tire and brake pad wear I'm thinking someone has beat on this car.
Am I wrong in that line of thinking? Would regular aggressive street driving result in that kind of tire and brake pad replacement?
Centerlocks look a bit rough cosmetically which is likely because they have been removed and put back for tire and brake replacements. As a comparison I have looked at a different car with half that mileage and the centerlocks look new cosmetically and that car has been tracked a handful of days.
Can someone shed some light on my observations?
Car has about 15000 mi but has had about 3 or 4 rear brake pad and tire replacements in that limited mileage. Dealer says car has had 3 owners but never been tracked. Given that amount of tire and brake pad wear I'm thinking someone has beat on this car.
Am I wrong in that line of thinking? Would regular aggressive street driving result in that kind of tire and brake pad replacement?
Centerlocks look a bit rough cosmetically which is likely because they have been removed and put back for tire and brake replacements. As a comparison I have looked at a different car with half that mileage and the centerlocks look new cosmetically and that car has been tracked a handful of days.
Can someone shed some light on my observations?
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I'd rather have a car that was driven "hard" and hasn't had any issues, than one that sat in a garage for 5 years and only has 500 miles.
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you'd probably expect 2-3 tire changes in 15k mi depending upon the usage ... and as others pointed out 3-4 brake pad changes means the ESC/TC has been busy ...
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Yes likely seen lots of track use, causing the rear pads to wear quicker. Like others said, not a reason not to buy the car, just pay appropriately.
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I have a GT3RS with 13,000 miles and all brake pads are still practically new. i had a high horsepower ZR1 that after 22,000 miles, pads were 50% done. But that car was considerably heavier and required a lot more braking due to extra power.
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Looking at a 2018 GT3 at a small exotic car dealership. Like the spec but a couple of things caught my attention.
Car has about 15000 mi but has had about 3 or 4 rear brake pad and tire replacements in that limited mileage. Dealer says car has had 3 owners but never been tracked. Given that amount of tire and brake pad wear I'm thinking someone...
Car has about 15000 mi but has had about 3 or 4 rear brake pad and tire replacements in that limited mileage. Dealer says car has had 3 owners but never been tracked. Given that amount of tire and brake pad wear I'm thinking someone...
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Inspect the brake caliper pistons too. If the ceramic discs are cracked that's a sign of track use. Also note the recommended maintenance for track use- hubs/bearings and CL bolts which could be due or overdue. I wouldn't dismiss a car that's been tracked but would insist on disclosure of track mileage and priced accordingly for any overdue maintenance.
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Inspect the brake caliper pistons too. If the ceramic discs are cracked that's a sign of track use. Also note the recommended maintenance for track use- hubs/bearings and CL bolts which could be due or overdue. I wouldn't dismiss a car that's been tracked but would insist on disclosure of track mileage and priced accordingly for any overdue maintenance.
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Some additional clarification....sorry the way I worded it initially was not very clear. Several sets of tires and only one set of rear brake pads. So maybe just driven hard on the street.
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ah! - then nothing to worry about - I would expect at least one if not more tire changes at that mileage, maybe more if driven hard/tracked ... 1x pad change is nothing to worry about IMO ... still suggests that it was driven hard/ESC-TC intervention...