The G-spot

[MexicoCityM3]

Well, the Stoptech slotted rotors and pads are on the G and I couldn't be happier.

Nice.

[SVT666]

Very nice.  I got an independent mechanic to install them and he didn't even screw up. I was amazed.

[GoCougs]

Friend has his 996TT in for a coolant leak fix and the (independent) shop ended up backing it into a pole. They sent it to a separate body shop to have the bumper redone and now all of a sudden there's a big scratch in the door and each shop is point the finger at the other (plus the bumper cover is now wavy). He took it in 3 weeks ago and still doesn't have it back...

#alwaystakeittothedealerCONFIRMED

[MX793]

Friend has his 996TT in for a coolant leak fix and the (independent) shop ended up backing it into a pole. They sent it to a separate body shop to have the bumper redone and now all of a sudden there's a big scratch in the door and each shop is point the finger at the other (plus the bumper cover is now wavy). He took it in 3 weeks ago and still doesn't have it back...

#alwaystakeittothedealerCONFIRMED

A few years back, my aunt took her new Camaro to the dealer for some service and they backed into it with another vehicle and caved one of the doors in.  Dealer did not have an in-house body shop (many dealerships around here don't) and had to send it elsewhere to be repaired  Shit happens.

[12,000 RPM]

Friend has his 996TT in for a coolant leak fix and the (independent) shop ended up backing it into a pole. They sent it to a separate body shop to have the bumper redone and now all of a sudden there's a big scratch in the door and each shop is point the finger at the other (plus the bumper cover is now wavy). He took it in 3 weeks ago and still doesn't have it back...

#alwaystakeittothedealerCONFIRMED

Lel

http://jalopnik.com/dealership-totals-customers-camaro-zl1-owner-and-deal-1498804012

http://jalopnik.com/5628903/bmw-dealer-crashes-m5-tries-screwing-owner-out-of-27k

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2698393

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/ff-f12/479056-dealer-crashes-customer-car-part-2-a.html

Etc. etc.

[AutobahnSHO]

Hehe

[GoCougs]

A few years back, my aunt took her new Camaro to the dealer for some service and they backed into it with another vehicle and caved one of the doors in.  Dealer did not have an in-house body shop (many dealerships around here don't) and had to send it elsewhere to be repaired  Shit happens.

The point is my friend is getting screwed 'cause independent shops generally don't have the margin to cover unplanned problems, ergo their bickering and my friend's car just sitting there not getting fixed.

I'll pass - not worth the risk and he's realizing that now (though for a 996TT I'm sure he probably had a bigger incentive to go independent vs. most other cars).

[Lebowski]

Lel, shit can happen at dealerships too and does all the time.

[SVT666]

Dealerships fuck up cars all the time. There was that dealer that had an employee take a Camaro Out for a joyride one night and totalled the car and they refused to replace it or fix it.

[GoCougs]

Uh, you guys lost on this one, and it's not because you're not wrong.

[SVT666]

We lost because you say so?

[Lebowski]

Lel.

[SVT666]

Just drove like hell through two mountain ranges on my way to my cousin's wedding. These brakes are fan-fucking-tastic. Way better than the stock brakes. The stock brakes would fade after braking hard for corners a few times, but not these Stoptech units. No fade at all after 2 hours of hard driving.

[12,000 RPM]

Brakes are so key man. Good purchase. My stock brakes are cooked. I am debating upgrading to the TSX ones, but I don't know if they will fit under my stock 16s. Supposedly they will but IDK.

[Laconian]

How much was it altogether?

[68_427]

Brakes are so key man. Good purchase. My stock brakes are cooked. I am debating upgrading to the TSX ones, but I don't know if they will fit under my stock 16s. Supposedly they will but IDK.

What better excuse would there be to upgrade wheels then?

[SVT666]

How much was it altogether?

I bought the rotors and pads on autoanything.com and they were $488 for all four corners, and install was $200.

[SVT666]

I bought the rotors and pads on autoanything.com and they were $488 for all four corners, and install was $200.

Infinity brakes and pads would have been nearly $700 and $320 install at the Infiniti dealer,and the Stoptech rotors and pads are far superior.

[12,000 RPM]

What better excuse would there be to upgrade wheels then?

Thats what Im really waiting for. A set of cheap 17s with 225 PSSs is gonna be like $1200 altogether. The brakes are only like $300-500 or so

[Laconian]

Just drove like hell through two mountain ranges on my way to my cousin's wedding. These brakes are fan-fucking-tastic. Way better than the stock brakes. The stock brakes would fade after braking hard for corners a few times, but not these Stoptech units. No fade at all after 2 hours of hard driving.

Any complaints about brake performance or noise when they're cold?

I found a shop that will install them and machine the rotors for $175/axle. Seems pricey but they've been around a long time and their reviews are really good...

[SVT666]

Any complaints about brake performance or noise when they're cold?

The StopTechs?  No. None.

I found a shop that will install them and machine the rotors for $175/axle. Seems pricey but they've been around a long time and their reviews are really good...

I paid $220 for install for all 4 corners.

[Laconian]

Blurp. :\ I wonder if I just called an expensive shop or that's just the cost of labor in my area.

[Cookie Monster]

Blurp. :\ I wonder if I just called an expensive shop or that's just the cost of labor in my area.

But SVT paid to have new rotors and pads installed, which is less work than if you want to have new pads installed and have the rotors turned.

Unless I'm missing something. $175/axle doesn't seem atrocious for a luxury car having its rotors turned. I've never paid for a brake job (I just get new rotors with the pads anyways) so I can't tell you for sure but it seems reasonable.

[SVT666]

But SVT paid to have new rotors and pads installed, which is less work than if you want to have new pads installed and have the rotors turned.

Unless I'm missing something. $175/axle doesn't seem atrocious for a luxury car having its rotors turned. I've never paid for a brake job (I just get new rotors with the pads anyways) so I can't tell you for sure but it seems reasonable.

The exact same rotors are found on the Maxima, so they aren't anything special.

[Morris Minor]

So I drove my G37 to work yesterday & had one of those rare on-ramp moments when I had a clear shot to merge into traffic. Normally there's a c**t in 1999 Sentra in the way  - doing 38mph. Wow I'd forgotten what a rocket ship this thing is. It's really happiest when it's being pushed at illegal speeds.
I've become so used to the dog-slow Prius - which is built for crawling in city traffic.

[12,000 RPM]

That's actually the problem...  Nowhere to stretch its legs out. Like a great dane in an apartment

[SVT666]

That's actually the problem...  Nowhere to stretch its legs out. Like a great dane in an apartment

I stretch her legs every time I drive her.  That's the benefit of living in the mountains.

[CJ]

Seeing as I work out of an Infiniti dealer now, I'm still not a huge fan of the Q60 or whatever the fuck it's called. QX80? Gimme gimme.

[MrH]

It's sad.  I feel like I'm pretty up to date on all things car related.  I have zero clue what a QX80 even is. 

[ifcar]

It's sad.  I feel like I'm pretty up to date on all things car related.  I have zero clue what a QX80 even is. 

It's not your fault that Infiniti took its alphanumeric jumble and made it into a different alphanumeric jumble. (QX80 is the full-size SUV, the former QX56.)