yogi972
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And they work so much better than the standard set up and even the v8 upgrade
Oh.
Yeah that debate thing ^^^^^^ 
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yogi972
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There seems to be a lot missing from this thread ?
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| 28th Mar 2014 11:04 pm |
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DG
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B16 and I agreed that some of our input was detracting from the purpose of the thread ...so it's been tidied up  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 28th Mar 2014 11:11 pm |
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fishinmad
Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
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I have never had any problems with the standard D3 brakes stopping the car.
I regularly go skiing in the Sierra Nevada with 5 or 6 adults in the car and ski gear to match, the road down in circa 23 km of steep down hill hair pins so in an auto you are braking all the time, i have never sufferred any brake fade. Club Narpy Torch
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| 28th Mar 2014 11:15 pm |
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yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
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@DG
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| 28th Mar 2014 11:28 pm |
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gensetsteve
Member Since: 01 Jan 2014
Location: hampshire
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I tow big 16ft trailers. The brakes are checked and adjusted often monthly. When the brakes are working properly they have little effect either way on the vehicle not pushing or pulling. We have noticed going from TD5 to D4 trailer brakes wear quicker as the better brakes on the car make them work harder also likely to get up to speed quicker and need brakes more often. The brakes on my D4 are mediocre unless pushed hard. They must be really poor on the D3. Or may be I need to change discs and pads more than I think. D4
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conanius
Member Since: 12 Apr 2012
Location: UK
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I've got a v8 petrol d3 and I'd be horrified if the brakes were any worse.
Brembo upgrade will give some extra power, but importantly it will give better performance on subsequent stops. Fade will be much harder to achieve.
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| 29th Mar 2014 11:18 pm |
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