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Subject:Re: 4-disc: One forgotten fact:
From:Raimund Feussner
Date:Sat, 24 Nov 2001 10:33:29 +0100

> Not in any particular order:
> -Reliability (not prone to warping, or at least not nearly as much as a
drum)
> -Better braking - better mechanical leverage
> -Less prone to heat-induced fade (depending on design, of course...)
> -Ease of maintenence
> -Appearance: discs look nice, drums are ugly (assuming alloy wheels
> with large openings)
> -We choose to be different!

Not to forget those people with bigger engines, Porsche, Audi, Subaru etc.

More Speed->bigger brakes to stop...

Raimund