My used car needs the brake pads changed after 13,000 miles - should the dealer have replaced them before it was sold?
I bought a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C-Class not too long ago. I've since discovered the brake discs and pads were subject to concern on a previous MoT. With thenext MoT coming up, the main dealer is asking me to replace disc and pads. Should they have been replaced before the car was sold to me? It had done 18,000 miles when I bought it, and it's now done 31,000. I've always used the Mercedes-Benz main dealer for everything.
Asked on 20 January 2018 by
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Honest John
You don't say when you bought it, but a dealer definitely won't replace brake discs if there are 13,000 miles of use left in them. The components of a used car have, by definition, already been used.
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