Everyone or nearly everyone neglects brakes. And they can neglect them even more now they are all self-adjusting discs. They are dirty, toxic and bruise your fingers. Least said soonest mended.... still working, forgeddit... never mind that tremor when you hit them at speed, that noise even...
I've been lucky in indy garages. But a year or so back one of the jaalopy's front calipers seized on and caused a lot of hoohah and a bit of expense.
All cars had drums when I was young. They were much less self-adjusting and much more subject to misbehaving slightly as a result of minor wear. They were harder to work on too. So they were neglected even more than brakes are neglected now. Amazing we all survived, those of us who did.
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