Dear Barry~
I should have thought being ex-government about the VR being either silver or white, but then I've seen all colors at the auctions where they get rid of the government cars. Did you get yours from the auctions?
Is the the V6 or the V8 you are dealing with? I'd guess V6 if number 3 was the leaking one. I'm surprised firstly at the low klms on those rear wheels, and secondly it was the rear wheels that are wearing out before the front.
Do you think there was anything wrong, or it had softer pads than standard? I'd expect 10 times that long at least. You wheels/tyres sound standard, so its funny.
With the EBC pads, I've heard good reports though I've never used them, the only thing I did hear is that they are a bit dusty - particularly at the start when first fitted. The bloke who told me said it was because they have a special coating on them that wears off quick when you first use them - don't know if that is right.
I can understand wanting different rotors, though when I've changed over (on vintage bikes not cars) I found the drilled ones were more likely to crack than the slotted ones. I ended up with a pair that had those slots that stop and start again (forget the proper name) and they were perfect. Cracked rotors are expensive.
I don't do my own work nowadays, a bloke that races drag bikes helps me out. There is no way I would ever go on his machine, I'd be at the end of the track before I even knew I'd started.
Don't know anything about Mercedes, out of my price bracket though that's a decent price for a screen, particularly out of a major city.
Take care Barry, pat for the dog
Croix
