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Re:BMW PHEV: When EU engineering becomes a synonym for "unre... by jacquesm on Friday December 05, 2025 @04:33AM (#46158973)
> Often the cars fail official inspections because of rotten br[e]ak[e]s - this happens when your drive carefully and the Tesla is using regenerative breaking instead of the real br[e]ak[e]s.

That's something that they should have taken into consideration when designing the car.

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Re:BMW PHEV: When EU engineering becomes a synonym for "unre... by CrimsonRain on Friday December 05, 2025 @05:57PM (#46168509)
It is not a big deal. Just burnish it once every few months when it makes high pitched sound during low speed braking. https://service.tesla.com/docs/Public/diy/model3/en_us/GUID-...
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