08-07-2014, 05:12 PM
The thing you're missing here, is this: It may well have been braking "enough" at the time for you to say it was fine. The problem arises when the other pad falls out, you now have no brakes at all when you stamp on the pedal to avoid whatever is in front of you. Now, this may not have happened, but it could have and no amount of you saying "it's fine nothing happened" changes anything. As it could have easily ended badly.
People also don't need to know your specific car in person to be able to classify it, quite rightly, as unsafe. As ANY car with pads missing and hanging out, is unsafe.
Yes, this has been said many times now, and is like talking to a brick wall. But anybody else that may read this, needs to know that is not alright to do because the OP did it and didn't die.
Honestly, if you think this is an okay thing to do, then you shouldn't be allowed to own a car.
People also don't need to know your specific car in person to be able to classify it, quite rightly, as unsafe. As ANY car with pads missing and hanging out, is unsafe.
Yes, this has been said many times now, and is like talking to a brick wall. But anybody else that may read this, needs to know that is not alright to do because the OP did it and didn't die.
Honestly, if you think this is an okay thing to do, then you shouldn't be allowed to own a car.