# Post a PIC of your latest purchase.

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**Created:** [February 14, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-a-pic-of-your-latest-purchase/235672 "2008-02-14T13:56:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-a-pic-of-your-latest-purchase/235672/10406 "2011-04-04T10:41:00Z")

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> [@Is skunk a cranky attention whore?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-skunk-a-cranky-attention-whore/40858/6):
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> You know nothing about brakes do you? I laugh at people who think their rotors are getting warped from street driving. They’re not warped, they are just pad deposits on the rotor nine times out of ten.  
> Cross drilled rotors are absolutely useless. Even on full race cars. 99% of the supercars or “exotics” you see with them are just to look cool. Go take a look at the brake rotors on some legit race cars. OMG they’re blanks!!! They’re going to warp without all that fancy cooling!!! No. They’re far more durable than drilled/slotted and they also don’t eat pads. If race cars don’t use them for their “spirited” driving, you don’t need them for your “spirited” street driving. Period.

Who gives a crap? Whether or not my rotors are actually warped is only PART of the reason why I’m getting new brakes. I’ve obviously learned a bit here as to what ‘warping’ tends to really be, which I didn’t know before. All I know is I have a shimmy right now when braking. AND…

The fact that they SUCK and need to be upgraded is the main concern/reason for getting/trying this set which other M guys recommend. Infiniti failed miserably with the 06-10 M brake capabilities for this size car. The G has good brakes. The M? No.

Let’s relax and go buy some parts for your BMW and post in here and get off my back about what brakes I choose to buy. If I spend $180 on a set that just so happens to be drilled and slotted but performs better than OEM…whether or not I actually need them or whether or not it actually looks good…I’ll buy them again and again. Who gives a crap about the rest of it? It’s not like I just shelled out 1.5k for a BBK which I don’t need because I’m not auto-x’ing etc. Seriously…what’s the big deal?

Damn.

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