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Post subject: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks  Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:05 am |
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Hi everyone, just became the proud owner of a black 06 6 series mps. Just a staggering car, i am truly impressed. I came from an impreza and the mps beats it hands down. Just one thing i would like some advice with pls, i feel that the brakes let it down, no problem getting the speed up but confidence is lacking under braking, it has standard brakes and pads and i would appreciate any advice. After looking on this forum it seems Mintex might be the way to go. By the way i put 2 new mid range 215's on the front today for £ 110 each, good price i think, i am in the enfield herts area if anyone wants the adress of the tyre place, i will give you the name to drop to get that price. Once again, what a car, who knew !
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:00 am |
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:01 am |
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Hello and Seems to be getting quite a few peopl on this forum now which is good 
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:16 am |
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Hello and . Yes the brakes are awful, there is a distinct lack of pads/disc available in the UK , in fact pretty much everything has to be imported from OZ or the US. Pop a post up in MPS 6 technical
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:31 am |
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:19 am |
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MPS 6 owner sound like you got a good price on those tyres . - was that a local dealer?
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:49 am |
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:13 am |
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_________________ Eco warrior lol 
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:36 pm |
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Don't understand the criticism of the brakes on the 6MPS. I think the OEM's (2006) are superb. Aren't they the same on the 3MPS? Never heard a criticism of those either.
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:24 pm |
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Welcome to MPSOC. 
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:13 pm |
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another black mps 6
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:03 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:27 am |
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Hi, Tks for all the welcomes, as far as the tyres go yes it was a local company small tyre garage in Enfield Herts, price of 110 was fitted and balanced, Falken 215's. If anyone is interested drop me a line and i will give u the info.
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:21 pm |
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How are you finding the Falken tyres bud, i had them on a previous car, but wasn't sure how they would cope with the power of the mps
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Post subject: Re: Newbie saying hi and asking for advice pls, thanks Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:59 pm |
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Missed your question, no the 3 and the 6 have different calipers. The 6 MPS calipers are tiny in comparison to the 3 MPS items. Shame really as the 6 MPS could do with the larger calipers but the 6 MPS is older, probably the reason why they never made it onto the 6 as they may not have been available in the parts bin at the time of manufacture.
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