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Recommended Rotor and Pad Brands value/price/safety

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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850 Turbo1
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Year and Model: 1996 Volvo 850
Location: Toronto (Mississauga) ,Canada

Re: Recommended Rotor and Pad Brands value/price/safety

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Actually what I did ...sorry I forgot...I purchased 'Volvo' pads and ATE rotors....lol...hmm they are the same pads and rotors...as far as I know...I think the FCP rep is wrong.....
1996 850 T5 Sedan
1996 850 T5 Platinum Edition Wagon
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C@lvin
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Post by C@lvin »

850 Turbo1 wrote:Actually what I did ...sorry I forgot...I purchase 'Volvo' pads and ATE rotors....lol...hmm I would have thought the same...
Rockauto, in fact, does list ATE pads. However, I find their "catalog" most user unfriendly and confusing. If the one's I saw are the ones that would go to my car then they were priced close to the DW price for blue box pads.....
Calvin
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850 Turbo1
Posts: 265
Joined: 18 July 2009
Year and Model: 1996 Volvo 850
Location: Toronto (Mississauga) ,Canada

Post by 850 Turbo1 »

I think spirited is one thing...but HARD is another....I'm gentle but spirited...I don't do 0-60 in 6 seconds...but I do occasionally do 60-100...quite quickly..but I try limiting the use of my brakes....because I believe it's terrible driving soo fast and accelerating soo hard..only to slam on the brakes 50 feet later.
1996 850 T5 Sedan
1996 850 T5 Platinum Edition Wagon
--Always Learning--MB--

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