Morning all. Picked up my TM3 LR AWD on Sunday and love it! Already paint corrected and applied ceramic coating.
I have a question about the brakes. I was thinking last night about brake longevity with the regenerative braking (which is amazing by the way). Obviously, the brakes are going to last forever, but I was wondering if I ever have to worry about brake failure due to lack of usage. To be honest, I don't even remember hitting the brakes since I took delivery. There is zero wear on the rotors/pads. However, for the sake of testing this morning, I hit them pretty hard and they felt extremely slippery. There was almost no bite to them. It may be just because they are totally brand new.
Additionally, we live on the ocean so there is a lot of ambient salt in the air, especially during storms. It is garaged, but I've had issues with caliper seizing in the past.
Does anyone have any suggestions to ensure the brakes don't fail due to lack of usage? Or is that something I even have to worry about? Should I just turn off regen braking once a week or something and force some brake usage? Or is what I'm feeling due to the fact they are new and I just need to break them in?
Looking forward to some thoughts, thanks!
I have a question about the brakes. I was thinking last night about brake longevity with the regenerative braking (which is amazing by the way). Obviously, the brakes are going to last forever, but I was wondering if I ever have to worry about brake failure due to lack of usage. To be honest, I don't even remember hitting the brakes since I took delivery. There is zero wear on the rotors/pads. However, for the sake of testing this morning, I hit them pretty hard and they felt extremely slippery. There was almost no bite to them. It may be just because they are totally brand new.
Additionally, we live on the ocean so there is a lot of ambient salt in the air, especially during storms. It is garaged, but I've had issues with caliper seizing in the past.
Does anyone have any suggestions to ensure the brakes don't fail due to lack of usage? Or is that something I even have to worry about? Should I just turn off regen braking once a week or something and force some brake usage? Or is what I'm feeling due to the fact they are new and I just need to break them in?
Looking forward to some thoughts, thanks!