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House of Roberts

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4. Interesting side note about brake pads in the 1990s:

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Thu Mar 27, 2025, 01:32 PM

Mar 27

I had a car shop in the 1990s and we specialized in Porsche cars. The only asbestos pads I could get for Porsches were manufactured in Australia. The brand name was PBR if I recall correctly. They were the cheapest available pads but I never offered them to customers unless they insisted on them.

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The story of Raybestos... and why the UAW supports tariffs. [View all] WarGamer Mar 27 OP

screw the UAW RJ-MacReady Mar 27 #1

Cool, man. ObscurePiton Mar 27 #9

Yeah I see what's up. Kingofalldems Mar 27 #2

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This will help you WarGamer Mar 27 #6

Interesting side note about brake pads in the 1990s: House of Roberts Mar 27 #4

No manufacturer is going to expand manufacturing, build new plants, invest in new machinery because of any ImNotGod Mar 27 #5

This is the crux of all of this durablend Mar 27 #7

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Then MAYBE... WarGamer Mar 27 #10

good lord, my father was a UAW autoworker, Im sure he's rolling in his grave. Meadowoak Mar 28 #11

In the olden days... WarGamer Mar 28 #12

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