Q: brakes pads & discs
Took car to garage this am as I've smelt petrol recently & it's used more petrol. Garage said petrol cap rim corroded, then they said caliper on rear drivers side sticking.garage then tell me it needs new rear brake pads & discs but they only put new ones on in June 2014 & I have only done 12,000 miles since 2014. I feel I should get more out of the discs & pads. Garage have blamed it on weather but I think its a cop out. Please advice what's best to do.
My car has 48000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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