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Help with SLS Carbon Ceramic Brakes
I looked at an approved used SLS today, which I drove and absolutely loved.

I am concerned about the brakes though.

Are the small dark circles on the discs a sign of excessive wear or abuse of the discs .. the circles are present on all 4 discs.

Car is just under 3 years old, 1 private owner, with 9700 miles and still on original tyres from the factory (date stamp on tyres prior to date of first registration):

rears are over 2/3rds worn, fronts less than 1/2 worn, so inconsistent with hard driving ...

Any thoughts, comments and suggestions gratefully received.

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I would not worry about it,it is approved after all.
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I rather not have to rely on any warranty ...
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do you get warranty on approved used-cars?
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do you get warranty on approved used-cars?
I believe (in Canada anyhow) that CPO cars from the dealer have an additional 2 years of power train warranty after the original warranty period is over.
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Totally normal, I have the same round marks on my C Black Series that I converted over to AMG OEM carbon ceramic brakes and on my SLS Black Series.
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UK cars come with 1 year warranty which is supposedly quite comprehensive.
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Totally normal, I have the same round marks on my C Black Series that I converted over to AMG OEM carbon ceramic brakes and on my SLS Black Series.
thanks for your confirmation.
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