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I've heard that brake rotors on newer cars need to be replaced more often because the manufactures install rotors that are cheap. Is this true and can they be resurfaced or do they need to be completely replaced?

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Bill, welcome to the site. You might want to review our FAQ: mechanics.stackexchange.com/faq#dontask Perhaps you might rephrase this question on this topic as something more actionable and that sounds less like an ad hominem en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem – Bob Cross♦ Feb 10 '12 at 1:50
There's a lot of pressure to reduce weight (and increase mileage). Newer rotors do tend to be thinner (and lighter), resulting in replacement rather than resurfacing. However, they're relatively cheap (for most cars). Replacing can be cheaper than resurfacing nowadays... – Brian Knoblauch Feb 10 '12 at 15:59
@Bob, with all due respect, try as I may, I cannot see any ad hominem (personal attack) in this question. – theUg Jun 29 '12 at 5:08
@theUg, the original text was a bit more excitable (with the "!?") with the strong implication that all manufacturers were producing shoddy products with malice aforethought. That's not really a question that has any other answer than "no, not all manufacturers are producing low quality products." – Bob Cross♦ Jul 1 '12 at 20:34

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