Brakes on Citroen Saxo 98

ptashka

Me brakes are sh***:

Very soft, take a while to stop, and hand brake tends to go after about 3 months.

So, got it down to a mechanic, fitted 4 new pads, 2 new discs,2 new cylinders(1 was leaking), i'd imagine probably new brake fluid too
and tightened the hand brake. Got a little better, but now that i think about it was probably the fact that the handbrake was like new, that sort of disillusioned me.

Been monitoring it ever since. Brakes got soft again, went to the mechanic, got them bled. Got a little bit better, but methinks it's back to square one again.

For comparison, drove a friend's car, same make only a year younger. Hers definitely are sharper.

So, what else could be wrong with it? the mechanic is a good friend, so can't pester him any more, but need to sort it out.

AlanAhern

Man, i know what you mean when you say they are crap!! i drove my mates one and had to hand it back because i was scared of my life!! what about upgrading the pads and disks?? Maybe the brake systen from a vtr or vts might fit it but be better than stock? There are loads of tuning companies in the Uk that deal with saxos, just do a google.

colm_mcm

there's obviously a fault with the brake system, upgrading discs or pads will not cure this