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On 08/05/17 17:21, wrote:
Old vehicles can and did run out of brakes on long descents.

I've run out of brakes on a rather pad-worn Opel Manta braking from ahem
120mph to a standstill....


Most cars will do one emergency stop from their top speed. It takes
something like a Porsche to do unlimited stops without time to cool the
brakes.



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