No rear brake disks in my car ???!!!

[ziadc]

Sorry guys but is that suppose to mean that my car doesnt have a rear brake disks ?



I cant believe it !

[Versa Madness]

Drum brakes only for the rear on all Versas. Since the rear only handles about 30% of the braking, it is fine. ABS vs non ABS would be a greater difference than Drum vs disk brakes IMHO.

[1_Sleek_Versa]

Sorry guys but is that suppose to mean that my car doesnt have a rear brake disks ?

Should of noticed this BEFORE buying the car huh?

Oh and by the way the airbag is INSIDE the steering wheel so your car is supposed to have airbag.

[Driving Instructor]

In case you are wondering, the wheels turn forward when you put it in Drive. When you put it in R (not for racing), the wheels go backward.

Sorry dude, but I had to........

A bit too late to ask and to find out.

[blindsnyper]

the brakes are perfectly fine IMO. i have been on the brakes hard enough to lock-up the rear, but the fronts were still rolling. rear discs are way uncalled for.

[Shad0wXCalibur]

Why is it a big deal that the rear brakes are drums? It sure isn't even close to the only car that has rear drums. Like everyone else says, they still work perfectly fine so all-disc would be more for looks. And once again... it's a Versa. Why do people buy the entry level car (at least in the US anyways) and expect it to have everything? That's why it's an ENTRY LEVEL SUBCOMPACT. It's not going to have rear discs, a powerful engine, the most refined ride, butt warmers, or any other bell and whistle that is normally not associated with entry level.

But anyways, if you don't believe drums work well, drive down the street and pull up the e-brake while driving. It will lock.

[Knightro2]

When the sales guy was selling me the car he told me 2 fibs.

1.) The car has 4 wheel disc brakes. I was impressed but didn't check.

2.) The rear taillights were LEDs.

Not a big deal about not having the 4 wheel disc brakes. The only thing I was bummed about not having them was that drum shoes are harder to replace then pads.

Neither of these "fibs" made me want to take the car back after I found out a week or so later.

[gotak]

I am a bit surprised the sales guy thought it wise to say those things. And more surprised you didn't notice the brakes on the car and didn't read the specifications online or in the brochures.

I mean did you guys just put pictures of various car on a table, close your eyes and poke with a finger and buy what you landed on?

[Red Devil]

Not saying your stupid, but is this your first new car buy? You wanna do research and get the facts about a car and any other alternatives. Compare and determine what you want or what the best buy for your money is.

As far as you knew, he could've said it was a 300hp hybrid and you might've believed him. No offense or anything.

[Knightro2]

I've purchased plenty of cars before. I found out the things that mattered to me and didn't really car about others (ie, disc brakes, LED taillights).

[greggie195]

When I checked out the Versa right before a test drive, I noticed rear drums. During the drive I said I something about 4 wheel disks. To that he replied, oh yeah this has 4 wheel disk and this one has ABS. When we got out of the car I pointed to the rear wheels and said "those are disk brakes??" Oh he says, I thought they were disks but I guess it has drums. The dealers don't know $hit and will tell you whatever they think you want to hear. I feel like I know this car in and out without even purchasing it. The dealers should really know their cars, but in this day and age there is no excuse for being an un-informed consumer.

[ziadc]

In case you are wondering, the wheels turn forward when you put it in Drive. When you put it in R (not for racing), the wheels go backward.

Sorry dude, but I had to........

A bit too late to ask and to find out.

where did you get your Driving Instructor license from? If you have nothing important to say please just keep quite.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Guys I'm just wondering why i have no rear brake disks this is not the end of life and i'll not hang myself because of the missing rear brakes just i used to drive 90s cars like BMW & Benz for many years so i used to see the 4 tires with brakes that is it.

[Driving Instructor]

Cracker Jack Box........ same place you got your buying ability!

By the way, I have some property for sale.....

[my_new_v]

Drum brakes only for the rear on all Versas. Since the rear only handles about 30% of the braking, it is fine. ABS vs non ABS would be a greater difference than Drum vs disk brakes IMHO.

Since we're on the discussion of brakes and you brought up ABS...I just need to check because my truck is strange. I thought if you had ABS you HAD to have 4-wheel disk brakes. But my truck has drums in the rear and it has ABS....

[Versa Madness]

Versas are offered with ABS as an option and they have drum brakes in the rear so no, ABS does not require disc brakes all around.

Modified by Versa Madness at 5:16 PM 8/27/2008
Modified by Versa Madness at 5:16 PM 8/27/2008

[sooner4x4]

Since we're on the discussion of brakes and you brought up ABS...I just need to check because my truck is strange. I thought if you had ABS you HAD to have 4-wheel disk brakes. But my truck has drums in the rear and it has ABS....

Having 4-wheel disk brakes and ABS are totally unrelated. Taking a look at my four vehicles:

2007 Versa: front disk, rear drum : ABS2006 Sienna: front disk, rear drum : ABS2005 Tundra: front disk, rear drum : ABS2000 Dakota: front disk, rear drum : rear ABS

When I checked out the Versa right before a test drive, I noticed rear drums. During the drive I said I something about 4 wheel disks. To that he replied, oh yeah this has 4 wheel disk and this one has ABS. When we got out of the car I pointed to the rear wheels and said "those are disk brakes??" Oh he says, I thought they were disks but I guess it has drums. The dealers don't know $hit and will tell you whatever they think you want to hear. I feel like I know this car in and out without even purchasing it. The dealers should really know their cars, but in this day and age there is no excuse for being an un-informed consumer.

x2Before making a car purchase, I research the car thoroughly. In this day and age of internet and search engines, it is so easy to find out a lot about a vehicle, even finding out what owners say, like we are doing here. There are auto magazines and you can always ask owners at work or on the street. I have bought a lot of cars, and I am always way more knowledgable about the car than the salesperson. I could write a book about all of the BS told to me by salespeople that I knew to be totally false. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad. Anyone who relies on a salesperson for any facts or information about a car is a fool.

[justmerging]

Anyway,

To answer the O.P. question. No this car does not have rear brake discs. It still has rear brakes but it is a totally different type of braking system where you cannot see any of the parts. They are all enclosed in that rear drum.

[ziadc]

Anyway, To answer the O.P. question. No this car does not have rear brake discs. It still has rear brakes but it is a totally different type of braking system where you cannot see any of the parts. They are all enclosed in that rear drum

Finaly an answer !! Thanks guys for the infos.

[my_new_v]

Having 4-wheel disk brakes and ABS are totally unrelated. Taking a look at my four vehicles:

2007 Versa: front disk, rear drum : ABS2006 Sienna: front disk, rear drum : ABS2005 Tundra: front disk, rear drum : ABS2000 Dakota: front disk, rear drum : rear ABS

Oh ok, now I know thank you.

[blindsnyper]

Finaly an answer !! Thanks guys for the infos.

are you saying you didnt know what drum brakes were?

[marleyfan]

Finaly an answer !! Thanks guys for the infos.

You're kidding right?? You couldn't tell from all the posts before this one what the answer was??

It doesn't take a whole lot of research to find out everything you want to know about a car (or anything else for that matter) BEFORE buying it. I don't know of any entry level car that comes with 4 wheel disk brakes. There may be something that does but I knew well before my purchase that it wasn't the Versa.