Regularly inspecting the brakes on your DB9 should be part of your routine service, same as changing the oil. I would suggest it’s a bad idea to “Forget about them until something breaks”. In fact, this is so important it’s part of the official Aston Martin 1 year and 2 year service regimes. We all grouse about the cost of dealer service, but the fact is part of that time (and $$$) is well spent inspecting things we might skip since we are uninformed. If you are going to take care of your Aston yourself, this is a procedure you should get good at, you’ll be doing it each year.
I am doing this as part of my larger series on a complete brake service. How do you know if you need a complete brake service? You inspect your brakes and find something indicating it’s necessary. This article will tell you how. Continue reading “Inspecting the Brakes in an Aston Martin DB9 or Vantage”