How often do you replace your rotors?

[MileHighBoxster]

To me it's not nit-picking or anything but good used car buying. It's your job as the seller to be able to refute or aquiesce to the buyer's requests. When I purchased my first Boxster I asked the dealer about the brakes and he couldn't tell me if they were close to needing replacement. I called the Porsche dealer in front of him and asked what a brake job would cost and they told me almost $2,000 for a complete job so I told them I wanted the $2,000 deducted or they needed to have the car reinspected for brake tolerance and have a brake job done if the rotors were close. They "reduce rather than repair". I got the $2,000 deducted and when I had the car inspected, the brakes were fine. If you're selling the car, have an inspection done and know what the exact amount remaining on your parts is so you can soothe the concerns of the buyer or deduct the amount as requested. Expect nothing less from a buyer than you would do if you were he/she. It's just good business.

[Pat]

MileHigh, I agree 100%. One cannot determine the true value of a used car without determining how much deferred maintenance there is. If you buy a car that will need brakes, tires and 90K mile service in the next month or two, the might be worth ~$4,000 less than if all of that was just done. That is a drastic difference in price for a car that might sell for $15,000.
That said, most cars haven't just had all that done, and most cars aren't in need of all of that in the next couple months. My $0.02.