Upper Middle Petrol Head:

A couple of months ago, I was fortunate to pick up a brand new set of Vick Auto Sport Prima front   brakes for my X1/9 at a very reasonable price, without copping the outrageous cost of freight from the USA.  And when I say outrageous, how does $US1,000 (AU$1,500 at the time of publication) sound?   Just to be clear:  we're talking the cost of transporting them from the US to Tasmania.  It does not include the actual purchase of the brakes themselves, which, at today's rates, come in at $US500 ($AU750) per pair.  The freight component is as per Vick's quote, although they did note that it was less expensive to ship to mainland Oz.  Not their fault but still a firm no thanks from me! Powder coating is a Vick option, although mine came raw and have been painted with Duplicolor caliper paint.  US$ 30 buys slotted and cross drilled rotors, too.    According to Vick's website:     O riginal vintage Fiat brakes utilize archaic and troublesome solid rotors and the sliding wed