While some cars may need extensive attention to calipers, rotors, etc., if your previous owner did regular preventative maintenance of the brake system (and if the car was used regularly), replacing all the brake fluid every two years (possibly sooner in very moist climates) will keep the brake system free from water, which leads to rust and frozen calipers, frozen brake master cylinder and general "muck" in the brake system. Keep in mind if you do replace brake fluid that has not been replaced for a long time, you may end up having to change most if not all the system pieces within a few months since the older parts become the weak link in the system and tend to leak with new fluid installed. An example is changing a clutch slave and not the clutch master, even though the parts are the same age and the master may seem ok now. Almost every time, the master starts to leak the new fluid within a few hundred to a few thousand miles, almost like clock-work. Brakes should be given due attention with at least annual inspections, along with the much discussed trailing arm bolts. All safety systems should be given top priority and should not be compromised no matter if you are using your Delorean as a daily driver or weekend show car. Later, Rich W. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Robert Moseley" <videobob@xxxx> wrote: > If you have an original set of brake calipers that have not been > replaced yet then you should make plans to do it. > > My brakes had been working badly, everytime I hit hard the brakes > pulled to the right, and at slow speeds I heard a wierd rattle sound. > I figured that at the least I needed new pads. > > snip <