Car feels sluggish after mot..,

[DarkSideJohn]

Hey folks
Had my mot at the weekend just gone , passed with flying colours , except they noted I would need new front tires as they were rather worn , after inspecting myself I discovered this to be true , so I've got fresh rubber up front

Car feels kinda sluggish , doesn't seem to have that urgency it did before it went in.

In addition I don't feel as confident in the brakes , feels like I have to push the pedal a lot to get a response , vw did note that my rear brakes were worn to 70% could this be it ?
As well as noting they can find no history of a break fluid change

Any ideas folks ?

Cheers
John

[keano]

Do mot testers even lift the bonnet? It is more of a useless inspection than anything else.  It wouldn't have affected your car mate. 

[gigolo456]

Wats the temperature like up yr way today!?

[DarkSideJohn]

Do mot testers even lift the bonnet? It is more of a useless inspection than anything else.  It wouldn't have affected your car mate. 

Probably more of it being in my head to be honest
Could new front rubber , worn rear brakes and unknown brake fluid change affect performance ? or general feel

Wats the temperature like up yr way today!?

Its pretty much around the 25-27 degrees point today , not a welcome change , i prefer the cold myself

[gigolo456]

Exactly, and so does a turbo-charged car! :-D

[Frenzy]

Check psi in the front tyres as they are new. You'd hope whoever fit them would inflate them to correct psi but if you check at best it'll rule out a potential problem.

[DarkSideJohn]

Its more the braking I feel more worried about
feels like I have to press the pedal rather hard to get a response , is this gonna be heat related or should it be a genuine concern ?

[Ree]

Its more the braking I feel more worried about
feels like I have to press the pedal rather hard to get a response , is this gonna be heat related or should it be a genuine concern ?

May be air trapped in, try pumping the brake pedal with car off until its stiff ! The pedal that is !

The switch on and take a little drive !

[DarkSideJohn]

Its more the braking I feel more worried about
feels like I have to press the pedal rather hard to get a response , is this gonna be heat related or should it be a genuine concern ?

May be air trapped in, try pumping the brake pedal with car off until its stiff ! The pedal that is !

The switch on and take a little drive !

Thanks for your suggestion Ree , I'll give that a try in the morning before my short 7 mile commute , hopefully it's nothing to worry about !

[DarkSideJohn]

Thank you for your suggestion Ree certainly seemed to work , pumped the brakes first thing , there was like a release of air then the pedal firmed up
Drive to work was a lot more confident , felt more like it use too !

Gonna get the rear brakes replaced at weekend and a brake fluid change as a mater of course

Plus being cooler this morning everything felt soooo much better , dunno what I was fretting about lol

[RedRobin]

Hey folks
Had my mot at the weekend just gone , passed with flying colours , except they noted I would need new front tires as they were rather worn , after inspecting myself I discovered this to be true , so I've got fresh rubber up front

....Always put 'fresh rubber' (new tyres) on the back and move your used rubber to the front.

^ Sticky Vicky is SWMBO!