How bad are these discs?

[clubsport]

Looking at a car to purchase, it is not exactly near to home so most of the correspondence has been online. I haven't actually seen the car in the metal.

Recently serviced, but needs a cambelt, so that is taken into account...seller has their price etc...

Latest pictures show the discs, the car has 30k miles on it, so I assume the discs are original. Approx 600 miles since MOT at VW main dealer without advisories.

The car hasn't been used for a couple of months.

I think the corrosion has got to these discs beyond surface rust, will they clean up after a few hundred miles?

I not familiar with the quality of VW discs in terms of how the corrosion sets in, so would appreciate your thought.

Cheers.

[fab5freddy]

They'll clean up no problem 

[mdmay]

Give it some left braking and tidy them up

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[biffobear]

Yes, once you have braked a few times they will be ok

[clubsport]

Thanks for your thoughts, I am quite surprised I thought the rust looked in grained.

I appreciate discs and pads are consumables, but prefer to stagger the expense!

Cheers.

[greygti]

80mph-0 with a heavy right foot will sort that surface rust no problems

[DDM]

recently serviced but no cambelt, great garage who serviced it eh? i'd rather take the time and effort in changing the cambelt before carrying out a service.

[clubsport]

It was serviced at a VW specialist, I assume the seller didn't want the expense at the time.
Very few miles since service, hardly used. I'll have to take the chance of driving it home with the original cambelt, living on the edge!

[DDM]

not being funny mate, but by looking at them pictures the vw specialist also forgot to service the brakes too, them pads don't look like they've been out. can't see any copper grease anywhere. maybe negotiate on you getting it all done properly yourself.

[clubsport]

To be fair, if the car passed an MOT days before the service at the specialist, brakes would only be an inspection item. Service was oil, filter, pollen etc..

I am sure the brakes looked better when the car was used, before it sat around not being used.

Of course, if I was happy with how they looked, I wouldn't have posted asking about their condition.

[flashp]

Those centre caps will cost £60 to replace by the way.  Noticed the white oxidisation on one of them in your photo.

[Wooosh]

To be fair it does look like the cars not been used for a long time but I could be wrong, its all down to how genuine the seller is.

[dan930]

Give it a few emergency stops & it will all scrub off

[rich83]

not being funny mate, but by looking at them pictures the vw specialist also forgot to service the brakes too, them pads don't look like they've been out. can't see any copper grease anywhere. maybe negotiate on you getting it all done properly yourself.

Who services brakes?? 

Pads usually don't come out until they need replacing.

[DDM]

not being funny mate, but by looking at them pictures the vw specialist also forgot to service the brakes too, them pads don't look like they've been out. can't see any copper grease anywhere. maybe negotiate on you getting it all done properly yourself.

Who services brakes?? 

Pads usually don't come out until they need replacing.

ya what?  every proper mechanic and garage service brakes, it stops pads seizing in the carriers and it also stops build up on the brake discs by filing the edges flat whilst there apart,  also by doing it makes a big difference to the feel of the brake pedal once done, those who don't, usually end up replacing the discs well before they're worn out from bad maintanance due to them having a build up of corrosion on the inner and outer edges and also on the inner side center of the disc.
the only people who don't do it i find are the likes of the main dealers, they conduct this check and report from a visual check whilst looking through the wheel, this isn't always a acurate diagnosis as they can't inspect the inner brake pads. as for this long life servicing, i hate the thought of my car not getting serviced for 20,000 miles. i stick to the old fashioned 6,000 miles if it's lucky.