# Inspection receipt

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/inspection-receipt/32997>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 7, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/inspection-receipt/32997 "2009-07-07T04:06:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ohjenny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@ohjenny](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ohjenny)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/inspection-receipt/32997/1 "2009-07-07T04:06:42Z")

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Hi! Anybody know what the numbers at the bottom mean? My mechanic wrote "Tires 7 Front brakes 6 Rear Brakes 4…If not I’ll call him tommorrow…Thanks!

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/inspection-receipt/32997/2 "2009-07-07T04:42:33Z")

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Uhh…I’ll guess that’s some sort of condition rating system, as in on a scale of 1 to 10. It could really be anything, so ask him.

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**Author:** ![friedo82](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/friedo82/32/981_2.png) [@friedo82](https://community.cartalk.com/u/friedo82)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/inspection-receipt/32997/3 "2009-07-07T17:39:13Z")

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Tires are measured in a 32nds scale. New tires are around 10 to 12/32nds of an inch of tread thickness.  
You have 7/32nds remaining.  
Brakes are measured in a 1 to 10 scale.  
your fronts are 6 out of 10  
your rear brakes are 4 out of 10  
new brakes would be a 10 out of 10

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**Author:** ![ohjenny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@ohjenny](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ohjenny)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/inspection-receipt/32997/4 "2009-07-07T18:03:08Z")

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Thanks so much!
