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Originally Posted by ZGM3
Just wondering how many sets of pads did you go thru for each set of rotors?
Wondering more about longevity not cost.
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I go through between 2 and 3 sets of front and between 1 and 1½ sets of rear track pads per season. I am on my second set of street pads (off track season) after 5½ years of ownership and 60k miles.
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Originally Posted by ZGM3
Sometimes dealers claim that the rotors need to be changed whenever the pads needs replacing, just wondering what your stock BMW pad and rotor life was like.
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This is total stealer bullshit. Discs last much longer than pads, the pads are the ones with the "sacrificial" material.
This reminds me of when I brought my E46 in for service during its first summer. The dealer said that my brakes were 80% worn and needed replacing, pads and discs front and rear for some $2500. I replied that if they are 80% worn, that means that they still have $500 worth of life in them and will pass on their recommendation. I actually never needed to replace the rear rotors in the whole 7 years I owned the car, yet the dealer wanted to change them after less than one year
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