73,000 miles and first brake work

[konabri]

Got 73K miles on my '03 Vibe. Just took it in for some general inspections and my front pads are needing replacements. Not too bad. I am also replacing all of the rotors, as they are looking like they only have about 6 months left on them.$403 bucks for front pads, rotors and a brake flush. Ouch. I'm on my second set of tires but feel pretty good about the life I got out of the factory brakes.

[ColonelPanic]

That's not bad... You must not have a caliper sticking like I do. I got somewhere around 60K out of mine BUT there was next to nothing left on the driver's side pads compared to the passenger side. I believe it is still chewing up the pads over there, there is twice the amount of brake dust on the left wheel cover than that on the right. But I was amazed I got that much out of the things.

[Petrucci914]

That is a lot of money! Do it yourself, man.

[VibeGriff]

I had my brakes done at about 45,000, the daily commute was killing them quickly.

[remusrm]

I had mine changed at 9k since they were bad. The second pair lasted up to 26k. Now I get brembo rottors and axis ceramic pads. If you get more then 25-30k on them do not ever tell you actually drive fast or consider yourself wild, since you should be part of the over 60 club.