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73,000 miles and first brake work
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:24 am
by 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.
Re: 73,000 miles and first brake work (konabri)
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 5:43 am
by 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.
Re: 73,000 miles and first brake work (konabri)
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:16 am
by Petrucci914
That is a lot of money! Do it yourself, man.
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:52 pm
by VibeGriff
I had my brakes done at about 45,000, the daily commute was killing them quickly.
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:46 am
by 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.