World Record on Brake Pads ?

[Stubill]

106K with orginal pads and discs all round.

Rears are in need of changing ASAP, but rekon I can get another 20K out of the fronts.

Any challengers ??

And no, I don't drive like Miss Daisy - far from it

 

[sssstew]

i guess that must be a lot of motorway miles?

 

[Redcupra20vt]

i thought i did well to get 50k out of a set of fronts on my ibiza i am still on the originals at the back at 60k still on original disks all round too

motorway miles too

Paul

 

[Stubill]

Aye - loads of motorway miles with a few twisties either end.

No random braking here

 

[prc]

came close on fronts:
132000km (+-82000m)

Beat you on the rears though....

180000km (1-112000m)

They are 256mm vented rears though..

 

[Ju.]

I'm well onto my third front set @23k

 

[D8MNS]

3rd set to here

I'm well onto my third front set @23k

at 21 thou lol...

 

[Stubill]

at 21 thou lol...

LOL

Good to hear a LCR's being driven proper

 

[Hairy]

4th set at 18K

(but I must admit the third set were replaced before they needed it @ 17K when I changed my disks as they were at the min thickness)(no motorway miles)

 

[Pilot561]

As a matter of interest, what is the average for the 312mm pads and disks on the Toledo 20VT, I've done nearly 40,000 miles, do they have wear indicators?

 

[prc]

As a matter of interest, what is the average for the 312mm pads and disks on the Toledo 20VT, I've done nearly 40,000 miles, do they have wear indicators?

yes, the 288mm TDI and 312mm V5/20VT which use the same caliper have wear indicators. Like Stubill I do mostly highway (90%).

I have since upgraded brakes but downgraded life expectency and my wallet....

I now get 40-50k miles from each set of £140 pads...

 

[Stubill]

I now get 40-50k miles from each set of £140 pads...

Ouch ! And I guess 40-50K miles doesn't take too long to rack up (approx. 14 months for me) Still, I bet she stops well when asked ?

Cheers.

 

[prc]

about every 10 months ...
The rears last quite a long time though. Think the vented rears stay cooler saving on pad life (only speculation).
Stop great! Never ever got them to fade, but the brake dust is huge (not a real problem, just more washing) and the clear coat on the wheels are a bit pited, which i suspect is from the hot brake dust.

I think fast road and race pads tend to do this ...

 

[Stubill]

about every 10 months ...

Wow !

Maybe you need to start measuring your Toledo usage in hours like
an airliner

 

[warren_cox]

22k out of a set of front pads on last LCR - I rarely ever brake hard unless emergency. Don't think I'll get the same from this set as its around town miles.

 

[prc]

the pads on the LCR aren't that thick though, so they will never last as long as the normal leon cupra pads.