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Old 07-16-2006 | 12:43 PM
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at least it was a FREE brake change
Old 07-16-2006 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by eurotechnik' post='311495' date='Jul 16 2006, 11:43 PM
at least it was a FREE brake change
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Old 08-14-2006 | 08:56 AM
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On my previous car a 3 series I need to change at 70000km. I only drive in the city with a lot of stop and go at traffic lights.
Old 08-14-2006 | 10:02 AM
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Well my front pads were replaced at 18,000 miles and now the rears need doing at 36,000 miles.
Old 08-14-2006 | 06:33 PM
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weird... theres a mix message... some need brake pads REALLY soon and some dont... My iDrive still says like 30K miles to go before i need new brakes... *shrugs* and even more for the rear... I'm wondering if i can even squeeze in a free pair of brakes under the maintence plan...
Old 08-15-2006 | 09:52 AM
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86.000 km's on clock, and still on factory brake pads, both front and back

Idrive says 25.000 km's left on the front pads!! We drive a lot long-distance with cruise control
Old 08-15-2006 | 06:31 PM
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I have done 14,000 km and the iDrive say 14000 to go for the front pad, but the funny thing is it also say 9000 to go for the rear. How can it be faster for the rear to wear out. So there must be an error.
Old 08-15-2006 | 11:37 PM
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My style of driving requires changing front pads in about 30000km.

The driving conditions ...usualy urban driving and some highway no drastic braking???

rear pads cca50.000 km

For me it is aceptable, because after 80.000 km the discs are untached (almoust) only pads changing... on other cars you can see the discs are already scractes, thiner after 50000km??

This is only one of the good reasons why i have a BMW
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