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| 10-25-2008, 11:50 AM | #1 |
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I've had a recent dispute with BMW re cracked alloys - see another thread, but in proving I'm no hooligan in my 06 e90 330d sport auto, it has now done 63k miles without needing front brakes or pads, with the computer saying another 11k miles to go. ( I bought with 6k on as an ex demo). Anyone done more than 63k miles without front brakes/pads needed? |
| 10-25-2008, 05:58 PM | #4 | |
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| 10-25-2008, 09:05 PM | #6 |
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Um.. hmmm.. well, I got 1100 miles from the front pads of the BMW BBK
  And 6400 miles out of the rears....!! ps.. the 'Ring might have a little to do with that!!
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| 10-26-2008, 03:54 AM | #7 |
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i have 33k on the clock and had it from new, saying about 4k left, never touched them so far is this a good thng lol
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| 10-26-2008, 04:19 AM | #8 | |
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  Anyone getting 57k from a set of pads needs to get a 318. |
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| 10-26-2008, 05:25 AM | #9 | |
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Ha, I'd think that two, but I do give it plenty beans. The bulk of the miles are motorway. |
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| 10-26-2008, 09:28 AM | #11 |
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Hmm... Both front & rear pads need changing at exactly 18.000 miles on my car...
My normal average speed on the highway is around 155 km/h (the interceptors catch those going faster than 160 km/h)... |
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| 11-06-2008, 12:30 PM | #12 |
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I hereby declare
Ok, lets get this thread back alive as I hereby declare myself the winner...
64k now, still says 11k to front brake pads. And if anyone thinks I dont use the umph, you're wrong |
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| 11-07-2008, 03:54 AM | #14 | |
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I'm still on the original front pads at 44k miles. The rear pads were changed at around 37k miles. |
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| 01-16-2009, 05:01 PM | #16 |
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even more boring
68k, still says 11k till front brakes need doing
Worried though, think I'm going to have a bill from hell soon, all the stuff is stacking up in the I Drive, 6k till inspection, 7k till oil change, 11k front brakes, 13k rear brakes, MOT in May, tyres getting low.....buggery bollocks... |
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| 01-17-2009, 04:33 AM | #17 |
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LOL 2k bill coming up, OUCHwah
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| 01-17-2009, 08:04 AM | #18 | |
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I put BMW Discs/pads on my front for £350 (ish) About an hours work. |
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| 01-17-2009, 08:19 AM | #19 | |
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 Love that saying.You must spend half your life driving up and down the M62 then. You've got to use the brakes to stop the pads glazing over and keep the discs 'clean' you know.  |
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| 04-14-2009, 04:27 PM | #20 |
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its back
I've got magic (front) brakes then
now at 74k miles, still says 11k to go for the fronts, and even checked at a recent service  come and see the magic brakes at the northern meet! whats going on..... |
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| 04-15-2009, 04:32 AM | #21 |
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Thats pretty unbelieveable! Have you had like 7 new clutch plates and a couple of flywheels in that time? (engine braking).
I dont think we have a sensor that knows anything about the actual state of the pads do we? just an estimation based on how much braking and how hard? edit: Other than the end of wear sensor that makes contact with the disk. |
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| 05-05-2009, 03:01 PM | #22 |
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Sensor not shagged at all
10k to go with 76k miles on the clock. Must have been the recent northern meet that triggered it! This dull thread will expire when my brakes do... |
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