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Old 29 Jul 2005, 08:35 pm
jim beam
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Default Re: how long do brake pads last?

chibitul wrote:
> well, smart guy, I asked what is the average. Imagine it is some soft
> of Gaussian distribution, or whatever, and yes, some brakes wear out
> faster (100 miles), some wear out very late (200k miles) as you said.
> but these are UNUSUAL cases, 1 in a million or so. I wanted to know the
> AVERAGE. If that concept is familiar to you, please let me know.
>
> thanks
> p.s. I am going to check tha pads tomorrow.
>

there is no average. the variables of location, driving style & typical
journey are just too broad to generalize. all you can do, as you about
to do, is check periodically and monitor wear rate.

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