With the crazy drivers in the DC area, one needs to brake hard just to stay in one piece. By the way, I asked the dealer service manager at the MB dealership how long the brakes should last in this crazy driving area. He said that I would be lucky to get 20,000 miles on pads and maybe 40,000 on the rotors. This was when the car was new. And, this manager, who had been a mechanic, is a friend of mine, so I do not think that he was B S'ing me. By the way, the MB pads and rotors lasted about that long and that's when I went hunting for longer lasting parts. I ended up with balo rotors and textar pads after trying various brands. On the DC beltway, you will be going 70-75 mph just to keep from getting run over, then the next min, everyone slows down to maybe 35 mph or even stops! Stay in the midwest and enjoy your driving...

__________________
Paul 1987 300 SDL; 2000 ML; '69 MGB; '68 VW Fastback