I have only put on 3K miles since it was given to me by my parents. Most of its time is spent sitting in the drive way and I try not to drive it when I don't have to. It sure does go through pads quickly, the rears much less so than the fronts. When my dad was using the car, I had to change the front pads every 12K to 15K (from around town and "city" driving). I used really soft pads though, as I figured I'd rather change pads often than change the rotors often, although I have done those and they weren't too bad. The car is great, but the brakes are a little too weak for a car that size and weight. Although, I guess it only weighs 4600 or 4800 pounds, which isn't much relative to the weight of some of the new cars. The new Landcruiser is something like 1500 or 2000 lbs. heavier. Outrageous.

Alex

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