Brake life in New England - LotusTalk

lotusbrakes · 09-09-2009, 06:36 AM

Trying to gauge how the local (New England) customers' cars use up pads/rotors based on the fact that most people don't drive their cars in the winter and don't do as many track days per year as people in warmer climates.

Also, have the newer cars (>2007) even needed brakes yet?

Thanks for the info,

-G

Keeper · 09-09-2009, 07:42 AM

If you're not doing track days then they last a while. I changed the fronts once and still have the original rears at 27,000 miles. I'm guessing I'm at the longer end of the range of life spans.

BealeAss · 09-09-2009, 08:20 AM

My front pads lasted about 10k, I just changed my rears last night at 11k, they had a little life left in them, but I had the pads sitting around and felt like working on the car a little. Either way the new pads were a definite improvement in stopping power than what was in there.

buzzy · 09-09-2009, 10:00 AM

Still on the originals at 17k

Pengineer91 · 09-09-2009, 05:42 PM

92xx miles, 4 track days, approx 7mm/5mm pad remaining f/r.

Snowphun · 09-10-2009, 05:57 PM

Light weight car and low miles per year makes me think it will be many years before I service my brakes.

VINSTA · 09-10-2009, 07:12 PM

Originals still look good at ~15,000 miles. No track.

Elise Sport #46

MyFutureSelfnMe · 09-10-2009, 08:11 PM

Combination of Boston, Providence and some NYC: fronts were basically finished at 17,000, rears probably had 3,000-4,000 left in them.

lotusbrakes · 09-17-2009, 08:02 AM

Thanks for the info, keep it coming.

What about rotors?

-G

09-09-2009, 06:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
lotusbrakes Brake Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 190	Brake life in New England Trying to gauge how the local (New England) customers' cars use up pads/rotors based on the fact that most people don't drive their cars in the winter and don't do as many track days per year as people in warmer climates. Also, have the newer cars (>2007) even needed brakes yet? Thanks for the info, -G __________________ http://lotusbrakes.com Your source for brakes! AIM: bigbrakeparts E-mail: sales at bigbrakeparts.net Phone: 781-347-4237 Snail Mail: 505 Middlesex Turnpike Unit 13, Billerica, MA 01821

09-09-2009, 07:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Keeper Probably Lurking Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North of Boston Posts: 2,285	If you're not doing track days then they last a while. I changed the fronts once and still have the original rears at 27,000 miles. I'm guessing I'm at the longer end of the range of life spans. __________________ -Shawn (2005 Lotus Econoxotic) Uberpost -- things owners should know - common problems/fixes - rattles, squeaks, noises - read the manual - good ideas? - maintenance - mods - reference - abbreviations

09-09-2009, 08:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
BealeAss Dark As Knight Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boston,MA Posts: 239	My front pads lasted about 10k, I just changed my rears last night at 11k, they had a little life left in them, but I had the pads sitting around and felt like working on the car a little. Either way the new pads were a definite improvement in stopping power than what was in there. __________________ 05 Starlight Black on Black-Vader Package:Sport/Touring/Black LSS/Black Diffusor/Hardtop/Starshield/Extra Starshield/Leather Console/Tint/HID/Yellow Hi Beams/Micromirror/Carpet Buttons/Stan Shifter Mod/Trunk Bootie/Larini SE/Euro Grill/Fujita Intake/Azenis/ipod mod/4 JL Audio VR525-CXi/Starlight Black A/C Surround/Kemmler Seat Mod/Hardwired V1/Schroth Profi ii ASM/V-FORCE Harness Bar/S111 Harness Hardware/CRDMount/TitanQR/HNT Pad "Stuff sold by the gram is more fun than stuff sold by the pound"

09-10-2009, 08:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
MyFutureSelfnMe Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,205	Combination of Boston, Providence and some NYC: fronts were basically finished at 17,000, rears probably had 3,000-4,000 left in them. __________________ Originally Posted by dead_ed I love my elise but there's no hiding that it was assembled by drunks.

09-17-2009, 08:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
lotusbrakes Brake Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 190	Thanks for the info, keep it coming. What about rotors? -G __________________ http://lotusbrakes.com Your source for brakes! AIM: bigbrakeparts E-mail: sales at bigbrakeparts.net Phone: 781-347-4237 Snail Mail: 505 Middlesex Turnpike Unit 13, Billerica, MA 01821

09-09-2009, 10:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
buzzy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Moon Posts: 879 Images: 10	Still on the originals at 17k

09-09-2009, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pengineer91 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern NH Posts: 96	92xx miles, 4 track days, approx 7mm/5mm pad remaining f/r.

09-10-2009, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Snowphun All good Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: SE MA Posts: 177	Light weight car and low miles per year makes me think it will be many years before I service my brakes.

09-10-2009, 07:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
VINSTA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 210	Originals still look good at ~15,000 miles. No track. Elise Sport #46

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