I ran the Hawk HP+, and had no complaints. Never did a whole lot of hard driving, but they held up in short bursts and were good for daily driving.
Pros: good for daily driving
Vehicle:
Mazda
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I'm using Dynamic Friction pads from RockAuto and they haven't let me down, grey performance and heat barely affects it.
Lasted through two track days and still have a ton of pad life left.
Pros: long lasting, heat resistant
I put ATE200 + Ferodo DS2500 pads on my Mk7 in prep for its one (half) trackday, have been on for a few thousand street miles and work well at all temps.
Pros: work well all temps
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Gol
I bought EBC BlueStuff pads. Amazing on track and they don’t feel like track pads on the street.
Pros: amazing on track
AutoZone Duralast Ceramics have basically lasted forever. They have a lifetime replacement for free, so I paid like $100 for front pads once, and gotten em free since. Easy DIY.
Pros: long lasting, easy DIY
Amazingly, after 24.5K miles, i was down to 2mm on my front pads. I do live in Seattle and on a steep hill and drive with a heavier foot, so go figure I used up my brakes. Decided to put in Brembo ceramic pads and rotors for fun. Braking is different from stock. It’s definitely strong, yet, the initial bite isn’t as aggressive as OEM. I’ve grown to like this as it lets me be more precise with my braking. I can simply slow down lightly without drama, but push more and the brakes grab strongly and uniformly. They just feel more engineered.
Pros: strong braking, precise control
Cons: less aggressive bite
Mileage: 24500 km
Since we had good luck with OE, went OE for replacements. So far, a few hundred miles in, all good.
Pros: all good
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Had my pads changed (Volvo service centre) at 30k ish miles, at the main dealer and the discs were fine.
Pros: discs were fine
Vehicle:
Volvo V90
Mileage: 48280 km
BMW OEM pads have done that for decades as far as I can tell. Just get aftermarket pads and you'll get the same performance with less mess.
Pros: same performance, less mess
Cons: lots of dust
the brakes had a fault in them though, they would grind and needed a new discs
Cons: faulty, grinding noise, needed replacement
Vehicle:
Hyundai
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