Go to an independent BMW shop. PowerStop Z23 pads are a super budget friendly option. I've run them on all 3 of my street MINIs. Very quiet and low dusting but good performance.
My 981 Cayman is very maintenance friendly. I’ve done oil, transaxle oil, spark plugs (tight space but doable), brakes, etc. It is quite a bit easier than the 718 since you have to remove underpanels to gain access to the underside of engine/transaxle.
I switched to the Powerstop pads about a month after I bought it and haven’t had any issues with stopping at all, not even a close call (knocks on wood). They still produce dust but I don’t see it accumulating nearly as fast as the OEM Brembos.
I have front and rear power stop pads and rotors on my scat, and oem brembos on my rt both 4 piston calipers and the difference is not noticeable. I beat these brakes down and have never had an issue
My powerstop have no stopping issues in my scat
I had EBC pads and I don’t think they are worth the premium price in comparison to the powerstop. I actually went back to powerstop. I’ve also had the stop tech rotors and once again I don’t feel much difference between the two. I don’t track my car so they may be something different but for everyday driving and safety I trust the powerstop. I had ebc on my Audi as well but now I even use powerstop on it because I didnt feel the ebc were worth the premium for everyday driving. On my scat I currently have demon performance rotors and use powerstop pads.
I have used POWERSTOP Brake pads and rotors with good results. Available on Amazon.
For the price and quality I like PowerStop pads and rotors. Their carbon cermic pads and I opt for the drilled and slotted rotors. Had them on my truck and towed 10,000lbs. Have them on my wife's CX5.
In my experience, I went like 70k miles on the factory brakes. I then went with various rock auto/duralast/car quest rotors and pads over the years and they all sucked longevity wise. Maybe half the life. Warped quickly, reduced bite sometimes
Started sticking after only a couple months. Warranty was only 90 days.
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