Brake Pads

"If there is no dust, they aren't working hard enough"

Can't agree with you on this.

The Jackaroo never has brake dust, pads last 160000k plus on an automatic, and there is no problem stopping either dry or after river crossings, with or without camper trailer. Mags never get dirty from brakes, and rotor wear is virtually non-existant. Mine has 130,00k and there is a barely discernible lip, but if I was to put new pads on now (which it doesn't need) the discs would not require machining.

There is no engineering reason why the European method of soft pads wearing rotors and pads in 30,000k or less is necessary. It sure gives them fat profits from fast moving slow down parts though.

As others have observed, the best thing to do with your new Euro car is to throw out the OEM pads from the day you get it and fit some Bendix pads instead.

I agree about the genuine ones but the amount of dust that they create is unbelievable. I think I'll give the Bendix pads a go and see if there is much of a difference.
Cheers Kev

Hi Ozscot,
I'll keep them in mind, we had it serviced a couple of days ago and they reckoned that the brakes were down to about 30% left after 50 000km. We use the X Trail for most of our daily commuting So by the time the next service is due I will probably have them changed then.
Cheers Kev