Brake pads on 182's - when did you change them?

[Karen]

Out of interest?

 

[Dave]

24k IIRC

 

[Harry182]

my front were done at 14k..... along with new tyres

 

[Harry182]

/\ london car

 

[rory182]

just after 24k mine basically fell apart as they were getting removed for replacement.

40% wear at 12k IIRC

 

[Karen]

Ah cool, I've done 23.5k with a few track days and live in London - so probably a bit overdue even :S

I only changed the front tyres a week ago and think they should have been changed a bit sooner!!!

 

[rory182]

lol 23.5k on original front tyres sounds terrifying, were they not utter shight in the wet? awesome in the dry though, mine lasted 14k and im told thats driving like a pussy but can assure you it wasnt. but 23.5k is taking the piss for front tyres on a 182.

 

[Gary-Lew]

i went through 9 pairs of front tyres , 4 pairs of rears, 3 front sets of pads and 2 sets rear pads in my old mk2 172 over 55,000 miles, i bloody hammered that thing alright lol.

 

[Karen]

lol 23.5k on original front tyres sounds terrifying, were they not utter shight in the wet? awesome in the dry though, mine lasted 14k and im told thats driving like a pussy but can assure you it wasnt. but 23.5k is taking the piss for front tyres on a 182.

Yeah it was a bit of a handful but then the car always has been. Didn't notice much difference in the wet particularly, it was just as bad in the dry but the new tyres have been a major improvement. They weren't even right down to the markers however, very very close but was told they had uneven wear. Thing is though I'm not some young c**k of a boy racer so I wouldn't necessarily wear them out that quick, I don't have the need to drive like that!

 

[rory182]

lol fair enough but 23.5k miles on original fronts in a hot hatch with a 2lt engine must be a record, I thought I was doing well at 14k, im not a wheelspinning kinda guy.

 

[Karen]

lol fair enough but 23.5k miles on original fronts in a hot hatch with a 2lt engine must be a record, I thought I was doing well at 14k, im not a wheelspinning kinda guy.

I'm sure I've seen higher mileage on here than me??!!

 

[rory182]

whys ur car always been a handful? i'd get the steering alignment, camber, and tracking checked if you're getting uneven wear.

 

[Karen]

whys ur car always been a handful? i'd get the steering alignment, camber, and tracking checked if you're getting uneven wear.

I don't know, Renault never found a problem with it when it went in a couple of years ago as I wasn't happy with it... :S

 

[Gary-Lew]

i'm no young c**k if your on about me lol, just drove the the 172 very hard, and there was quite alot of track in the 3 years of ownership.

 

[Karen]

i'm no young c**k if your on about me lol, just drove the the 172 very hard, and there was quite alot of track in the 3 years of ownership.

lol no sorry wasnt talking about you, I don't know you and your driving to comment, I just meant in general.

 

[Gary-Lew]

good effort on 23.5k , my wife is on 29k with her fat ass megane and the pads look about 70% down

 

[Day]

I did 26k on my 172 Renault pads, lasted for ages - don't think my current pads will last so long though, not after last nights antics.

 

[MarkCup]

I've got 50% of my original Renault rear pads still to go after 68k!