how long does your i20's brakes last?

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Easter Bunny

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mine went in for its 90000km service today and the guy told me that i need to replace my front and rear brake pads. the problem is that i had my front brakes done last year at around 50000km. shouldn't these things last a lot longer than that?

one of the guys i work with didn't touch his polo's brakes until 90000km. i don't drive it like i stole it. my average speed is around 40km/h (i drive around durban a lot and when i drive the highway, i usually keep at roughly 100km/h).

are they using plastic brake pads on my car?
 
Sounds a bit low, but might be a softer compound. I would get a second opinion other that Hyundai's
 
You are asking how long is a piece of string. On our Atos we went through pads every 30'000km as there was a very steep downhill on our commute each day.

If your i20 is under a maintenance plan then they will replace it at their cost, if not, just do it yourself. Inspect them yourself and see how much is left on the pads.
 
ferodo would probably be better then i guess (i don't know cars much, so that's the only make i know :) ). i'll have to take it to a different mechanic, because hyundai won't want to use my brake pads and just charge for the labour (which i found is different at all their service centers).
 
When I had an i20, they told me to replace brakes at 26,000klm (2 year service).
I regret saying yes to the dealership (who have hours that they want to charge). I should have rather taken it to an independent place to have my brakes checked
 
Easter Bunny said:
ferodo would probably be better then i guess (i don't know cars much, so that's the only make i know :) ). i'll have to take it to a different mechanic, because hyundai won't want to use my brake pads and just charge for the labour (which i found is different at all their service centers).
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I'm no car mechanic but I've learn't to do certain things myself. No need to use a mechanic to replace them. You just need a hydraulic jack and a wheel spanner. First time I did I sat outside with my laptop watching youtube videos, my neighbours thought it was funny but I got the job done. Now it takes me 20 minutes from start to finish.
 
You can check your brakes yourself.

Pads are not replaced at certain intervals. They are replaced when the need to be replaced. Discs are the same and replaced when there is scoring or a large lip which cannot be skimmed.
 
Zero days. (I don't have an i20)

That being said, I've had to replace front pads after 15Mm before... so 50Mm is not unreasonable imho.
 
my wife won't let me or my brother in law do anything with our car. we gave his old datsun 1400's carburettor an overhaul, and since then it leaked petrol and didn't work so well. :D since then (about 6 years ago) she says it's better to take it in and let someone else do it, that way you can blame someone if it goes wrong.
 
Depend on how you drive. I have a Kia Cerato which I assume will be similar to i20 and so far at 60 000KM I havent had to change them and are still good. I also have tons of hills and bumper to bumper traffic everyday.
 
Easter Bunny said:
my wife won't let me or my brother in law do anything with our car. we gave his old datsun 1400's carburettor an overhaul, and since then it leaked petrol and didn't work so well. :D since then (about 6 years ago) she says it's better to take it in and let someone else do it, that way you can blame someone if it goes wrong.
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Even if you don't change anything on your car, its vital that you learn to inspect it and make a habit of it.
 
I used to have to replace the fronts every 30000km's... and there was no 3rd party ones available at the time. Was like R1200 every 30000km's and I do 40000-45000km's a year!! Now I'm almost on 80000km's with my Jeep. They were skimmed once, but never replaced.
 
I replaced mine at 75,000 km. The greater part of this mileage was highway driving. I tend to drive slowly, gently and conservatively.
 
Change brake fluid every year guys. The stealer ships never change your brake fluid nor coolant. If you do not replace the fluid and bleed brakes regularly your pistons in callipers will pitt and leak.
 
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