How long was it before you had to replace your original brakes. On my old Nissan Maxima I was able to get up to 77k miles before the brakes needed to be replaced. On my T4R I got about 55K miles and they are ready. Yes I do realize there is a big difference between two cars but I thought that almost 20K miles difference is bit much. I do not abuse my brakes, just a normal everyday driving.