My wife has an Avalon. You should ride with her some time if you think Avalon owners are ready for the home. Remember to hang on!
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:42 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake pad life <,Newer Japanese cars will go much longer -- a friend of mine had 120,000 miles on his Avalon before it got T-boned and totaled and still had the original brake pads!>> That's excellent and I'll bet it still had the original and contaminated brake fluid. Most if not all Avalon drivers are one step from the home. The elderly couple next door is on their second one and I don't think she ever depresses the accelerator more than 1/2 inch. But, MB brakes are lasting a lot longer these days. My two 201s would eat the front pads in 14K miles and the rears in 26K miles. The 202 at 48K miles had eaten two sets and needed discs. The 203 needed pads (1st time) at 43K miles and all four were pretty much evenly worn. The discs looked fine. So, new pads and wear sensors from Rusty for maybe $110 and it was good to go. Easiest pad change in any of my MBs. RLE
