I have 57K on mine, and they're about done. But Houston, the only "problems" are with the 03-04 brakes. In 05, they switched to a larger rotor and 2-piston front calipers. This allowed them to retain the outstanding braking performance (60-0 in about 112 feet) while using a much less agressive pad. The issues with the older setup were excessive brake dust and short rotor life, both of which were eliminated with the newer setup. And I'll take "touchy brakes" that stop on a proverbial dime over a smoother setup that stops 30 feet longer.

BTW, I do have an 05, but the 05 AWD retained the older setup while the other models got the newer one. In 06, every model had it. It's a simple bolt-on upgrade. You can go BBK if you want to, but these are just as good for far less money.

 

Thanks for the last couple posts that helps me understand better.
I don't mind touchy brakes just was worried about page after page of short life complaints.
I'll keep my eyes open for an 05 or newer then in my price range.

I'm looking at the Coupes I havent even driven one yet but the design screams I want one....
Will be my first ever car that is not a Ford or GM.

 

No better, no worse.

I just swapped out my pads nearly 2 months ago with 29000 miles on the pads. Backs were toast; fronts were ok.

 

Good luck on your search, both for the car and the eventual brake upgrade. If you can swing it, try to get a 2005+ Coupe. Better interior, still under factory powertrain (if under 70K), and already has the upgraded brake setup.

If you get an 03-04, look in the Marketplace for brakes. Expect to pay $350-$500 for a complete setup (not including a good $50+ in shipping).

 

I am not sure when my brakes were done, but i havn't touched mine since i bought it, and the dealer said that they still have lots of life left. Bought it with 31k and i have 53k on it now. That includes a few high speed slow downs and twisty cruises.

This car has amazing brakes.

 

I have 98k on my 05 sedan and I have changed my rotors once and my pads twice. Only the rear pads needed to be changed the second time, but I changed the fronts at the same time since I was using a different brand pad. As stated above, if you get an 05+rwd or a 06+awd you get the better (slower wear)/bigger brakes.

 

Get some akebonos. My stock pads are holding up more than 25,000 miles so far and will exceed the performance of stock brakes by FAR.

 

im on hawk hps pads which ware out faster then oem and im still running them for over a year now

 

That improved performance is mostly in your head. You might have better feel with the Akebonos, and less fade when tracking, but your stopping distances aren't any shorter. Don't get me wrong, I think the Akebonos are the smartest BBK upgrade out there for our Gen1 G's. If I wasn't running my stock 17's as part of my winter setup, I'd have been all over them. Maybe when my 17" Nokians wear out, I'll consider running an 18" winter setup and then I can get them.