raybestos and bendix are both quality, as well as powerstop (metallic pads only tho)

and the softer material pads can wear out quickly under heavy breaking as well as glaze, semimetallic pads do tend to squeak on some vehicles

and often pad wear is mostly attributed to the driver's braking habits

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i've gotten nearly 40k miles out of my ceramic pads (the softest of materials, along with organics) and i know a guy with a civic who has exactly the same pads as myself and he only got 9k out of his

so its all a matter of driving styles