Originally posted by cooliojones
Six years?! That sounds crazy in itself, unless you are talking about low miles during that time. I have 79k miles on my 2002, bought it new, and this is the 3rd or fourth time I replaced the pads. First 2 times were done by Just Brakes, last time by me but w/ Brembo rotors and Hawk HP+ pads. This was 3 months ago, March 18th. So this time I have OEM pads and AutoZone Aimco rotors (the only ones available @ the time). I can agree w/ the driving habit thing, and when I got the hawks I did have fun going up to stop signs and lights and stopping right @ the line. 
Oh well, I guess i gotta pay for the habit.
I need examples of different setups people have, the braking performance and how long they typically last so I can get a better combination for my ride.
Hawk HP+ are performance pads, so they are going to wear fast. 79K miles is VERY high mileage for your car, so that's why 6 years seems so outrageous to you I guess. My car is a 99, so it's 4 years old, and it's got 63K miles, on original rotors. Changed the pads at 55K for the first time. And half those miles the brakes were stopping 18" wheels.