Brakes at 80%

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by jdonalds, May 4, 2011.

  1. jdonalds

    jdonalds Active Member

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    Took the 2008 in for the 80,000 mile service today. The dealer told me the brake pads were still at 80%. Ya gotta love regenerative braking. I told him we don't use the breaks but he chuckled then tried to tell me how regen works.
     
    #1 jdonalds, May 4, 2011
  2. jpadc

    jpadc Type before I think too often

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    I wish I would make that. Seems around here there are so many pot holes and bumps in the road that more often than not my regen kicks out when I'm stopping as a "safety" for the antilocks.
     
    #2 jpadc, May 4, 2011
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    dhancock 2 Prius Family

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    We are at 122K and still on the original pads.
     
    #3 dhancock, May 5, 2011
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    My 2004 is at 196,000 miles on the original brakes and there's still life left in the pads.

    JeffD
     
    #4 jdenenberg, May 5, 2011
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