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      09-12-2012, 05:45 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by patmo335 View Post
BMW replaced the rear pads on my 09 335i at 20K miles, and now they're doing it again at 44K miles. That seems very excessive to me, but I use the cruise control quite a lot and the cruise system utilizes the rear brakes to hold the speed constant. That's the only reason I can possibly think could cause rear brake wear that quickly.
Some cars are designed to engage the rear brakes before the fronts to mitigate front nose dives. Sorta like applying bicycle brakes. Is this the case with BMW, couldn't say for sure.
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