I‘ve been doing a little research about brake pads since I have to have mines changed and found that I could purchase them myself at possibly discounted prices. I called a few mechanics and it seems that even if I brought my own pads in, it would still cost almost the same to have them installed then if I just leave everything up to them. But one mechanic said his price was $139 for ceramic brake pads, installation, and rotor resurfacing. Another mechanic said that ceramic brake pads are better but some have come back complaining that it still makes a noise. He‘s charging around $150-160 for premium brake pads - close to the ones that the car comes standard with. Obviously it seems I should go for the other guy but the I‘ve gone to the second guy before so I‘m familiar with him.
ceramic pads last longer. Ceramic means like, brick type material, so it doesn't distribute the head throughout the braking system as much. They wear down slower, but they are more expensive. The more a tire grips the road, the faster is wears down, it's just the way it is, same with breaks maybe, the more grip they have, the more they wear down, but ceramics may wear down the rotor faster, not sure, but sounds logical. Either is probably fine, regular or ceramic. the Ceramic ones last twice as long and cost twice as much, but if it saves you the hassle of changing your brakes, it's probably worth is. Also, you don't want your pads to wear out and damage the rotor, so ceramics would be more insurance against that.
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