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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:33 AM
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Average brake life

Have an 06 F-250 which only tows a trailer about once a month. I know the 05 and up trucks are seeing better brake life than the 99-04 trucks. I was just wondering how many miles people were getting out of a set of brakes with the same circumstances i have. Any imput would be appreciated.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 08:51 AM
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I'm just under 36,000 on my 05 and the dealer did a free inspection about a month ago. They told me with the amount of pad I have left I should get between 50-60 ez out of my pads. I tow a 31' TT 1-2 times a month in the spring-summer.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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my old '99 pulled several thousand lbs 5 days a week and went 100,000 miles before it's first brake job. my '05 does the same work, has 34,000 miles and the brakes still look excellent. both are standard transmission.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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At 85k I had ~50% of pad life left and I am not one to go easy on the brakes or the gas. My last vehicle got new brakes every 20k and new rotors every 40k so this is awesome life.
 
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i guess after hearing these good reports i need to hear some bad news. Does anyone know what ford charges for brake jobs?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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Depends on the dealer. I would never take my truck to a dealer unless it was for a warrenty repair. They generally are overpriced and I've had nothing but problems with the dealerships with the exception of the place I bought my 250 from in central PA. They took care of me real well when my 150 lost it's engine under warrenty at 50k, and then I got a great deal on my 250. Every other dealership that I have had a vehicle in has told me lies, enough so that I almost bought a 3/4 ton Ram until I saw the huge price difference plus many other factors. I love my 250 but not the Ford Dealers.

Sorry for the rant.
 
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