Replaced the rear pads.... at 60k km. Pretty decent life from factory pads... till you see the fronts!
Comments regarding the pads during my last few services @ Ford:
* 35k service "Rear pads @ 50%, fronts @ 70%"
* 45K service "Rear pads have 2,000km left, suggest immediant replacement"
* 52.5K service "Rear pads have 7,000km left, suggest replacement soon"
* Inspection soon after above service by independant mechanic "What kind of driving do you do? Your answer will tell me what life you have left in the pads"... Great... someone who didn't tell me WW3 will start if I drive out of the place without changing my rear pads. Told me to come back just prior to my 60K service.. which I just did.
So... this is what we found...
Rear pads: Yup, well worn, to be expected of course.
Front pads: Ummm these are factory fitment... they look to have lost 2-3mm (if that) in 3 years! Should I be happy or worried?
I remember there was a thread floating around about how the Focus and some other European cars have a brake bias towards the rear but this is a little much isn't it? Seems the fronts are doing 25% of the stopping.....