I managed to squeeze 35.000 miles (56.000 km) out of my stock Brembo brake-pads, which are probably the hardest, long lasting pads on the market. But when I finally got a set of Galfer Greens ($60) a few years ago, I almost kicked myself for waiting so long until I replaced the stock Brembos - the Galfers had superior braking power. But only after 12.000 miles (19.200 km) those were worn out, and I decided to replace them with a set of EBC Greens ($45) which has, as far as I can tell, the same braking power as the Galfers. I'm now curious how long those will last.. stay tuned. Update: The EBC Green lasted for 11.000 miles (17.600 km). Currently I'm back with some stock Brembos which I got used from a friend, (they had 21k miles).