Bought my 1st TC lat June,2011. Had my 30,000 mile maintainance done last week and was surprised to be told that my front brake pads are down to a couple of millimeters. I'm used to having a brake job done somewhere at 60 - 80,000 miles on any vehicle I've owned. Came on this forum and saw that this is a common issue. I ordered the Hawk pads to try them out. Saw mostly positive comments here. Will update on performance for everyone, probably in 3-6 months. I do deliveries in and around Austin, and I've put 30,000 on my TC in 6 1/2 months. It won't take me too long to get some idea of how the new pads perform. Thanks for all the info.