How to determine actual milege on a 2006 LS 430..

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05-16-16, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sgretchko

1. While it may be the exception, my wife's Honda Accords have always had rear brakes that wore out before the front. In fact, the fronts lasted twice as long as the rear.

2. Move on from this car. If you are unsure of the mileage or have to guesstimate, it is not the car for you. Find another.

Most likely the Honda had smaller diameter rotors in the rear than in the front. I had an Acura RSX whose rear brakes wore at about the same rate as the front precisely because Honda reasoned correctly that the rears don't need the same braking ability as the front and could downsize the rears safely. I don't believe Lexus made this tradeoff on our cars.