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My MB Wagon has just gone in for it's 2nd annual service, it has just under 25,000kms under it's belt. My Ford dealer has just told me that my rear disc pads are down to 10% and the discs themselves are badly scored and need replacing. The cost will be in the order of $1,000. When I asked is this unusual I was told they normally only last 20,000 to 30,000kms on the rear and 30,000 to 40,000 on the front and that the discs on all their european cars (and all european cars as far as they know) are soft and not machinable. Suddenly, after 10 years of owning a camry wagon which I used to get the wobbles when a service cost $600, it seems I can look forward to many more of these horribly expensive services? Should I be getting the pads checked more frequently in an attempt to change them before the discs get damaged? Are there alternative discs I can get to reduce the problem and get longer life? If so, I dare say I would have to take my car elsewhere to get them...