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Brake pad and rotor disc replacement for Proton Persona

From replacing brake pad to servicing entire brake system How are we going to determine the usage of our car brake pad? When do we know the time to change our car brake pad and to have a major service? Usually, brake pad wear for car is very hard to observe given its nature of hiding inside the wheel and normally drivers are able to hear the metal squealing sound towards end of its usage. At common occasion a brake pad should able to last for about 30,000 to 50,000km depending on the condition of the car and how hard we press the brake pedal. For common sense a bigger car should use larger brake rotor and more pistons as they carry more momentum and thus require more braking force to stop the car. Same principle applied to fast car as well. We do not wish to install a Perodua Axia brake system into a Mercedes SL sport car which is capable of doing 280km/h. Do we? My Proton Persona have reached over 10 yrs of age under my ownership since new and I could remember I have c