# brake pad question **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442 **Category:** Shift518 Automotive **Created:** [July 16, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442 "2011-07-16T09:43:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 23
### Author: ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey) #### Post date: [July 21, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442/23 "2011-07-21T10:01:09Z")
> [@FS: 46" tv](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-46-tv/43850/20): > > Excellent, I’ll see if the make those for my car. I want to be able to have fun on mountain roads and eventually autox the car without totally trashing the brakes every time. A track day would be really fun, but I want to get better at driving first, and there’s a few more parts I want to get. There’s no better way to get better at driving than doing an HPDE (driver’s school) on a real track. Get a BMWCCA membership, sign up for an event. Don’t waste money buying parts that you think the car needs to handle better or what not. At a track, the only thing you need is safety and brakes. I’ve seen guys on track with some jalopies, such as a newish Ford Five Hundred. I’ll let you think about that for a moment and let it sink in… A Ford… Five Hundred… On track. > [@Rate these cars I am looking at....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rate-these-cars-i-am-looking-at/44042/46): > > fixed that for you > > Also flush your brakes and put in some good fluid (Motul, ATE, etc.). As Brett said earlier and Jeff also just said, brake fluid is important as well. For any street car, ATE superblue is perfectly fine and has a high enough wet/dry boiling point. Once you really start using the brakes, which I can promise you will never happen on any mountain road or street, jump to Motul or something more expensive with even higher boiling points. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-pad-question/259442)._