How long do your brake pads and rotors last?

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My indy mentioned that they usually expect rotors to last about 50k miles. Is that what you guys have experienced? My previous vehicles (Hondas and Toyotas) have gone well over 100k before needing new brakes.

I bought my X5 with about 73k miles and now have about 92k miles. About 6 months ago, I started getting a brake shimmy that has gotten worse. So during my last oil change at 90k, I had my indy diagnose the shimmy. They replaced the lower control arm bushings and found that the rotors are warped. But I held off on the brake job so that I could save up for it.

The shimmy has been getting worse so I'm getting ready to go whole hog and have them install new pads and rotors, front and rear. Along with a brake fluid flush.

For what it's worth, my indy normally uses Zimmermann rotors and Textar pads. I think I might ask them to use some Akebono ceramics because I really want longer lasting brakes.