Thanks guys. My x5 is used in city traffic. This is New Delhi remember, where one needs to stop and go every 3 seconds. There are cows, elephants, scooters, insane rickshaw drivers and whatnot to look out for.

I can only dream of having the roads you guys have in america and europe...

They say if you can drive in India you can drive anywhere else.

I will take the car to the dealer and get it inspected. 450 dollars for just the rear brake pads. Remember this car cost me USD 180,000/- (after a 116% import duty) so i should have known maintenance would be pretty hefty!

Thanks once again. I will let you know what the dealer tells me.

Cheers!

Isn't it under warranty?
 

Maybe something is different there, but here in the U.S. my '07 E70 comes with a full 4 yr/50k mile service warranty. Thus if the brake pads wore out during that period, they would be replaced free of charge?

we have a 2 year, unlimited mileage warranty. apparently that does not cover even engine oil! WTF? only defects i think.

It is a BMW USA marketing program to cover maintenance. Your brake pads are not covered by your warranty if they wear out, they are covered by your maintenance program. In Canada we don't get full maintenance as you do, we just get scheduled maintenance (ie oil and filter changes, brakes are not a scheduled item). In the rest of the world, it is up to the local BMW distributor but included maintenance is not a common feature.

$180,000!!!!!!! :wow::wow::wow:

I didn't find traffic that bad in Delhi. Benares was a different story though.

Me neither, Delhi roads are pretty good, no Elephants, Snake Charmers, Horse Buggies, Rickshaws (other than old Delhi) etc., a bit more traffic than here but looks like you are driving with one foot on the brake or with the hand brake on. The only other reason I can see is the sensor is gone, anyway this is abnormal brake pad wear which should be covered under warranty.