not true... Bendix pads have a lifetime warranty against manufacture defects AND include ONE free wear replacement. So basically, any set of Bendix pads you buy, is like a buy one get one free...

And also, you people have it all wrong...

The first thing I read, is that ceramic pads will wear your rotors quicker, which isnt true... Semi metallic pads, being a harder compound and the fact that they are metal to metal, will wear the rotor faster, although the pad will last longer. Ceramic pads actually wear faster due to the softer compound, and the trade off for that is less noise and much less dusting..

Another thing I saw in this thread is that ceramic pads work better when they are hot... Common misconception... The thing about ceramic pads is they have the ability to disipate heat faster, but under hard braking, the heat will cause them to fade significantly. the reason for this is the gas that is released from the pad when it is heated.. that gas builds up on the surface of the pad, and pushes it away from the rotor, causing a lack of contact, which in turn causes what is known as "brake fade"... Granted, there are some ceramic pads that are designed with a "slot" in the friction surface to help release that gas and dissipate the heat quicker, but that is not always the case...

So basically from a performance standpoint, semi metallic is DEFINITELY the way to go, simply because they have much more stopping power, cold or hot... But if you are not concerned with performance, dont plan on any hard braking, and just want to keep your wheels clean, ceramic is the way to go...

Hope that sheds a little more light on it for ya