Had the car a year. The rear cylinders work well enough and going through its service history they were replaced recently, I had the corroded discs replaced a few thousand miles ago.. The car can come to a stop quite quickly but needs a firm foot and lacks the reassuring bite that modern hatch backs have. I'm afraid I don't know exactly which Mintex pads were used but i'm open to recomendations. I use EBC HH pads on my motorcycles for that improved initial bite. The master cylinder is the 8yr old low mileage original.