Hello,

I have had a SD Clubman Hampton since september, I managed to kill the front brakes and a pair of tyres in about 10,000 miles. Tyres I can understand but brakes.... seems crazy

I drive quick/stupid depends how you look at it, as soon as I am out of the city, the national speed limit sign for me means as quick and semi safe as possible.

Usually do 80 - 85 when on motorway but do a lot of A and B road runs as well.

The remap which hasnt been tested on a rolling road is supposed to be 185BHP cant remember the torque I think it added 40lbs or nm as I say cant remember. I have the plug in DTUK resistor in a box type setup.

Plugs in two different places so I can adjust boost pressure which is another question, I got a bluetooth ODBI jobby and when running at +30% boost it comes back at 19PSI boost pressure.

The thing flys for 20miles and then engine warning light... I can run at +10% which reads 18PSI which still seems high.

I had a passat 170TDI remapped at 208BHP and the mini being lighter anything below a ton is a lot quicker.

Overall the mini has a lot more rattle and its louder when stood still but I love the thing to pieces.

How are you guys finding the remaps and what about the brakes ?

I heard the traction control can kill the front pads so being turning it off everytime I get in the car, seems to have helped. When I got them replaced I check the computer and it read 21,000 miles before service for the front pads, is that right ?

I have done about 3,000 miles with no traction control and according to the computer used about 4,000 miles of pads if that makes sense which is a hell of a lot better.

Any thoughts guys, cheers.

I have a cooper s d Hampton running at about 190bhp and have covered 11,000 miles and my Tyres are just at the point of needing replacing but brakes seem to have a good amount of life left in them. I do drive quick but I spend 60 miles of my 70mile a day commute on the motorway so maybe this has helped the brakes.

In summary I think it seems about right.

Pretty simple you're going faster it takes a bigger push to slow you down, especially if you're playing around on fast twisty B roads.