Wasn’t happy with the new front brake pads. they came with the car when i collected it - i found them in a cubby in the load area at the back. appears a little oil or hydraulic fluid or something has been weeping into there, so i shall have to investigate that. anyway, long story short, the brakes did not feel great after changing the pads. I really leaned on them on some of the hills around here that resulted in lots of smoke coming off the pads. so i suspect some oil contamination. i took them off after about 10 miles and swapped in some Toyota ones i had on the shelf and brakes are now back to normal again, and the other pads have gone into the bin.