Short answers is: Probably not....

Shortly before I traded it, I took my PT Cruiser for it's 30,000 mile service to my local Chrysler dealer; they told me that the back brakes were worn and I needed new pads and discs @ around £300; together with the cost of the service, that bill was £600. ouch!

I'm kinda used to it over here and just thought that maybe European car brakes weren't as robust as US brakes... something to do with the pads being more abrasive as they no longer contain asbestos...

My wife once rode on the brakes all the way down Lake Tahoe on my Expedition... they were smokin' at the bottom, but they survived...