Damn guys lay off. Are all of you saying you've never had to skimp because you're low on cash? You've never put sheetz gas in your car because you're on E and only have 5 bucks? He said he's upgrading as soon as he gets the money. I agree that he should get better brakes, but if he cant't, he can't. Hell, cheap brakes are better than no brakes.
Go to autozone and ask for the cheapest pad they have. When I bought brake pads, they had several choices, one of which was a 'lifetime' no name set. I think they were around $20-ish.
