New tyres already??

[Dave_Herts_vRS]

Ok so it might just be my driving style, but i've been advised to get new front tyres on my octy. I've had the current ones on for a mere 8 months. Thats about 9-10K miles. Does that seem right? The outer walls have worn down considerably, but i thought they may have lasted a bit longer than that. Any ideas anyone?

Oh and they are bridgestones, not sure which ones, i'll have to have a look.

[Baznitch]

Yep!!!!!.......sounds like you'll have to start taking those bends a tad slower  i had the same problem on my last car.

[blueriver]

My first set of tyres did 33k before changing. It wasn't driven really hard. But still quite hard.

But do take those bends slower. I found that on my second pair that the walls were more worn.

Been running Conti Sport contact 1,2&3s on it.

[Bodge]

Ok so it might just be my driving style, but i've been advised to get new front tyres on my octy. I've had the current ones on for a mere 8 months. Thats about 9-10K miles. Does that seem right? The outer walls have worn down considerably, but i thought they may have lasted a bit longer than that. Any ideas anyone?

Oh and they are bridgestones, not sure which ones, i'll have to have a look.

You must either drive like a nutter, or the geometry's not right somewhere!

I'd get 4-wheel alignment done when you get new tyres, then get a full geometry check if they are still wearing like a mother.

10k is fairly pathetic! I've never used Bridgestones, but doubt they'd be that soft. I'm currently just finishing off the last one of my old tyres, which is an Avon ZV3 with about 35k+ on it. The damn thing is invincible! Replaced all the others with Khumo KU31's which I love and last well.

[KenONeill]

:iagree: - my first thought was of semi-comp tyres or misalignment. I don't hang about, change at 3mm or so, and get 16_000 or so on fronts from Toyo Proxes T1-Rs (Elegance TDi on 205/55R16W).

[dakar]

Just changed my pirelli p6000 today and got 15,000 miles and thats with the mrs using the car not me:thumbup:

[mikey vrs]

My front tyres have done about 10k & are still like new,if your tyres are worn on both outer edges id say your tracking is out,when you get the new tyres fitted id recomend you get the tracking checked!

[Guest musky]

Last set of Goodyears lasted 1 year and 9k - and that was all 4. I'm currently running Bridgstones which seem to be doing better. Best I've ever had was 16k out of the original P6000's.

[SILVER ROCKET]

slightly off topic, but Autocar Magazine just returned a Ford Focus RS they had on long term test. It had just had it's 4th set of front tyres fitted at 12,000 miles

[08octavia]

I changed my front tyres on my Octavia at 20k and it gets used as a taxi.

That was with pirelli P6000.

[gilesk]

Cor blimey! I am on 130,000km's and on the 3rd set on the front and second on the back.

[cloverleaf]

Hmm, 205mm P7's lasted about 10k from 6.5mm to 2mm, 205mm Conti CS2's lasted about 8k on the front from new, Eagle GSD3's lasted 7k on the front, 15k on the back and the Michelin PS2's are currently on a par with that wear level. It all depends about how hard you drive, what driving you do and what sort of roads. The roads I tend to be driving quickly on generally include a lot of heavy, late, left footed braking and just shred the tyres. Provoking the rear into a slide that way doesn't help rear tyre life either. Scrubbed sidewalls suggests that the tyres are underinflated (or the sidewalls are made of paper!).

[matt_theforce]

I wouldn't be very happy if my tyres only lasted 9-10k. My old vrs had Yokohama AVS sports and I never swapped them front to back and I think the fronts did 18-20k :eek: and I used to drive it reasonably quick round the country roads.

My current tyres (Kumho KU31's) have been lasting upto 15k which I am very pleased with considering I have alot of torque and enjoy using it, not to mention my car is lowered so I'm only changing them so often because the inside edge is wearing quicker than the rest of the tyre due to the camber being wrong (which cannot be changed)

1st check your tyre pressures, if they are low it will cause the outer edges of the tyres to rub of quicker than the middle part of the tyre

if tyre pressures are ok

2nd get a full Geometry check carried out then change your tyres and keep an eye on them.

[gadgetman]

30k on fronts here before changing. Rears still on 4mm at 34k.

SWMBO drives it hard as well.

[cloverleaf]

Hmm, I'm thinking a lot of people in here either don't go round many corners or don't drive as hard as they think they do! 30k from a set of tyres? I didn't even get that from the tyres on my van and they were deep treaded and hard as hell!

[gilesk]

Hmm, I'm thinking a lot of people in here either don't go round many corners or don't drive as hard as they think they do! 30k from a set of tyres? I didn't even get that from the tyres on my van and they were deep treaded and hard as hell!

You are right, most of my driving is on motorways to get that kind of wear and I usually have a baby and 2 dogs in the back so..............

[Guest musky]

Hmm, I'm thinking a lot of people in here either don't go round many corners or don't drive as hard as they think they do! 30k from a set of tyres? I didn't even get that from the tyres on my van and they were deep treaded and hard as hell!

I think you may be right:rofl:

[gadgetman]

Hmm, I'm thinking a lot of people in here either don't go round many corners or don't drive as hard as they think they do! 30k from a set of tyres? I didn't even get that from the tyres on my van and they were deep treaded and hard as hell!

Michelins

Not just me that can do more than 20K a set - Michelin Pilot Primacy at tyre reviews - the online tyre guide

[cloverleaf]

Dude, comparing a tyre that's aimed as a motorway crusier against a tyre that's commonly fitted to 911's isn't really particularly useful as they are both intended for different purposes. Someone who drives lots of motorway miles, is relatively sedate when it comes to cornering, braking and accelarating and has fitted motorway tyres aimed at economical running will have a vastly different lifespan against someone who drives hard, fast, has the brakes virtually smoking, and has fitted sticky performance tyres. Even for the same driver there will be a vast difference in lifespan between the tyre types and when you start factoring in the different driving styles you get some pronounced variations in mileages achieved.

My point wasn't so much that 30k can't be achieved, I know it can. My point was that some guys feel they drive hard and still get big mileages. They aren't driving as hard as they think they are or, also quite possibly, they think driving fast down the A1 is driving hard whereas in reality broken country roads with dips crests, bends, late braking corners and sections requiring the balance of brake and throttle whilst being hustled will take it's toll on tyres. It's not the smooth & flowing roads that do the wear, it's the sudden direction changes, heavy braking and hard accelaration that kill the tread.

My van got screwed within an inch of it's life on backroads and resultantly the front tyres didn't last more than 14k despite the van rarely carrying much weight and starting out with fresh Conti Vanco2's (Vivaro btw).

The problem with forum comments is that it's difficult to quantify the background against which a product is being measured 'Turtlewax is awesome' when measured against the bargain basement supermarket equivelant could well be true but certainly wouldn't be if it was measured against something more expensive, newer and further developed. Consequently, 'these Pirelli P7's are awesomely grippy' is true when compared with RoadStone or LingLong budget chewing gum brands but most certainly wouldn't be true if compared against a high performance tyre such as a Michelin Pilot Sport 2. Everything has it's purpose. Michelin Pilot Premacy's are their bread and butter, good fuel economy, long lasting tyre aimed at the family guy who goes to kwik fit and says 'I want a decent premium brand for my Mondeo Ghia (etc)'. 'Certainly sir' says the fitter, 'we've got these brilliant michelins in stock'. The guy goes away happy knowing he has a set of decent tyres on the car yet isn't likely to trouble the outer limits of handling because he has the anchor (wife) and kids onboard. Move to the other end of the scale and you have Mr 911 driver wanting the ultimate Michelin for the road (with the exception of the Pilot Sport Cup which is ****e in the wet) for his high performance car and his heavy left and right feet. He consequently isn't fussed by reduced mileage but is about their on the limit peak grip and their transition into slides (he does after all like to explore the limits of the car). And then inbetween there is the Pilot Exalto, fitted to many cars such as the Clio Cup, and which has a blended mix of lifespan, fuel economy and grip somewhere between the Premacy and the Sport.

If I drove the vRS with Michelin Premacy's or Pirelli P7's onboard, did mainly motorway miles and drove to save tyres and fuel then I would have no issue with getting more than 20k+ from a set. But with PS2's fitted, heavier loads, hard driving and no real desire to extend the life of the tyre but more enjoy driving decent roads when they're empty and I'm the only one in the car and there is good reason I don't see more than 7-8k from a pair, I wouldn't have seen more than 12k from a set of the P7's even if I'd owned them from new. I'm not fussed about mileage, some are and some fall somewhere inbetween. It's all about working out where you fall and finding a tyre suitable for your needs.

[Wardy]

Do we even know what make/model of tyre the OP was using? Apologies if I've missed that bit above...

Steve

[Jon_VRS]

I managed a grand total of 5K on a set of Falken's, cannot recall the model. But I found my tracking and lower wishbones bushes were to blame, always check this as otherwise you will be throwing money down the drain on tyres.

[Guest musky]

Checked my current Bridgestones and they have a fair bit left after 10k and a year. Everything else on the car has been the same as with the last lot of Goodyears until it was lowered etc a little while back. Pretty much driven on the same roads at the same sort of speeds and yet look to be going to last half as much again - and I think the grip is better in all conditions. So I do think it matters what sort of tyre you get not just how you drive.