54 minutes ago, silver1011 said:

I need to keep in mind that even without the cracking / deterioration the tyres are at the end of their life through tread wear alone.

 

Pardon for asking, but I don't see if it was mentioned, how many miles have you covered with the tyres (since they're worn so much)?

Its difficult to tell, especially when they aren't on the car all year round.

 

I cover 25,000 miles a year and the winters are usually on from November to March, so 5 months = 2,083 miles x 5 months = 10,416 x 2 seasons = 20,832 miles covered.

22 hours ago, andrehj said:

@Silver1011: Your tires look awful, surely not what you expect from tires only two years old. For comparison: This is what my Michelins Alpin A4 (produced in week 16 - 2011, so 7 years old) look like. Still look like new, no cracks at all!

 

Wow, they look almost new, mightily impressive for 7 years old and does at least put the issue I have into perspective!

Just to bring this thread to a conclusion.

 

Nokian responded to the claim and offered a £160 refund.

 

Given the wear on the tyres and the clear issues with my rear alignment I thought this was fair.

 

A big thank you to Tyre Spot in Newcastle who processed the claim for me (I didn't buy the tyres from them, but will certainly be buying my next set from them as a result).

 

Just goes to show a little persistence can sometimes be worth it.

Result. nice to see some problems have a happy ending.    

All this is supposing your steering geometry is correct, along with tyre inflation, etc. If the tracking is out, it will kill tyres-can be slow, can be quick. They will possibly be fighting each other to pull left or right and/or inward/outward. I would recon even with the defect, with so much tread gone from the fronts, they MAY offer a discount on new tyres but you had most of the tyres life. The rears, again, if steering setup is ok, should be compensated for so the MIGHT just allow extra for the fronts as the rears are cracking too. That said, they could say the rears were on the front to start with, then the rear so the front alignment damaged the tyres. Shame but it could just be down to your car. Hope they do something for you though!

 

I just saw that post, after typing my reply... Well done, considering!

Edited 8 May, 20188 yr by mrgf

On 08/05/2018 at 20:00, mrgf said:

All this is supposing your steering geometry is correct, along with tyre inflation, etc. If the tracking is out, it will kill tyres-can be slow, can be quick. They will possibly be fighting each other to pull left or right and/or inward/outward. I would recon even with the defect, with so much tread gone from the fronts, they MAY offer a discount on new tyres but you had most of the tyres life. The rears, again, if steering setup is ok, should be compensated for so the MIGHT just allow extra for the fronts as the rears are cracking too. That said, they could say the rears were on the front to start with, then the rear so the front alignment damaged the tyres. Shame but it could just be down to your car. Hope they do something for you though!

 

I just saw that post, after typing my reply... Well done, considering!

Poor tracking won't cause that cracking and block shedding

...You pulled up an old thread there. Add to the, the OP stated they had clear issues of rear alignment. This is what most people would consider to be tracking. It can and will shred tyres.

The reason I'm aware of alignment issues on the rears is that when the original factory fitted Pirelli tyres got close to the end of their life, the well documented saw-toothing that affects very many MkII Superb's reared its ugly head.

 

After those tyres were replaced I wore through a good couple of further sets of rear tyres without issue i.e. no obvious premature wear on the inner edges, or droning.