Ive realised that my fronts are getting close to needing replacing so have started looking on mytyres.co.uk. I know alot of people use these sites so i'm hoping someone can help me. I'm not interested by total grip or sportyness but more concerned by how durable they are as i do 30000 miles a year it seems like its going to be 2 tyres every year at this rate.

Im trying to decipher the tyretest graphs and ive even looked on that site and it doesnt help. The lower the figure is better for grip and braking but what about tyre noise? The higher it is, the better or worse? same with the tyre wear figure, i assume the higher the number the more wear.

The original michelins that were on the back till last year are needing replacing, but the goodyears that i got last year seem half used and there now on the rear. But to last 43'000 miles those michelins are good, admitedly they were on the back for about 30'000.

Do i spend 90 quid on the michelins or 50 -60 on a different make. looking into falken, toyo, yokohama or even the uniroyals look good.

AARRGGGHH too much choice!

i would stick with the michelins , i dont think any other make can compare with them for longevity , paying just £50-60 on tyres that only last 10k miles is not good in the long run .

I have some Goodyear Hydragrip tyres. They have about 4mm of tread left after 24000 miles. Pretty good tyres. Also, have a look at the Pirelli P7. Both are much cheaper than the Michelins.

Never, ever sacrafice grip for longevity - thats just daft!

Never skimp on tyres. Bags of torque, light weight car and wee wheels = tyre wear!!!

If you can get 15k out of a set of tyres your doing well.

Michelins have a crap wear rate, even tho they state it is good, over priced and under perform! Pirelli and Bridgestone have a bit better than Goodyear for wear.

Rears on the Furb will last forever (2 years / 30 is a long time). Tyres should be changed after two years anyway regardless of miles on them as they'll have been out in the elements and the structure and integrity of the tyre will be deteriorating.

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check out the reviews - mytyres has some german reviews but use a translator (on line) to see whats being said.

If you want wear, go for Michelins. They're made of rubber so hard you could chip flints with it (or at least they always used to be).

If you want wear, go for Michelins. They're made of rubber so hard you could chip flints with it (or at least they always used to be).

I agree for wear you cant beat the Michelins they last ages...Avons tend to last well as they have hard rubber. Personally i go for grip over wear anyday

By the way tyre life has come down from 10 years to 5 years (not 2) Its an NTDA reccomendation to change them when they are 5 years old regardless of tread left.

Phil

I'd perhaps argue over it being a light car!

Always see people raving about various tyres but then you read they wore out in 10k. It does seem to be a subjective thing so am trying to compare there performance on the mytyres site.

Avons tend to last well as they have hard rubber.

Just don't pick their ZZ3 model - good tyre for me, very grippy - but that equalled 8k out of a front set in my Focus

Steve

i would stick with the michelins , i dont think any other make can compare with them for longevity , paying just

Hi

For longevity, Michelins are probably best, but go for Primacy not the Exalto as it grips well but is soft. The Primacys will last long enough to make you wish you had bought somthing with more grip.

IMO Continental and Uniroyal give the best grip / wear tradeoff.

Think about how much it really costs you to replace tyres once a year / 30000 miles.