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Just had the car MOT'd and it failed on two tyres (I thought it would, they were pretty low). Just wondering how long I should reasonably expect from a set, being as I usually seem to get rid of cars before tyres...
Toyota Yaris 1.3 with 15" (I think) alloys on Kumho Ecsta tyres that were, in all honesty, pretty cheap.
I usually seem to get rid of cars before tyres
Erm....
Just had the car MOT'd and it failed on two tyres
Maybe if you changed your tyres before they were illegally low you'd get rid of the tyres before the car?
Erm... Last car failed on emissions and had a screwed turbo, the one before that was a MKII Golf that'd done nearly 200k miles and was dropping to bits so I didn't even MOT it... So I don't think tyres would have helped in either case!
These ones were borderline and it was easier to get it all done in one go than take it to the garage twice.
Piece of string question.
Lots of factors can cause all sorts of answers regarding car tyre life.
In general the better the quality of the tyre the longer it lasts, Michelin are the best for life. They will do 25,000 miles no problem.
Tyres from the likes of Goodyear last a good time too, expect in the region of 20,000.
Mid range tyres can go anywhere from 10 to 20 thousand miles.
Cheap uber crap budget tyres sometimes last a while because the rubber is so hard and lacking grip they hardly wear.
Its important to have the tracking checked reguarly too, that being out can cause excessive tyre wear.
Yeah I know 😉
Just curious as to experiences and such, google has thrown up suggestions between 3k per tyre(!) and 80k. I got 15k of all round driving from £55 tyres, which I'm not unhappy with.
*edit* Just saw Offroading's post - that sounds sensible to me, so 15k seems about on the money.
speaking of tracking - what do you pay to have tracking done.
round here they want 65 quid for 4 wheel tracking - then when asked if they can do just the toe in and toe out adjust on the front wheels get all uppety telling me its important to do 4 wheel alignment.
which is great but ive got live axels - the only adjustment is toe in and out at the front.
3k per tire.... would have to be an ultra super duper sports car driven hard on a track for that to be acceptable.
Front tyres on my Passat estate I reckon do me for between 13k-15k miles. rear tyres haven't been changed since new, have plenty of life left in them and the car has done 45k miles.
I got 25000 + on my last two sets of Avons.
I still have the original front tyres on my car from new, 48,000 miles. It is rear wheel drive and I got about 38,000 out of the first set of rears.
It is a German Penis extension but I am a very slow/good driver 🙂
From tyre lifespan and costs, I worked out that on my last car I was paying about 10p/mile in rubber.
On a Ford Focus C-max with 205/55/16 I got 20k from my front and 30k from my rear tyres. They were cheep-ish Prestivo Sports. They both wore due to poor tracking and would probably have done another 5-10k to the legal limit if wearing evenly.
Uniroyal Rain Experts on the front have gone down about 2mm in 10k, goodyear's on the back look new still (5k).
You may have guessed, but I drive like a nun with a blister on her foot.
Just had mine changed yesterday as they were on the 1.6mm mark on the front 21k miles they were Contis on from new and replaced with Dunlops.
just had to replace my fronts on a Seat Altea (140) at 17,000, which sounds a bit low. Bridgestone Turanza.
I used to get about 15k out Michelin Pilot Sports on my V6 4motion Golf. I did tend to drive it like I'd stolen it when the roads got twisty.....
It's impossible to work out the mileage a tyre will do.
Theoritcal mileages yes, actually mileages no, I've seen a C4 Picasso getting through a set of front tyres every 1500 miles yes 1500 miles due to an alignment issue and a Vectra with rears replaced at over 100K.
40,000 miles back wheels of a FWD car, 6,000 miles on a FWD car driven enthusiastically. Or somewhere in between.
Very dependent on journey types and driving style.
Recent examples:
Scirocco (200bhp) fronts 17K , rears 65K
BMW 3 series 184 diesel 25k rears (prob need changing in about 1000 miles or so. Fronts still fine.
4 wheel tracking isn't generally necessary unless you're getting odd wear on the rear and doesn't tend to go off.
Front wheel tracking yearly is pretty much essential, especially with the current state of our roads!