Decent tyres which last well?

iaind

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iaind

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Morning all, coming out of lurking to ask for some tyre reccomendations.

Car is a Peugeot 508 estate which takes 235/45/18 rubber. Have been using continental sportcontact 3s on it which are a great tyre but I'm only getting about 10k out of them on the rears - a bit more on the front. I've done nearly 30k in the car in the last year so it's getting a bit boring changing them so often!

I totally understand that hard wearing means harder rubber which means less grip. It's also a big heavy estate that's often got lots of heavy equipment in the boot so its going to be wearing tyres pretty quickly. It had a hunter 4 wheel alignment last week (front camber was a bit out, rear was all in spec) and tyre pressure is checked every couple of weeks.

Ignoring budget tyres completely, the price range for the tyres available which Id actually consider using (the Kumho is probably the cheapest Id entertain) is between £130 and £160 per corner, so price isn't really a concern. I just want something decent, safe, quiet and that might last a bit longer than the contis. Looking at the Michelin Primacy 3 or the Goodyear F1 AS2 at the moment. I did have a pair of P-zero Neros on the front at one point but they didn't seem any better for lifespan and were a bit torque-steery. Any thoughts?

Cheers :)
 
Assuming it's FWD, it doesn't make sense to be going through rears quicker than fronts. Is something broken? I see alignment was ok..
Are you doing handbrake turns? :p
How quickly do you get through pads/discs?
Michelin Pilot Super Sport available?
 
According to the tyre place I use, the local taxi drivers use Avon tyres which are about £140 - I don't know how much Id want to base on taxi drivers though! I don't think it needs XL tyres nope

It's a heavy estate and the fronts don't last that much longer so I'm not worried. It doesn't even have a handbrake and it would probably fall over if I tried! I did see the super sport but figured they were extra soft and sticky

It had a set of pads on it's last service @35k and it's on the original discs.
 
These Peugeot's seem to eat tyres like no tomorrow. My Dad used to have a 3008 company car, it would need a set of 4 every 10k miles, for whatever reason it ate rear tyres as quick as the fronts.

Michelin Premacy HP, they seem to last ages. I've seen them do 50-60k on the back of a focus, and around 30k on the front.
 
Yep I've seen people complain about similar on the 5008 too. I'm not bothered because if it's the difference between 2 or 3 sets in a year, it's only a few hundred quid - the car was about 4 grand cheaper than an equivalent mondeo and it's nicer too!

I think the Michelin is the OEM tyre so it makes sense, although I can only see primacy 2 and 3 available, no HP.
 
I had Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas on my 335d and after 16k with them on the rears had 5mm and the fronts 5.5mm left. Had plenty of grip, and were quiet enough too. I then sold the car.
 
Well, in that case, I have heard nothing but good things about uniroyals for wet driving. I have a pair for my 330i, but haven't got them fitted yet, so cannot comment on their durability. But for less than £100 a corner, they might well be worth a punt :

http://lovetyres.com/tyre/Uniroyal-Rainsport-3/235-45-18

I knew the Sessantas were getting on a bit, and never tried the Vorti's personally. The Sessantas WERE available in the correct size though (they are just out of stock at Love tyres), but they may be available elsewhere.
 
Must be very poor!.

My MK3 Focus Estate was on Michelin Primacy HP and the fronts went on 26K the rears were never changed, did 33K in a little under a year! Mostly motorway.

Skoda Octavia MK3 Estate is on 24K in 7 months and on the original Michelin Energy Saver still 4mm all over.

My boot is always full too! Cant be right 10K on the backs?
 
iaind said:
According to the tyre place I use, the local taxi drivers use Avon tyres which are about £140 - I don't know how much Id want to base on taxi drivers though! I don't think it needs XL tyres nope

It's a heavy estate and the fronts don't last that much longer so I'm not worried. It doesn't even have a handbrake and it would probably fall over if I tried! I did see the super sport but figured they were extra soft and sticky

It had a set of pads on it's last service @35k and it's on the original discs.
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The Pilot Super Sports are meant to be pretty longlasting and also a very good road tyre - might be worth a punt and should at least be better than the Continentals.
 
maccapacca said:
Are you sure? Black circles have 8 brands in that size 7 are XL, my S80 and my 530 all had XL tyres, check you're not using the standard version and then the weight eats the tyre in 10k

I had http://www.blackcircles.com/catalog...nufacturer=hankook&displayall=6&tyre=32925629 on my S80 and 530 and they were great
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How would I know for sure? If I put my reg into tyre sites it doesn't show any XL And when the main dealer quoted me they didn't quote XL ones (I don't think)

I had those on my last car and they did seem really good, although didn't have them long enough to see how well they wore
 
So just having a stab around t'internet an XL tyre has a stronger construction which means you can use a higher pressure supporting more load, in some tyres brands 36psi in a non xl tyre can carry more than a xl tyre at 36psi however at a higher psi will carry more so don't assume xl tyres will run at the same psi.

http://www.blackcircles.com/general/load-rating

You can work out your load rating by

Look under the bonnet and find the axle load. Divide this by 2 and this is the minimum LI you have to use.
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Also

http://www.auto-data.net/en/?f=showCar&car_id=17652

Click your tyre size at the bottom and it will give you a list of tyres available.
 
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