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I was hoping a little less quicklyThat's not good
But you did say you do go them quickly
**Unofficial Tyre Thread**
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Jesus Christ and people think EVs are heavy on tyres!. There is no way i could justify tyres which wear out that quickly, and even if super high performance i just do not think there is any need for such performance on our (terrible) roads.
it must cost you a bundle!
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The Asy6 were 500 odd for a set which isn’t too bad
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That seems really bad to the point I'd not buy them. I'll get at least 20k out of my current set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S on the M340i. The original Bridgestone tyres lasted 15k.
Yep, I got around 20k out of my last MP4S tyres on my 435D before they hit the 3mm mark.
My current M440i has a set of Continental SC7's on & are wearing pretty well. Done around 6K so far & still look almost new.
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Hopefully I get the same on my car
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I’m gonna get around 9k or so out of the PS4S in my Boxster.
SC7s are supposedly pretty quick wear as well. I think @V_R had Asy6 and they wore pretty quickly.
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Had the tyre replaced on the drive today.
Car has done 5500 miles roughly and the rears are on 4.7-4.9mm tread.
I'm in two minds whether the other rear needs doing as 7.2mm vs 4.7 is reasonably large, but at £300 a tyre it seems crazy to spend £650 due to a flat tyre.
What would motors do?
Car has done 5500 miles roughly and the rears are on 4.7-4.9mm tread.
I'm in two minds whether the other rear needs doing as 7.2mm vs 4.7 is reasonably large, but at £300 a tyre it seems crazy to spend £650 due to a flat tyre.
What would motors do?
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Everyone in motors owns a Gucci belt, so the obvs answer would be to swap out the other tyre lol
I've got a house move coming up so could do without the £300 spend
Assuming you'd replace the tyre at 3mm and a new tyre is 8mm you're not really wasting £300 you're just bringing forward the spend. The extra money spent over just waiting is the value of the 1.7mm of usable tread you're effectively giving up.
This is what, a third of the usable tread so £100 or so?
How are these tyres £300 each? My Pilot Sport 4S are the same size as yours if this is a 320d and I've never spent anything like that much on a single tyre. The Goodyear tyres are usually cheaper than Michelin as well.
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Cutting it a bit close - the manufacturers generally don't recommend more than 2mm of tread difference on the same axel.
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I think you’re right, and that’s the challenge. It is right on the edge of being okay
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Is there such a thing as a single wheel burnout?
One wheel peel is standard in an open diff usually
After always running Michelin or Goodyear on my Ford S-Max, I've gone with Uniroyal Rainsport 5s this time for the fronts. I've never had more than 10K out of a set of fronts on this car. It's very heavy and we do a lot of non motorway miles. They seem alright so far but early days. I think they are noisier than the Michelin Primacy or Goodyear Efficient Grips I had before but not by much.
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This is on my Boxster including having a mobile fitter.
£350 fitted for this and I can get them as cheap as £280 done at a garage.
They only come with 7.2mm from factory (PS4S N0)
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265/35 R20