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25th September 2012, 02:30 PM
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Tyre life!
Just calculated that the old Michelin tyres on our a6 have done 19,200 miles (pilot sport 2s) when I dropped it off on Saturday for a wheel refurb and fitting of continental sport contact 5s - not bad considering the eagle f1s we had on before only lasted 10k before the tread was minimal!
The current tyres were utterly shot on the inner and outer edges due to lots of town work but still above the 2mm wear markers in the middle Don't think I've ever kept a car long enough to be sticking a 3rd new set on in our ownership before!
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25th September 2012, 02:40 PM
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They are excellent tyres in my opinion, hope I can afford them when the 3's wear down on my wheels 
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25th September 2012, 02:54 PM
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Camskill Neil - £102 each plus a small delivery charge. That's in 235 45 17 94Y
Worked out cheaper than mytyres by about £50 Since the wheels are all getting a refurb it didn't matter ordering them online Had older continentals on our b5 passat so expecting these to be pretty similar to the michelins, hopefully.
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#4
25th September 2012, 05:42 PM
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Michelin offer a 30k mile tread life warranty on my super sports in most countries, and I believe 25k on PS2s, except they don't in the UK as our roads are so shocking.
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25th September 2012, 05:50 PM
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Is there a time limit on that as well Amar? Just wondering as can imagine the kind of use we make of cars will have a large impact on tyre life
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25th September 2012, 06:01 PM
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Funnily enough I was checking my tyre life today as all 4 will need replacing soon, they're all Michelin's though very slightly different design and age between front and rear.
The newer pair have done just over 25,000 and the others maybe 30,000, but by swapping front to rear I've pretty much evened them out so all 4 will be replaced together. I'll be putting my winter tyres and wheels on in a few weeks so they'll actually get replaced next spring when I take the winter wheels off.
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25th September 2012, 09:41 PM
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How many of you swap to winter wheels ?
Only asking because I've never owned 20's before and I think I'll struggle, I've been considering getting some 17's to swap to and get the 20's refurbed possibly colour changed to gunmetal or something
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#8
25th September 2012, 09:53 PM
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I do it on both my cars now and wish I'd decided to do it long ago. (The Focus drops from 16" to 15" for winter) Though to be fair, long ago I had cars with skinny tyres that worked fairly well in snow, unlike modern low-profile "rubber bands". I learnt my lesson a few years back when I spent a lot of time working with (and visiting) people across Europe. Plus they're now much more easily available. A set of 5 "reasonable" winter wheels costs maybe as much as 2 tyres but obviously lasts "forever". In the long run the tyres of course cost nothing, apart from the minimal costs of swapping the wheels over if you don't (I don't) DIY. Yes I do have a winter spare, though in both cases it's a tyre bought part-worn and a matching but untidy alloy wheel.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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25th September 2012, 10:32 PM
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#10
25th September 2012, 11:45 PM
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I also swap in the winter; 19 to 17s. I don't go as far as snow tyres just to a set of 55 profile rain tyres.
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