Tyre life!

[Singh]

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.

[Adrian E]

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

[Singh]

Originally Posted by Adrian E

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

I'm not sure, Adrian. Don't want to look it up as it will annoy me. I paid £246 each for these tyres and they won't last 30k miles!

[Conan_the_Librarian]

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.

[HPsauce]

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.

[Mutley]

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

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by Mutley

How many of you swap to winter wheels ?

Well obviously I do, from 18" to 17" but that's on a D2 S8.
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.

[ainarssems]

Originally Posted by Singh

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.

And how are you going to prove how much mileage have you done?Besides the fact that you can wear them out in one afternoon.

I know some companies offer 10 year warranty against manufacturing defects for summer tyres and 6 years for winter tyres and some throw in free repairs or replacement if cannot be repaired during lifetime. Have not heard anything about mileage warranty an can't imagine how it works. Any tyre will wear out fast if you put it on track, do burnouts, use underinflated, overloaded or if wheel alignment is not right. How are you or manufacturer going to prove mileage? They can be swapped between different cars, odometer replaced or reading changed.

[Adrian E]

I don't have winter rims to replace my 20s, although have been on the look out. I'm stuck with 18s for winter use due to the Brembo brakes on the later S8 and Avus rims rarely come up at a price I can justify at the moment. I tend to not use the car if the weather is really bad.

Our A6 can be drifted in snow with no issues and is very benign - down here we rarely get enough ice/cold weather to justify having a set of wheels stored for winter use. Having said that I would buy some if I could afford to.

[Singh]

I don't know, it is what they offer, I'm just the messenger.