Tyre life!

[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.