Tyre wear rate RS6 - normal driving
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J4CKO said:
GC8 said:
Is this a serious post? My 944 Turbo managed 3,000 on a pair of new rear tyres. I wouldn't expect a great deal more from an RS6 - do you?
Is this one one that does 13 mpg, seriously, have you welded the throttle open ?I am activey trying to kill the cheap st Chinese rubbish the PO of my 350Z put on to sell it and they, dissapointingly, look like new still.
Geo setting ok? Too much toe will rip tyres apart. But anyway I'd not expect much more think my 2.7T Quattro used to manage about 10,000mikes a set but then they are only 225/16's so £90 a corner. MR2 <1000kg & 190bhp has averaged 2000miles a set of Yoko's at ~£110 a corner but it's life has been on tracks.
crazy about cars said:
For any performance car I'd think anything between 6-9k is excellent. 10k would be the average if you drive like Miss Daisy most of the time.
Record was the rear on my GTR... lasted 2k miles before wearing to the thread.
Indeed my old 540sport managed 10-11k on the rears. VXR8 was somewhat lower.Record was the rear on my GTR... lasted 2k miles before wearing to the thread.
o/p Forget 30-40k on anything other than an electric scooter.
Welshbeef said:
I replaced all 4 tyres 1.5k miles ago with brand new Michelin PS2 R01's 8mm of tread.
Over these miles I've been driving normally with a bit of Fun here and there - however today I decided to check the tread depths to find that all 4 had a wear spread 6.5/7/7.5 inside/middle/outside so 1.5mm tread loss in 1.5k miles... Assuming the wear is linear then I have 4.9mm until they are on the limit inside edge.
So is 6.4k miles out of hard rubber really a wear rate to expect from near on £900 worth of tyres? About 14 pence per mile on tyres or it would mean two sets of tyres at least a year for me
Pressure is set correctly and no loss of any pressure from fitting.
It's the 4wd old Quattro eating rubber. You should know thatOver these miles I've been driving normally with a bit of Fun here and there - however today I decided to check the tread depths to find that all 4 had a wear spread 6.5/7/7.5 inside/middle/outside so 1.5mm tread loss in 1.5k miles... Assuming the wear is linear then I have 4.9mm until they are on the limit inside edge.
So is 6.4k miles out of hard rubber really a wear rate to expect from near on £900 worth of tyres? About 14 pence per mile on tyres or it would mean two sets of tyres at least a year for me
Pressure is set correctly and no loss of any pressure from fitting.
crazy about cars said:
For any performance car I'd think anything between 6-9k is excellent. 10k would be the average if you drive like Miss Daisy most of the time.
Record was the rear on my GTR... lasted 2k miles before wearing to the thread.
My GTR was on 18k miles before i replaced the original set of dunlops! And the fronts were still fine.Record was the rear on my GTR... lasted 2k miles before wearing to the thread.
Fox- said:
Welshbeef said:
Not what I'm used to (30-40k out of a set) driving just as spirited.
I hear the road tax is expensive too, have you considered trading it for a diesel 3 Series? Good deals on leases at the moment.But to date my total spend is scale raging to well over £800pcm - without need for expensive changes like cambelts brakes or anything which breaks - so I am very much weighing things up at the moment nearly a year so a real potential time to change.
On an RS6 you are doing well I would say. We hear from a number of high performance customers and tyre wear is always an issue. There are often a lot of variables involved - driving style etc. If you are mainly a motorway driver you will get more out of your tyres than if you are mainly a city driver (Stopping and starting). On a car like this make sure you stick to premium brands.
TyreReviews is a good site for tyre reviews on mileage etc.
TyreReviews is a good site for tyre reviews on mileage etc.
Nedzilla said:
My GTR was on 18k miles before i replaced the original set of dunlops! And the fronts were still fine.
18k is impressive!!! I switched to MPSS after 1st set and never had any that lasted over 10k but I do tend to change when threads are around 3-2.5mm. I find Dunlops wear quicker especially around the inside.Still smiles per gallon and all that I suppose, all that grip has to come at a price!
Welshbeef said:
I've been driving normally with a bit of Fun here and there
the bit of fun hear and there is where all your rubber went 1.5k of normal driving took away probably somewhere between 0.3 and 1mm depending on what you call normal driving
the rest went in probably less than 25 miles of hard acceleration, braking and cornering.
I can pretty much double the life of my tyres by avoiding my 2 favourite roundabouts
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