Tyre life

[Jon1967x]

Seems a bit quiet on here at the moment.. So tyre life. My rears are already looking seriously warn after only 2k! I've seen reviews quoting as low as 7k and as high as 20k. What are others getting?

[robgt]

Bloody Hell Jon, 2000 miles! I thought that I was bad at 5600 miles for my rears and that included an Alpine Tour. You must be wheel spinning like crazy . Good fun though!

[V12woollie]

2000 miles! When you say seriously worn do you mean nearly on the beads? If so then you must really be driving it like you stole it which is really the only way I'm about halfway through the Corsas after 2,500 miles.

[Jon1967x]

'Setiously warn' has given the a slightly wrong impression, they seem down to 4/5 mm whereas after such little mileage I was expecting no signs of wear! It still means I've used half their life in 2k. Chris Harris and Tiff Needel would be impressed.

[V12woollie]

Well you are definitely driving it hard. Rob is normally in banzai mode and you seem on a par or maybe even taking the crown

[Jockman]

I got 16,000 miles and 3 years out of mine. They were changed due to the tread wear and the appearance of cracking on the walls.

I kept mine on the driveway and this is something to bear in mind

[BravoV8V]

Have you any idea if you managed to get a 'heat cycle' into the tyres before you started really giving it the beans? (http://www.tyre-technology.com/index.php/heat-cycling)

If you didn't, then that can effect the subsequent life of the tyre.

[mikey k]

Jon1967x said:

'Setiously warn' has given the a slightly wrong impression, they seem down to 4/5 mm whereas after such little mileage I was expecting no signs of wear! It still means I've used half their life in 2k. Chris Harris and Tiff Needel would be impressed.

At 4/5mm you've plenty left
The RE050's don't "go off" until you hit 3mm and IIRC they only ship with 6-7mm new
That puts you in line with Rob & my usage
BTW if you are leaving the traction control on and driving so the light comes on you will find the rear pads go before the front

[justin220]

What's the general feeling with replacing the Vantage tyres with something other that OEM?

I can't say I'm overly impressed with the current tyres compared to others ive had on previous cars

[Jon1967x]

mikey k said:

Jon1967x said:

'Setiously warn' has given the a slightly wrong impression, they seem down to 4/5 mm whereas after such little mileage I was expecting no signs of wear! It still means I've used half their life in 2k. Chris Harris and Tiff Needel would be impressed.

At 4/5mm you've plenty left
The RE050's don't "go off" until you hit 3mm and IIRC they only ship with 6-7mm new
That puts you in line with Rob & my usage
BTW if you are leaving the traction control on and driving so the light comes on you will find the rear pads go before the front

I was thinking 8 to 5 was half their life, maybe I need to try harder

I know about the rear brakes, it's even worse on cars without limited slip diff like my 6 series, it's often grabbing a rear wheel to stop it spinning and I think on that one it doesn't flicker the traction control light on the dash unless it has to also kill power.

I'd be interested in what's the current alternative tyre. I'm thinking mich super sports if they come in the right size.

[BravoV8V]

justin220 said:

What's the general feeling with replacing the Vantage tyres with something other that OEM?

I can't say I'm overly impressed with the current tyres compared to others ive had on previous cars

Replace them with Michelin Pilot Supersports. Plenty of previous threads about them.

[BravoV8V]

Jon1967x said:

I'm thinking mich super sports if they come in the right size.

If you've got Vantage S wheels, then the Pilot Supersports definitely come in the correct sizes (245/40/19 & 285/35/19). Because I'm in the process of sourcing a set.

[Jon1967x]

Mytyres - and I have a 5% off code if you want it.

[BravoV8V]

Jon1967x said:

Mytyres - and I have a 5% off code if you want it.

Thanks for the offer. However, a set from mytyres is £986 fitted (£937 with 5% discount). My friendly independent is £884.

[Retman]

BravoV8V said:

Thanks for the offer. However, a set from mytyres is £986 fitted (£937 with 5% discount). My friendly independent is £884.

And people think Astons are expensive to run. About to swap winter tyres ( what winter?) off my BMW 530GT and struggling to find a set of summer tyres for less than £1,100, albeit dreaded run flats

[Lotto]

retman] said:

..........albeit dreaded run flats

[Brisvegas]

Retman said:

And people think Astons are expensive to run. About to swap winter tyres ( what winter?) off my BMW 530GT and struggling to find a set of summer tyres for less than £1,100, albeit dreaded run flats

For the wife's beama I got a set of run flats shipped to OZ from US for around half the cost quoted locally. Shipped airfreight and arrived in 3 days. I'll probably go the same path when the V8S needs new tyres. (Winter Tyres, never heard of them).