My tyres have done 58,000 miles. How long do yours last?

[Mafffew]

My first set of fronts did about 16/17k, my rears are still going at 26k. But then it's a front wheel drive Fiesta ST so it's not surprising.

[GroundEffect]

Roaringopenfire said:

The front tyres on my BMW 116 have now done 58,000 miles and show no signs of needing replacing. I used to think 35,000 was good on a 3 series. What's the biggest mileage anyone has got from tyres? The tyres are Michelin Energy Saver.

Do they offer any grip whatsoever?

[kambites]

Mine get replaced on age not wear.

[powerstroke]

Roaringopenfire said:

The front tyres on my BMW 116 have now done 58,000 miles and show no signs of needing replacing. I used to think 35,000 was good on a 3 series. What's the biggest mileage anyone has got from tyres? The tyres are Michelin Energy Saver.

Thats sad this is PH not mumsnet

[HarryFlatters]

Just put new tyres on the wife's Clio, and I suspect that one was an original that'd done 67,000 miles over 11 years.

[DoubleSix]

surveyor said:

DoubleSix said:

Roaringopenfire said:

The front tyres on my BMW 116 have now done 58,000 miles and show no signs of needing replacing. I used to think 35,000 was good on a 3 series. What's the biggest mileage anyone has got from tyres? The tyres are Michelin Energy Saver.

Check age on tyre wall please.

They're probably well past it and harder than the road!!

Why do you say that? 60K might be an age of driving to some. For others it's only a year or two.

Balance of probabilities.

Not many mega-mile reps in BMW 116s

[Audidodat]

320d Msport on Bridgestone run flats.

Had its first service yesterday at 18000 miles. Mixture of urban commuting and some motoray work.

Fronts have 5mm left and rears slightly more. Quite impressed (and pleased, looking at the cost of 18/255 RFTs!).

Used to get 10k miles from the Bridgestone RE040s on the front of my honda.

[DeltaTango]

30,000 miles on the first set of tyres I've had on my M135i (Michelin Pilot sports, not the run flats). I think they're due a change now, but still legal.

[Truckosaurus]

Just had the first annual service on my Nismo Joke and had an advisory that the fronts are down to 2mm after 8900 miles.

<= Artists Impression of me fighting the rampant torque steer.

[Tuvra]

Golf R: 7,500 miles on the front, 13k on the rears

[neil-935ql]

Not even managed 12,000 miles on all 4 originals on our cayenne , yokohamas ! I think that's rubbish , it's not even driven hard . I replaced with Michelin see how they go , car feels a lot better to drive now

[Bebee]

3000 on rear, 9000 of the front (Yokohama Advan A048)

[neil-935ql]

Bebee said:

3000 on rear, 9000 of the front (Yokohama Advan A048)

Was that also on a porsche ? That's not many miles !

[SuperchargedVR6]

GroundEffect said:

Roaringopenfire said:

The front tyres on my BMW 116 have now done 58,000 miles and show no signs of needing replacing. I used to think 35,000 was good on a 3 series. What's the biggest mileage anyone has got from tyres? The tyres are Michelin Energy Saver.

Do they offer any grip whatsoever?

I think thrift takes priority over grip.

[tankplanker]

On my FWD cars the rears get replaced around 50k due to condition rather than tread depth. The fronts last anywhere from 10k to 20k, depending on who drives that car the most, driving style seems to be the key culprit.

[WCZ]

Bebee said:

3000 on rear, 9000 of the front (Yokohama Advan A048)

impressive, my record is 8k - toyo proxies

[neil1jnr]

My Fiesta was just about requiring its 4th set of fronts when I traded it in. It had done 20,500 miles from new...

[Bebee]

neil-935ql said:

Bebee said:

3000 on rear, 9000 of the front (Yokohama Advan A048)

Was that also on a porsche ? That's not many miles !

Elise, it got too costly with the 48's, I have Toyo Proxes T1R's now, last a lot longer and less hard hitting, 48's allowed a bit more fun but I always felt I was losing a fiver every time I took a 'spirited' bend.

[Spanglepants]

Used to get between 6- 8000 miles from the fronts on my previous Saab 9 5 Aero, done about 10,000 this past year on my BMW 525D - tyres hardly look any different.

[Soov535]

48k miles on fronts - 535d


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