Tyre wear question - UK compound vs non UK compound

[torx]

On the search for some tyres and came across Asda Tyres which seem around £20 cheaper per corner on a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3.

Just been speaking to a local established tyre supplier/fitter and they have stated:

"Asda tyres buy the tyres in from outside of the uk so won't have the uk compound therefore they will wear out quicker. We only buy tyres that are made for the uk."

"We stopped fitting for the Internet companies as the tyres were not lasting that long and we were getting the complaints which we had to refer them back to where they purchased the tyres from."

Any truth in this or any experience with this anyone?

[Finale]

Sounds like cobblers to me .

[Chamon_Lee]

i smell st

[Pica-Pica]

This doesn’t specifically answer the ASDA question but does address the OEM v non OEM questions for performance tyres.

From Jon:
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Should-I-Fit-O...

[SouthHamsGaz]

Total nonsense.

I got 4 GY Assy 5 recently, bought through Asda tyres, fitted by Protyre from their own stocks the following morning.

[torx]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[GreenV8S]

torx said:

the tyres were not lasting that long and we were getting the complaints

If true, that would be good news for the company being paid to fit the tyres since they are obviously not responsible for the tyre wear but would get to charge for fitting tyres more frequently.

I'm sure the reality is that the tyres work perfectly well but they companies don't want to fit customer supplied tyres since supply+fit is more profitable.

[Stewss4]

No chance of that happening. A tyre specifically made for the uk.

[Sheepshanks]

Pica-Pica said:

This doesn’t specifically answer the ASDA question but does address the OEM v non OEM questions for performance tyres.

From Jon:
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Should-I-Fit-O...

That's reads so ridiculously it could be a spoof!

I asked Michelin what the difference is between Mercedes spec MO tyres and standard and they said "possible slight dimensional differences". It's generally said the only difference is the MO embossed on the side.


Regarding the original question: it's interesting to see tyres sold in the US with tremendous wear guarantees - I've seen up to 80,000 miles. I think it's conditional on the tyres being rotated every 5000 miles though, and that seems to be frowned upon here.

[mmm-five]

Sheepshanks said:

I asked Michelin what the difference is between Mercedes spec MO tyres and standard and they said "possible slight dimensional differences". It's generally said the only difference is the MO embossed on the side.

...and that's part of the reason why owners were so suspicious of BMW's star marked tyres, as in most cases (historically) they were worse than the non-star versions of the same tyre.

I guess to save some face, BMW have been forced to actually make the tyres better this time around...and Jon's testing seems to confirm it. Pity he couldn't go back in time and try the star-marked ContiSportContact M3 vs the standard ContiSportContact of the time...I did and never bought the M3 variant ever again.

[stevieturbo]

Sheepshanks said:

That's reads so ridiculously it could be a spoof!

It really doesn't, and I'd say Jon knows quite a bit about tyres.