Tyre life?

Thanks Andy
Better dust off my cheque book! 10300 on mine and 18 months old.Lots of tread depth left and if it was leased they wouldn't change them.
Anyway,any recommendations on makes?
 
How much tread is on them, exactly? Id not bother changing tyres that are 18 months old because of age. If they still arent worn out after 5 years id change then due to age, but not before.
 
It's raining here again! I haven't found my tyre depth gauge to properly check.
The pressures are 1 psi out on 3 of the tyres ,my concern was mainly aquaplaning, the worst of any car I have driven.
This may coincide with me moving to the rainiest place in Scotland!
But at a glance nowhere near the limit!
 
[ref]JAZZERT501[/ref], I agree with [ref]brillomaster[/ref], they shouldn’t be changed due to age. Mine were changed because of tread. I was round about 2 mm when I changed. Just as well it was summer as if wet they’d have been noticeable well before.

I’m afraid I’ll have to challenge you on the wettest place in Scotland claim, I’d bet Argyll beats you nice Stirlingshire people hands down for rain and shitty roads :rofl:

Re brand, I went to Conti 7’s all round and personally prefer them much more, they don’t need the same heat to start gripping, they have a better steering response and they are much quieter than the Michelin’s all IMO they were also nearly £300 cheaper at the time of purchase
 
Gonna do proper checking, as soon as the rain stops,probably around June!
Even my A5 convertible on 20 inch wheels with dodgy generic tyres didn't do this!
 
JAZZERT501 said:
What mileage have you changed your tyres at?
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I'm only at 2K miles so have a long way to go but, on other forums, many were reporting getting around 10-15K miles before having to change. IIRC maximum was 20K miles. Of course, driving style can affect this significantly.
 
JAZZERT501 said:
What mileage have you changed your tyres at?
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The rear tires lasted 28000km under my car. They were replaced before the winter tires went under. Front tires are still something like 4 to 5 mm
 
r2uzenblot said:
On 18K so far and a lot of tread left. Original pirelli sports.
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That's pretty good for a performance tyre IMHO. :thumbsup:
 
r2uzenblot said:
On 18K so far and a lot of tread left. Original pirelli sports.
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That's exceptional though, because US Z4s come with Michelin tires, I only have anecdotal knowledge of Michelin tires which typically get less.
 
StanDiego said:
r2uzenblot said:
On 18K so far and a lot of tread left. Original pirelli sports.
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That's exceptional though, because US Z4s come with Michelin tires, I only have anecdotal knowledge of Michelin tires which typically get less.
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I was going to post the same, I thought U.K. ones came with Michelin’s too, but maybe all didn’t
 
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