Tyre Degradation

GlynD

I got in touch with Pirelli through their website. It took about 3 days for them to get back to me but once they did it all happened fairly quickly. The car was an Audi TT 3.2 DSG.

NeilF3485

Sorry - I just cannot get on board with the idea that tyres should only last approx. 12k miles/12 months. I would expect at least 18,000 and more like 20,000.

I know my old man has done 24,000 on his boots so far, my boss who drives the same brand of car as me (and I assume similar tyres) has done 18k on each set......

I might just stick some solid rubber tyres on and lives with the horrendous ride comfort

EDIT: Have emailed Pirelli and Audi just for S&Gs

Maybe I just have unrealistic expectations!

Mark_Hewitt

12,000 is a fair usage. If you'd said that they wore out after 2,000 miles you'd have a case, but for 12,000 I'm afraid you'll just have to suck it up.

There's nothing to say you have to buy a set of premium tyres next time around - quite often expensive tyres are optimised for maximum grip, which translates to maximum wear too.

GlynD

There's no harm in trying it. As I said, I did and it paid off. The £150 for the tyre felt very snug in my pocket.

Hintza

kaya wrote: »

i have a 4x4 which doesn't do "fast" but had to replace my premium tyres after only 18 months

What car and tyres do you have?

bod1467

Probably a Range Rover (pure guess).

Think yourself lucky - it's not unusual for a motorcycle to go through a rear tyre in 3k miles.

GlynD

Worst I had for it was a Merc E320. It went through back tyres like nobody's business. Apparantly it was because of the torque.

somethingcorporate

GlynD wrote: »

Worst I had for it was a Merc E320. It went through back tyres like nobody's business. Apparantly it was because of the torque.

What were they saying? (groan).

GlynD

somethingcorporate wrote: »

What were they saying? (groan).

A director of the local Mercedes dealer sat in my office and said that anyone who had the V6 3.2 turbo diesel was getting this problem and Mercedes had issued a statement that said we were too heavy with our acceleration. In other words; use the power of the car and wear your tyres out.

neilmcl

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

12,000 is a fair usage. If you'd said that they wore out after 2,000 miles you'd have a case, but for 12,000 I'm afraid you'll just have to suck it up.

There's nothing to say you have to buy a set of premium tyres next time around - quite often expensive tyres are optimised for maximum grip, which translates to maximum wear too.

I tend to agree, particularly with Pirellis which are well known to have poor durability.