10,000 miles New Tyres?!

[si-mate]

I think 10k miles isn't bad if you have been hammering it. I've got GSD3's on my LCR and find them excellent in the dry and the wet.

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[Arctic]

Mine lasted only 11K replaced them with a set of falkens

I dont abuse my car (play now and agian like everyone else) but i was told due to tourque aswell

 

[cstevens]

Ted Johnson quoted me £280 !!!!!!

They have also quoted me £149 to replace my cracked fog light!!!!!

What a cheap dealer not

 

[Sisson]

My toyos lasted 10k, that was swapping them from front to back aswell!

 

[cstevens]

Just found that I currently have P6000's on, and not Bridgestones.

Got to wait for payday now in a week to get some new shoes, certainly aint going to be paying £280 for two new P6000's.

 

[andycupra]

10k with spirited driving is normal.
especially with pirelli's you have done ok. diesel, torque and a heavy car...

 

[cstevens]

Glad its not me then or a problem. They seem to have worn nice and even as well, and it certainly explains the drop in handling a bit.

Will source some Eagle's ASAP as you all seem to rate these the best.

 

[keaney]

Ive gotta say every car ive ever had ive run toyo T1s,i love um! I find that black circles seems to do pretty good prices for them to.

 

[jay-bob 25]

hi i run a cupra tdi and it had continentals on i replaced the fronts at 17000 and just changed the rears at 27000 due to nail in one could have got 29000 --30000 out of rears these have done motorway and urban , the continental sports cost me £205 the pair fitted at hardys in telford

 

[cstevens]

Thanks Jay-bob. So did you run mixed then different fronts to rears? Did you notice any adverse effect on handling?

Looking at the treds of T1s and Eagles, they look very similar, so I guess its probably just a choice of which is cheaper.

Black circles are doing the T1R for £96 and the GDS3s for £101. Are they very similar? Is it worth going for the GDS3s over the T1R?

The T1R is a longer wearing tyre that the T1S?

 

[jay-bob 25]

the car came with the continentals so i put the same make on the front &rear

 

[ChrisJConnolly]

I've munched two sets of Michelin Pilot Sports in about 18.5 K about 9k a tyre. Works out 2p a mile (1p for each wheel). Running torqy diesels is not cheap when you consider the oil and servicing. We live an learn!!

 

[cstevens]

Still cheaper than runing my ST170 at 270 miles out of a tank for £55!

Not sure I want to work out if its actually cheaper after all the extra servicing and tyre costs.