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Jan 25th, 2011, 20:20 | #11 |
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Stupid me. Sorry folks - didn't mean to mislead anybody but after reading the other comments I thought I'd better check my records and I'm actually on my third set of fronts now, not the second! The first were replaced at 38,250, the second at 62,750, both Continental Sports.
Still only one set on the rear though! |
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Jan 28th, 2011, 14:02 | #14 |
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I'll throw my tyre experiences into the pot too. My sept 09 (2010MY) 2.0d V70 RD now has 35,000 miles. The original fronts (245/40/18 Pirelli Pzero Rosso) lasted 25,000 miles and were replaced with Barum Bavurius (less than half the price) these have now done 10,000 miles but only have 4mm left (thus 4mm used) so are wearing at 2,500/mm so will need changing at around 15,000 miles, however as these are less than half the price of Pirelli (or other similar premium brands) this still represents good value as I'll get 30,000 miles for the price of 25,000 on premiums. Grip/noise about the same.
The rears are still the original pirellis and have about 4.5mm left so are wearing at 10,000 per mm so if changed at 2mm will see 60,000. Thinking about it I've always found wear rate improves as you get less tread depth - anyone else found this? often the last couple of mm from 4mm to 2mm can last almost as long as the first 4mm from 8mm - not sure if there is any science behind this? |
Jan 28th, 2011, 14:08 | #15 | |
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Tell me, does your V70 tramline with the 18" rims with the 55mm offset? |
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Feb 1st, 2011, 10:15 | #16 |
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Tommyweaves - I've just checked through the paperwork rammed into the handbook and it is definitely just the two changes to the front tyres.
It will be interesting to see how the new fronts last seeing as though they are Goodyear Efficientgrips compared to the Continentals (being honest, I can't hear any difference in road noise or levels of grip. Whether they are more fuel efficient I'll have to wait and see). |
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Feb 1st, 2011, 13:23 | #18 |
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In a word, yes! It has a bit of a tendency to follow white lines but (not sure if this is due to the tyre's low profile or general suspension geometry) it also has quite a strong tendency to follow the road's camber - as most roads have their high point in the centre of the road this tends to show up as a pull to the left but it is clearly a road camber thing as occasionaly the pull reverses to the right and at these times you can usually tell the road has a full right hand cross fall. On a "normal" road, if you straddle the white lines (obvioulsy when the road is empty!) it drives true as an arrow. I've now become used to this and don't really notice it anymore but when I drive other cars and come back I notice it again.
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Nov 19th, 2019, 09:43 | #20 |
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I just got 11,000 miles out of some Continentals; I thought that it was abnormally low, but apparently not. I have the D4 and drive quite gently, but I live in a hilly region with twisty roads.
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