Tyres

Symes · Oct 21st, 2002, 11:01

My S60 (Jan '02) was fitted with Continental tyres, it's an SE so has the 17" alloys, and there are a couple of observations which I wonder if anyone else can verify.

From new the car would 'pull' sharply when driven through standing water at normal road speeds. When the fronts were replaced with Michelens the straight line / standing water performance was transformed markedly (as good if not better than my previos Audi A4 Avant / Michelen combination).

The rears are still the originals (32.5K mls) but seem to make a great deal of noise. At first I thought it might be a wheel bearing, but the volume and pitch of sound is dependant upon both speed and road surface.
It's got to the stage where on some surfaces the radio needs to be louder than it really *should* be to mask the humming from the back!
And, a relative asked if there was something wrong with the car on a short journey the other day!

My local dealer hasn't heard the noise yet, but hasn't had any complaints from other owners, expect that the fronts need replacing frequently.

Anyone else got any comments?

Oct 21st, 2002, 11:01	#1
Symes Master Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2024 03:33 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Andover, Hants	Tyres My S60 (Jan '02) was fitted with Continental tyres, it's an SE so has the 17" alloys, and there are a couple of observations which I wonder if anyone else can verify. From new the car would 'pull' sharply when driven through standing water at normal road speeds. When the fronts were replaced with Michelens the straight line / standing water performance was transformed markedly (as good if not better than my previos Audi A4 Avant / Michelen combination). The rears are still the originals (32.5K mls) but seem to make a great deal of noise. At first I thought it might be a wheel bearing, but the volume and pitch of sound is dependant upon both speed and road surface. It's got to the stage where on some surfaces the radio needs to be louder than it really should be to mask the humming from the back! And, a relative asked if there was something wrong with the car on a short journey the other day! My local dealer hasn't heard the noise yet, but hasn't had any complaints from other owners, expect that the fronts need replacing frequently. Anyone else got any comments? __________________ Previously held: 264GLE;S60 SE 2.0T;XC70 SE LUX D5 (163);V70 SE (170);V70 SE D5 (163) Currently held: XC90 SE LUX (MY12 200), XC70 SE D5 (MY06 185); V70 SE D5 (MY07 185)

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