V70: Wheels/Brakes What sort of mileage is normal?

[V70d5peter]

Just had my tyres check and surprise 4 replacements needed. When I drove company Astra's I would regularly exceed 20,000miles on a set but disappointedly my 2009 V70 d5 auto which had 245/45/17, Michelin Primacy HP on the front: just over 17,000 and Gt Champ on the back just over 19,000 both have the reminder rubber showing.

I'm a sedate driver never remember skidding or running with the wrong pressures etc, smooth in fact no boy racer!

Is it the speed bumps?

Anyone with a similar car? I'd love to know what you can get mileage wise .

Thanks in advance.

[Tannaton]

Not unusual for the low profile tyres you have.

On the XC models with higher profile (60) 40k is normal for a set of good tyres.

Obviously the tyre compounds are a big factor - E.g. a hard tyre like Continental EcoContact is going to last longer than Sport Contact etc.

[Vol S80 Lux]

Originally Posted by Tannaton

Not unusual for the low profile tyres you have.

On the XC models with higher profile (60) 40k is normal for a set of good tyres.

Obviously the tyre compounds are a big factor - E.g. a hard tyre like Continental EcoContact is going to last longer than Sport Contact etc.

Im running 2 continental ecocontact at the moment on the front wheels of my car. Dnt like them at all. Biggest problem is they wheel spin to easily even in the slightest bit of rain or on dead leaves.

Had bridgestones before these and they were brilliant.

[Tannaton]

Originally Posted by Vol S80 Lux

Im running 2 continental ecocontact at the moment on the front wheels of my car. Dnt like them at all. Biggest problem is they wheel spin to easily even in the slightest bit of rain or on dead leaves.

Had bridgestones before these and they were brilliant.

Your experience is the same as mine... they were factory fit on my MY17 XC60 and they were awful in the wet. To add insult to injury the set (i rotate my tyres) lasted 42k. Then had Pirelli Scorpion All Season on - different car. Much less torque steer (it was 2WD).

Clearly a hard tyre optimised for long life and economy. Neither of which where my priority....