Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
can get out of these?

Thanks

"Scooby Doo"  wrote in message 
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> Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
> interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
> can get out of these?



There are waaaaay too many variables.  If you do a lot of motorway miles you 
_should_ see better wear, on an assumption that you stick pretty much to the 
flow of traffic and don't do the 140 to 70 decelerations.

Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.

Michelins tend to last better than many other brands.  But that doesn't 
help!

-- 
The DervMan
www.dervman.com

Scooby Doo wrote:

> Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
> interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
> can get out of these?
> 


What car?

Spot On.

Since going FWD I found front tyres lasting 12 - 15k miles in urban driving/ 
urban commuting/holiday mix, even driven gently. Now I do motorway 
commuting,urban driving,holiday mix of use, tyre last about 40k on the 
front, and would last infinitely on the back if I didn't move them to the 
front.

"DervMan"  wrote in message 
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> "Scooby Doo"  wrote in message 
> news:3i52l0Fjh5b8U1@individual.net...
>> Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
>> interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
>> can get out of these?
>
>
> There are waaaaay too many variables.  If you do a lot of motorway miles 
> you _should_ see better wear, on an assumption that you stick pretty much 
> to the flow of traffic and don't do the 140 to 70 decelerations.
>
> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
>
> Michelins tend to last better than many other brands.  But that doesn't 
> help!
>
> -- 
> The DervMan
> www.dervman.com
> 

DervMan  wrote:


> "Scooby Doo"  wrote in message
> news:3i52l0Fjh5b8U1@individual.net...
> > Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
> > interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
> > can get out of these?
> 
> 
> There are waaaaay too many variables.  If you do a lot of motorway miles you
> _should_ see better wear, on an assumption that you stick pretty much to the
> flow of traffic and don't do the 140 to 70 decelerations.
> 
> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.


Your point being?
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"DervMan"  wrote in message 
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> "Scooby Doo"  wrote in message 
> news:3i52l0Fjh5b8U1@individual.net...
>> Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
>> interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
>> can get out of these?
>
>
> There are waaaaay too many variables.  If you do a lot of motorway miles 
> you _should_ see better wear, on an assumption that you stick pretty much 
> to the flow of traffic and don't do the 140 to 70 decelerations.
>
> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
>
> Michelins tend to last better than many other brands.  But that doesn't 
> help!
>
> -- 
> The DervMan
> www.dervman.com
>


Tyres can last from one race to 40,000+ miles. It all depends what they are 
on and how you use them. My bike used to eat the rear in 2000 miles but my 
Pug Diseasel will use them on the back till they disintergrate from old age.
Michelins can't even get on to a race track these days !!!! ;-)

DervMan wrote:


> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.


<raises hand>

Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k, service every 14-16...


-- 
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              "Would you rather silent but deadly?"

Hi Scooby,

I've been running 205/55 R15 Pilot Exaltos on my Mondeo 2.0 Ghia X (now VERY 
old - 1996 Mk.II vintage) for years.

Best I can get to a front set of these is about 20-21K.

Rears are good for 40-50K+ though...!

Cheers

Alan

"Scooby Doo"  wrote in message 
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> Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
> interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
> can get out of these?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> 

Oh - one other thing. I'm reliably informed by Micheldever (a big tyre place 
that I seem to go to a lot!) that Pilot Exalto is a performance tyre, not 
built for longevity.

Michelin Pilot Primacy, on the other hand, is designed to last a lot longer. 
My girlfriend has them on the front of her Mondeo (same engine, same 
vintage) and, 25K later, they are still looking OK tread-wise. Primacy is 
really then marketed at 'high mileage drivers'.

Pity they don't do em in 205/55 R15, which is my tyre size. Typical...!

Al


"Scooby Doo"  wrote in message 
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> Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
> interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
> can get out of these?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> 

SteveH  wrote on Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:26:30 +0100:

> DervMan  wrote:
> 
>> "Scooby Doo"  wrote in message
>> news:3i52l0Fjh5b8U1@individual.net...
>> > Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
>> > interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
>> > can get out of these?
>> 
>> 
>> There are waaaaay too many variables.  If you do a lot of motorway miles you
>> _should_ see better wear, on an assumption that you stick pretty much to the
>> flow of traffic and don't do the 140 to 70 decelerations.
>> 
>> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
> 
> Your point being?


Um, just a guess, but perhaps his point is, like he said, some people
manage to make front tyres a service replacement?

[As opposed to others who, er, don't]

-- 
David Taylor

"Scooby Doo"  wrote in message 
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> Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm especially
> interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage I
> can get out of these?
>
> Thanks


Had 195/60 14 Exaltos on my BX16v. 160bhp, generally driven hard and always 
new tyres on back, backs on to front scenario. 2 new tyres every 10k miles. 
Can't praise them enough, grippy as a grippy thing, wet and dry.

--
r

"SteveH"  wrote in message 
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> DervMan  wrote:
>
>> "Scooby Doo"  wrote in message
>> news:3i52l0Fjh5b8U1@individual.net...
>> > Is there a site that compares tyres mileage performance?  I'm 
>> > especially
>> > interested in my Michelin Pilot Exalto's - anyone know how much mileage 
>> > I
>> > can get out of these?
>>
>>
>> There are waaaaay too many variables.  If you do a lot of motorway miles 
>> you
>> _should_ see better wear, on an assumption that you stick pretty much to 
>> the
>> flow of traffic and don't do the 140 to 70 decelerations.
>>
>> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
>
> Your point being?



If you and I had the same car, same tyres, and our own commuting route, we'd 
wear out our tyres at different rates.

-- 
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www.dervman.com

"Tim S Kemp"  wrote in message 
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> DervMan wrote:
>
>> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
>
> <raises hand>
>
> Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k, service every 14-16...
>
>

Good lord, what do you do to them? I put some cheapy tyres on the Xantia and 
they lasted over 20k but were shite in the wet. Braking power was well down. 
The CEAT ones I've got on now seem to have better grip and wear less.

-- 
MAlc

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from "Tim S Kemp"  contains these words:


> Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k,


What on /earth/ do you do to 'em?

I've done 2k miles on the new tyres on the Audi (hardly a light car, the
Audi 100 2.5 tdi) and have hardly worn the moulding pipples off 'em.

-- 
Skipweasel.
Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood."

"Malc"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Tim S Kemp"  wrote in message 
> news:uJKdnbI8-bDiTiDfRVn-rA@karoo.co.uk...
>> DervMan wrote:
>>
>>> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
>>
>> <raises hand>
>>
>> Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k, service every 14-16...
>>
>>
> Good lord, what do you do to them?


Use them to over 100% of their ability in a consistent manner? :)


> I put some cheapy tyres on the Xantia and they lasted over 20k but were 
> shite in the wet. Braking power was well down. The CEAT ones I've got on 
> now seem to have better grip and wear less.




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"Guy King"  wrote in message 
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> The message 
> from "Tim S Kemp"  contains these words:
>
>> Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k,
>
> What on /earth/ do you do to 'em?
>
> I've done 2k miles on the new tyres on the Audi (hardly a light car, the
> Audi 100 2.5 tdi) and have hardly worn the moulding pipples off 'em.



That was the 2.0 V6, right?

Rather more power than the guy I know who puts the tyres on his Ka down to 
3mm in ten thousand miles.

:-/

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www.dervman.com

Malc  wrote:


> "Tim S Kemp"  wrote in message 
> news:uJKdnbI8-bDiTiDfRVn-rA@karoo.co.uk...
> > DervMan wrote:
> >
> >> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
> >
> > <raises hand>
> >
> > Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k, service every 14-16...
> >
> >
> Good lord, what do you do to them? I put some cheapy tyres on the Xantia and
> they lasted over 20k but were shite in the wet. Braking power was well down.
> The CEAT ones I've got on now seem to have better grip and wear less.


I find that cheap tyres outlast expensive ones in my hands. Mainly
beacuse cheap ones are made from hard non-grip rubber.
-- 
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE -  COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

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from "DervMan"  contains these words:


> > I've done 2k miles on the new tyres on the Audi (hardly a light car, the
> > Audi 100 2.5 tdi) and have hardly worn the moulding pipples off 'em.


> That was the 2.0 V6, right?


Nope - the 2.5 - that's why it says 2.5! It's the older straight-5
turbot diseasel.

-- 
Skipweasel.
Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood."

"Guy King"  wrote in message 
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> The message <WMBve.7185$zM2.3600@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>
> from "DervMan"  contains these words:
>
>> > I've done 2k miles on the new tyres on the Audi (hardly a light car, 
>> > the
>> > Audi 100 2.5 tdi) and have hardly worn the moulding pipples off 'em.
>
>
>> That was the 2.0 V6, right?
>
> Nope - the 2.5 - that's why it says 2.5! It's the older straight-5
> turbot diseasel.



No, sorry, my bad.  I was asking Tim (blushes).

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"SteveH"  wrote in message 
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> Malc  wrote:
>
>> "Tim S Kemp"  wrote in message
>> news:uJKdnbI8-bDiTiDfRVn-rA@karoo.co.uk...
>> > DervMan wrote:
>> >
>> >> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
>> >
>> > <raises hand>
>> >
>> > Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k, service every 14-16...
>> >
>> >
>> Good lord, what do you do to them? I put some cheapy tyres on the Xantia 
>> and
>> they lasted over 20k but were shite in the wet. Braking power was well 
>> down.
>> The CEAT ones I've got on now seem to have better grip and wear less.
>
> I find that cheap tyres outlast expensive ones in my hands. Mainly
> beacuse cheap ones are made from hard non-grip rubber.


I must have got a brand that managed to be comprehensively bad. Most of my 
driving is down the motorway so you wouldn't expect a huge amount of wear.

-- 
Malc

In article <WMBve.7185$zM2.3600@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>, 
dervman@ntlworld.com (DervMan) wrote:


> Rather more power than the guy I know who puts the tyres on his Ka 
> down to 3mm in ten thousand miles.


Fiat Panda down to 1.6mm in 11,000 miles! And that's Conti Eco-Contact!

-- 
Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981

In article <v2dve.3375$z61.1376@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, 
dervman@ntlworld.com (DervMan) wrote:


> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.


Our Fiat Panda manages that; 12000 mile service interval, 2 new front 
tyres...

-- 
Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981

The message <PjEve.57032$G8.29249@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
from "Malc"  contains these words:


> I must have got a brand that managed to be comprehensively bad. Most of my 
> driving is down the motorway so you wouldn't expect a huge amount of wear.


I've been a passenger with drivers who feel like they could shag a set
of tyres in short order just on motorways. Always up the arse of the car
in front, braking hard then swearing at the traffic, accelerating into
every tiny space, swerving into a lane which might be going half a
furlong per fortnight faster than the one they were in.

Of course - I rarely travel with 'em twice...

-- 
Skipweasel.
Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood."

DervMan wrote:

> "Guy King"  wrote in message
> news:313030303432373942BEFC6427@zetnet.co.uk...
>> The message <WMBve.7185$zM2.3600@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>
>> from "DervMan"  contains these words:
>>
>>>> I've done 2k miles on the new tyres on the Audi (hardly a light
>>>> car, the
>>>> Audi 100 2.5 tdi) and have hardly worn the moulding pipples off
>>>> 'em.
>>
>>
>>> That was the 2.0 V6, right?
>>
>> Nope - the 2.5 - that's why it says 2.5! It's the older straight-5
>> turbot diseasel.
>
>
> No, sorry, my bad.  I was asking Tim (blushes).


It was. The one that melted the back bumper from the exhaust on the 
autobahn.


-- 
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              "Would you rather silent but deadly?"

Malc wrote:

> "Tim S Kemp"  wrote in message
> news:uJKdnbI8-bDiTiDfRVn-rA@karoo.co.uk...
>> DervMan wrote:
>>
>>> Some people manage to make front tyres a service replacement.
>>
>> <raises hand>
>>
>> Rover 75 - front tyres every 8-12k, service every 14-16...
>>
>>
> Good lord, what do you do to them? I put some cheapy tyres on the
> Xantia and they lasted over 20k but were shite in the wet. Braking
> power was well down. The CEAT ones I've got on now seem to have
> better grip and wear less.


The daily J turn out of my parking space would not have helped, nor the 11s 
on the exit from the carpark.

-- 
"Excuse me, would you mind not farting while I'm saving the world?"

              "Would you rather silent but deadly?"

In article , me@home says...

> Tyres can last from one race to 40,000+ miles. It all depends what they are 
> on and how you use them. My bike used to eat the rear in 2000 miles but my 
> Pug Diseasel will use them on the back till they disintergrate from old age.
> Michelins can't even get on to a race track these days !!!! ;-) 
> 

Agreed.
The Celica GT4 has Pirelli P7000's on. They were fitted when I bought 
the car about 9000 miles ago. They had some signs of being worn in. They 
haven't worn any further since. I don't hang about.

In contrast My old Saab 900 had Avon ZV1s fitted by me. In 14k miles 
they only had about 4mm tread left on the front, but like new on the 
back, in about 15 months. both cars driven in the same way, roughly the 
same mileage, on the same route most of the time.


-- 
Carl Robson
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