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date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:34:38 GMT,
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Tyre Wear
Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
dia tyres they soon wore out.
What do you all think
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:34:38 GMT
author: Dgethin
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin waffled thusly
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a
> Grand Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger
> diameter tyre they would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had
> a mini which had small dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
My Landrover Discovery has done over 25,000 miles on BFG AT's (10.5 x 31)
and I fully expect them to still be legal in another 25k.
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Paul - xxx
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:18 +0100
author: Paul - xxx
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Re: Tyre Wear
My 2 ton '99 Ford explorer still has the original tyres at 46k(miles), and
will easily make 50k. Depends how you drive , I suppose.
The spark plugs are changed every 100k (In case you need to know that)
Trefor
"Dgethin" wrote in message
news:yIbOh.26818$267.10393@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:31:02 +0100
author: Trefor
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin wrote:
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
>
Something wrong here. On a vehicle which is default RWD I would expect
fairly even wear across all 4 tyres. I replaced all 4 on my GV at about
32,000 miles and they are all about equal in wear.
18,000 miles does not sound good, although I am not sure how much extra
weight the Diesel carries on the front wheels. Was the wear uneven? Have
you had the tracking checked?
Other than that I can only think that it could be your driving style.
Given that the front end is heavier, if you corner enthusiastically,
which the GV is good at!, this could be a contributory factor.
John
date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:54:00 +0100
author: John Moppett
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Tyre Wear
Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
dia tyres they soon wore out.
What do you all think
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:34:38 GMT
author: Dgethin
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin waffled thusly
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a
> Grand Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger
> diameter tyre they would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had
> a mini which had small dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
My Landrover Discovery has done over 25,000 miles on BFG AT's (10.5 x 31)
and I fully expect them to still be legal in another 25k.
--
Paul - xxx
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:18 +0100
author: Paul - xxx
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Re: Tyre Wear
My 2 ton '99 Ford explorer still has the original tyres at 46k(miles), and
will easily make 50k. Depends how you drive , I suppose.
The spark plugs are changed every 100k (In case you need to know that)
Trefor
"Dgethin" wrote in message
news:yIbOh.26818$267.10393@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:31:02 +0100
author: Trefor
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin wrote:
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
>
Something wrong here. On a vehicle which is default RWD I would expect
fairly even wear across all 4 tyres. I replaced all 4 on my GV at about
32,000 miles and they are all about equal in wear.
18,000 miles does not sound good, although I am not sure how much extra
weight the Diesel carries on the front wheels. Was the wear uneven? Have
you had the tracking checked?
Other than that I can only think that it could be your driving style.
Given that the front end is heavier, if you corner enthusiastically,
which the GV is good at!, this could be a contributory factor.
John
date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:54:00 +0100
author: John Moppett
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Tyre Wear
Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
dia tyres they soon wore out.
What do you all think
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:34:38 GMT
author: Dgethin
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin waffled thusly
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a
> Grand Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger
> diameter tyre they would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had
> a mini which had small dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
My Landrover Discovery has done over 25,000 miles on BFG AT's (10.5 x 31)
and I fully expect them to still be legal in another 25k.
--
Paul - xxx
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:18 +0100
author: Paul - xxx
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Re: Tyre Wear
My 2 ton '99 Ford explorer still has the original tyres at 46k(miles), and
will easily make 50k. Depends how you drive , I suppose.
The spark plugs are changed every 100k (In case you need to know that)
Trefor
"Dgethin" wrote in message
news:yIbOh.26818$267.10393@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:31:02 +0100
author: Trefor
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin wrote:
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
>
Something wrong here. On a vehicle which is default RWD I would expect
fairly even wear across all 4 tyres. I replaced all 4 on my GV at about
32,000 miles and they are all about equal in wear.
18,000 miles does not sound good, although I am not sure how much extra
weight the Diesel carries on the front wheels. Was the wear uneven? Have
you had the tracking checked?
Other than that I can only think that it could be your driving style.
Given that the front end is heavier, if you corner enthusiastically,
which the GV is good at!, this could be a contributory factor.
John
date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:54:00 +0100
author: John Moppett
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Tyre Wear
Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
dia tyres they soon wore out.
What do you all think
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:34:38 GMT
author: Dgethin
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin waffled thusly
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a
> Grand Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger
> diameter tyre they would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had
> a mini which had small dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
My Landrover Discovery has done over 25,000 miles on BFG AT's (10.5 x 31)
and I fully expect them to still be legal in another 25k.
--
Paul - xxx
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:18 +0100
author: Paul - xxx
|
Re: Tyre Wear
My 2 ton '99 Ford explorer still has the original tyres at 46k(miles), and
will easily make 50k. Depends how you drive , I suppose.
The spark plugs are changed every 100k (In case you need to know that)
Trefor
"Dgethin" wrote in message
news:yIbOh.26818$267.10393@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:31:02 +0100
author: Trefor
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Re: Tyre Wear
Dgethin wrote:
> Is it usual to get only 18,000 miles of the front tyres, I have a Grand
> Vitara 2.0TD 3 door, year 2005. I thought with a larger diameter tyre they
> would not wear out so quick. I remember when I had a mini which had small
> dia tyres they soon wore out.
> What do you all think
>
>
Something wrong here. On a vehicle which is default RWD I would expect
fairly even wear across all 4 tyres. I replaced all 4 on my GV at about
32,000 miles and they are all about equal in wear.
18,000 miles does not sound good, although I am not sure how much extra
weight the Diesel carries on the front wheels. Was the wear uneven? Have
you had the tracking checked?
Other than that I can only think that it could be your driving style.
Given that the front end is heavier, if you corner enthusiastically,
which the GV is good at!, this could be a contributory factor.
John
date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:54:00 +0100
author: John Moppett
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