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Post by bigkev on Mar 9, 2018 21:01:04 GMT
A well known fact that I do not like anything Bridgestone, Fido min.......long story.......but any tyre which still has 6mm of tread on it CANNOT possibly have covered 24k miles.
That equates to 2mm wear for 24k miles......they are renowned for their good mileage (and pish wet grip and noisy gubbers), but sumfink no addy uppy here........
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Fido
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Post by Fido on Mar 9, 2018 21:26:35 GMT
Just went to the garage and checked again! They now look like 3 to 4mm. I will get someone to recheck. Cannot imagine how I misread earlier. Thanks.
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Post by philip42h on Mar 9, 2018 22:41:31 GMT
A well known fact that I do not like anything Bridgestone, Fido min.......long story.......but any tyre which still has 6mm of tread on it CANNOT possibly have covered 24k miles. That equates to 2mm wear for 24k miles......they are renowned for their good mileage (and pish wet grip and noisy gubbers), but sumfink no addy uppy here........ It seems perfectly reasonable to me. My SR180 ran on Duelers for all of the 56k miles I had it. The rears still had around 4mm tread left when I px'd it at 56k. The fronts were changed when they dipped below 3mm at 46k. In the current RAV I've done 26k summer miles on the OEM Duelers and still have over 5mm tread left (unfortunately  ). The Winter Contis at 20k miles were at 6mm so they wear quite well too ... |
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 10, 2018 7:23:43 GMT
The depth of tread varies between brands and unless measured when new you can’t assume it’s 8 mm to start with.
Tyres on the rear often wear slowly.
Also even if the tyres are not showing visible signs of cracking and perishing on the outside I would expect them to have lost much of their elasticity and as they form part of the suspension the ride will be harder. I would definitely change 12 year old tyres and personally I would put 4 new tyres on and have a fresh start with a good summer tyre like Geolander G91, or did I mention my favourites are all season Michelin Cross Climates?
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Post by bigkev on Mar 10, 2018 17:42:24 GMT
Maybe that inadvertently confirms what MY OWN PERSONAL findings of Bridgestone Duellers were, then.........their compound is woefully HARD, explaining the high mileage they give, the unacceptable ROAD NOISE they make, and their truly average WET WEATHER performance. Yet they were actually OK in snow if not "pushed".
Have decided to refit my 5mm tread normal Yokohamas until time to swop back winters for 2018/19 winter, then see what the market has to replace the Yokohamas with in the spring of 2019...........or maybe not.......lol.
David.......my branny Duellers had 8mm.
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Post by phaeton on Mar 10, 2018 19:08:29 GMT
Once had a Citroen Xantia (one of the best car ever built), it came with with Michelin MX's as standard, changed the rears at 86K & 145K
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Post by davidwilson on Mar 10, 2018 19:15:45 GMT
Maybe that inadvertently confirms what MY OWN PERSONAL findings of Bridgestone Duellers were, then.........their compound is woefully HARD, explaining the high mileage they give, the unacceptable ROAD NOISE they make, and their truly average WET WEATHER performance. Yet they were actually OK in snow if not "pushed". Have decided to refit my 5mm tread normal Yokohamas until time to swop back winters for 2018/19 winter, then see what the market has to replace the Yokohamas with in the spring of 2019...........or maybe not.......lol. David.......my branny Duellers had 8mm. Did you measure all across the tyre? Different size tyres and brands vary but 8 mm in the centre is a good guide. www.vredestein.co.uk/car-suv-van/guides/tyre-tread-depth/ |
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 10, 2018 20:25:16 GMT
Once had a Citroen Xantia (one of the best car ever built), it came with with Michelin MX's as standard, changed the rears at 86K & 145K
How times have changed ... my last two Citroens, people reported changing their Michelins at 10-12k! I changed my Michelin tyres on the DS5 at 20k I think, but I did also do 2 years with Winter Tyres within those 20k miles. |
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Post by bigkev on Mar 10, 2018 20:48:06 GMT
Back in the late seventies, eighties and nineties, when I drove like a sales rep., coz I was wan, and I insisted on Continental tyres, never managed to get more than 15k from the fronts. They were the Michelin Cross Climates of their day.
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