Try Michelin next time ;-)
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Le 5 juil. 2016 à 15:59, Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> Only 30k, Chris (and I do hope you mean miles and not kilometers)! That
> must be a very soft tire compound. The original tires on my Honda CR-V
> (Continentals) only lasted 45k miles, but the Firestones that replaced them
> have lasted 80k miles (just started my third set).
>
> Charlie
>
> On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 3:47 AM, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It might be that tyres in Europe are softer and more liable to break into
>> particles, which is apparently the problem, but my Pirelli P7s last me 30k,
>> and that’s on the crappy British roads. Tyres will surely not last more
>> miles than that on our Prius, would they?
>>
>> I do hope that my tyres last that long on my latest acquisition; the rear
>> tyres are 255/40 18 which don’t come cheap. I had not spotted the
>> assymetric tyre fit before I bought the car . . .
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 1 Jul 2016, at 21:01, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> 4. Tire wear. Not sure I buy this one. Tires meant for hybrids and EV
>>> vehicles tend to be of a very hard compound, are pumped up to scary
>>> air-pressures and provide as much tire life as anything else out
>>> there. Sorry, but this one doesn't pass the smell test.
>>
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