Millhouse

Doubtful - when I took the last set off the Fortuner in AD the man said to me 'why are you replacing, they are fine' (3 years old, 70k) - next to my car was a Hylux truck with bald tyres - they went straight off mine onto the truck...

Bahtatboy

Bald tyres give far better grip 98.63% of the time here. (That's not a made-up figure.)

Millhouse

Probably about right (your 5 days a year of rain assumption) - and to be honest, all bets are off when it rains anyway.

You have to get up early to be ahead of me my friend.

Bahtatboy

Dubaidog

It says 29530ZR18 on mine - not sure exactly what it means except bloody impossible to find and very expensive!

flares

Did my Jeep's tyres today. 4 new big Bridgestones at 700 a pop at Masaood's outlet in Adnoc (Muroor/27th heading out of town). Was quoted 815 ea after discount at Futtaim's outlet in the Adnoc Muroor/23rd (heading into town).

Managed to get 4 years 3 months and 60k km out of them but probably should have changed them before as they were a bit bald round the edges.
That said they are probably off to a new home on some wreck somewhere like EMhouse's.

Millhouse

I finally replaced my tyres... I found an old receipt and they had indeed done 40km over a period of 2.5 years.

And, wow, what a difference. I don't have to have the radio on full blast anymore to be able to hear it. The new ones are silent!

Rear tyres showed some wear, the fronts looked pretty clean. No cracking.

Charismatic

I don't like brand new tyres, they never feel like they have the grip of a run in tyre.

flares

don't forget to rotate after 10k...actually i probably will

OleJanx

You're just bragging.

Confucius

I have done 80,000kms on one set in 3 years...On another car I've done 70,000 on one set in 26 months...And finally on a third car I've done 50,000 on one set in 3 years...
Depends on how you drive, rotation discipline, and brand of tires - Michelins and COntinentals go further than others usually...

Chris_m

295 is the width 30 is the profile/sidewall so in this case 30% of 295mm ZR is the speed rating which is high performance!! 18 is the radius so 18"

Am guessing it's something nice and high performance and RWD, sounds like fun if you're running 295's bud. And yer they will be expensive, I'd recommend trying to get some FALKEN 452's not expensive but great grip levels, and will give bridgestone an pirrelli's a run for there money. But with the rain levels we get out here go get some nice Toyo TR1's. Sticky as heck and will love the hot weather here. Not cheap mind but if you're running something high end performance then well worth it.

The Dean

I don't get this.

What if the tyres have been sitting, new and unused, on the shelf in the workshop for a few months before being purchased? That number can only refer to a month of manufacture, surely?

northbadawi

Everything about tyres, codes and the 6-year shelf life http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

I recently completed "search for new tyres" mission. Nobody here cares about anything except size. Take care yourself.
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