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Old 04-17-2007, 03:38 AM
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How long are people getting out of a set of tyres....

Be it in miles or kms....
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10,400 miles on the rears, fronts still on 5mm
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7.5k out of rears
14k ish from fronts???
shows what a sh1t driver i am but wgaf i like it
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I used to average about 6K on the rears, managed 13ish on the fronts

but I did tend to drive it like I had stolen it
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My rears are 2 weeks old today, and are down to 7mm already.
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4000 - 4500 from a set of rears.

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Check this....... on 15k miles from new, still on 1st set of rears!! Although down to about 4mm so up for replacing soon.

I don't drive like a pansy either, suppose it's down to 90% of my miles actually on the M3, A303 rest of the 10% round town. Fronts have loads on.
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6k for the last 2 sets of rears and about 14k for the fronts.

Consumption of rears has increased as I have got more used to the car
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Where do u get your tyres done wineboar. I'm looking to get mine changed in the near future and was just curious as I see you are in Glasgow too.
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18k is my record

Russel go to Jim Dicksons in Cumbernauld - VERY VERY good, and cheap (he buys from Micheldever)



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