tyre life and makes of tyre.

what kind of tyre life do you get from your tyres, i have been told that a
cheaper tyre will not last as long as a dearer one; is this trooo?

I have 1999 406, 1.8, 16valve rapier saloon, which i use to tow a caravan,
and my tyres wether cheap or dear, last about a year, how about yours, (or
in other words, do yours last longer? and do you tow a caravan?). what sort
of wear do you get from yours?
Regards
mark.

 

hhm the cheapo tyres i had on my 305 seamed to last forever ( harder
rubber compound...) I had firestone FST590 fitted after a nice 180
(not) on the belgian E40, which solved the problem of skitting.

on my 406 i have michelin Pilot PRIMACY
195/65 R15 91V, they go to 240KM/h ( not that the car does)
and do their job wel.

one could do with pirelli P6000 there a bit cheaper, but dont last
that long towing a caravani would not take the P6000

if you tow a caravan one could go for reïnforced rear tyres

the michelins now did 25.000 km and arer stil like "new".

maybe a look here could serve you

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/

 

Hello,

Normally the life span from tyres is between 40.000 and 60.00 km
depending on your style of driving...
Towing a caravan or not isn t making much difference...
Most of the time cheaper tyres have a shorter life span, the road-holding
isn t 100 % or the quality can be a problem ( distortion ). Some of them
also make more " noice " - if you know what i mean....
For a 406 i would suggest : Michelin, Goodyear or Dunlop... I have the
best experience with those ..

Sorry for my bad English...

 

Hi thanks Tim, i still had a perfectly good spare (brand new tyre), so i put
that on, its a goodyear, eagle, and i found a dealer with the same tyre to
match it, then threw out the worst one i had on, keeping the best of the two
for the spare. I'll see how i get on with the good years.
danke for your info.
mark.