Tyre Wear

[Dilbert2402]

Now that my X1 has passed the 30 k mile mark I surprised to find that the rear tyres have still got more than 4 mm of tread left and the fronts about 6 mm. Admittedly I've a diesel ED version but this is dramatically better than any car I've had for the last 10 years and with an average mileage in the UK of about 8 k, this would suggest a possible life span of 5 - 6 years normal driving. Previously I have had lower powered front wheel drive diesel cars and tyres front or rear would last between 13 k & 19 k miles of fairly enthusiastic driving. I know all you US based drivers with your lovely strait 6 engines will be munching tyres but what kind of mileage are people generally getting?

[edx1]

Could the tires you're using, how much city vs hwy, and how aggressive you are with driving?

[nospam]

The all-season tires likely last twice as long as summer performance tires. I'm guessing you have A/S tires.

[Red Bread]

My tracked and aggressively driven M Coupe ate Pilot Sport 2's at a rate of around 18k miles for the rears and I could usually squeak the fronts along at double rate, or 36k. The Pilot Super Sports appeared to be wearing slightly better before I sold that car.

The 135i got about 22k out of the awful Bridgestone RFT's before we replaced them with non RFT Michelin A/S Plus tires that were at about half depth on the rears at 45k when we sold that for the X1. I'd be shocked if we need tires on our 35i when the lease is up at 30k miles. We'll probably stay under mileage, but unless something else comes out soon, we may just buy this car when the lease is up anyway.

FWD cars hate front tires, since everything happens up there and generally about 65% of the weight is up there too, the good news is that rear tires are literally just along for the ride and tend to last forever if you don't rotate them into the position of abuse.

[Dilbert2402]

Sorry should have said that mine came with Pirelli P7 RFT's and most of my mileage is done out of town on single and dual carridgeways.

[nospam]

Originally Posted by Dilbert2402

Sorry should have said that mine came with Pirelli P7 RFT's and most of my mileage is done out of town on single and dual carridgeways.

Summer P7 or P7 All-Season? Big difference

I think the summers are rated for 30k miles while the all-seasons are 50k+.

[fdpxfunix]

Hi Guys

I have a 18d Sdrive with P7 RFT tyres. Have no idea if they're summer or all season. How do you tell?

I drive 102 miles a day on B, A, dual carriage-way and motorway roads with a mixture of driving styles and speeds, though I have a gentle right foot as I try to keep the MPG as high as possible.

I put a new set on the rear in April 2012 and replaced them 6 weeks ago. I managed to get 24k out of them, which I don't think is too bad.

I replaced the fronts in August 2012 and still have loads of tread left. I expect the fronts to last until probably Jan 2014.

Also had 4 wheel alignment carried out in August 2012 as the fronts had worn badly on the edges. Edge wear so far on the fronts looks good.

J.

[nospam]

Generally, only M Sport package vehicles got the summer P7s. The A/S tires say All-Season on the sidewalls.

[Blue Bottle]

In UK they will be what the folk's in the US call Summer Tyres, in the UK most folks dont use/need winter tyres. However after several bad winters, I guess more UK people will be getting Winter Tyres as is normal over here in Europe

[danintas]

My car has just clocked 45,000 kms and the EfficientGrips are just at the stage of needing replacing ... have worn quite evenly too!

[Grovsnus]

Originally Posted by Blue Bottle

In UK they will be what the folk's in the US call Summer Tyres, in the UK most folks dont use/need winter tyres. However after several bad winters, I guess more UK people will be getting Winter Tyres as is normal over here in Europe

There are winter tires, all season tires and high performance summer tires. It would surprise me quite a bit if the UK didn't default to all season. Remember that there are drivers in Aberdeen as well as in England, and they prefer to stay alive.

[Red Bread]

Most of the rest of the world understands (or are required by law) to use winter tires when needed and all seasons are not necessary. It's not uncommon for the UK and mainland Europe to equip cars with summer tires, unlike here were the lowest common denominator requires all seasons unless you sign ten release documents.

[edx1]

One other data point that would be interesting, do you guys have square or staggered setups and rwd or awd X1's?

[Grovsnus]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Most of the rest of the world understands (or are required by law) to use winter tires when needed and all seasons are not necessary.

Coming from Europe, I can say that this is false. All season tires are more common in Europe than here in the US. So common that all season tires tend to be called summer tires, to distinguish them from winter tires.

In the North, winter tires also tend to be studded by default, which is an exception rather than a rule here in the US. Some states won't even allow it.