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Depends what you mean...ideally forever I don't want to pay for another set. In the real world the fronts should last 20k and the backs should last about 30k. Totally depends on your driving style and the compound tyres you have.
 
Depends how you drive, if theres any problems with the car itself e.g tracking etc, a lot of factors to consider

Tyres can last forever in theory - youll just wear the tread off and wont be able to stop well
 
ok
i was sold a car with apparently new tyres

2 years ago give or take 10 months

which they wasnt they was cracked
now my rear pack has a puincture and the mechanic says that they are also a tad low

wow 2 good posts already
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now my rear pack has a puincture and the mechanic says that they are also a tad low

if its got a puncture you will have been running the tyres slightly flat so the tread will wear out quicker

18 months cant really complain about that especially if you are using car everyday
 
Er measure them? TBF when I had warranty work done I was told my tyres were on 3mm, a month later I had a service at the same garage who then measured my tyres at 4mm. Also what do you mean apparently new? if they were cracked they weren't, that and 2 years between buying a car and getting new tyres is good amount of time, I bought my car 9 months ago with part worns on it, just changed them 10k later with them having lasted 23k since the car was new.
 
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its a nail at mo

i only done 6k to 12 kish miles cant remember

how long you had the nail in it though?

And they were 'apparently' new tyres and you still bought car even though they were cracked? Shuldve demanded new tyres
 
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I voted 10K, which some of you may find bizarre. However, there are folk out there that cover less than 2,500 miles a year, and so tyres that lasted 20K would be 8 years old by the time they should legally be replaced, yet these could be perished, cracked and downright dangerous.

I got about 18K front and rear on Yokohama s.drive tyres, but that was less than a year's worth of driving. It's odd because these tyres are really grippy, so I expected them not to last this long. The Yokohama A539s I had previously were less grippy, yet were toasted in less than 10K.

On a side note, why do you have to replace brake pads and discs in pairs, yet tyres you can do what you like? It is legal to have remoulds on one side with only 1.7mm, and brand new Pirelli P6000s on the other with 7mm of grip. Kind of like marrying your cousin, it's legal, but not right.
 
the Yokohama s on my old gsd vectra only got 5k max,but that my fault for turning traction control off at roundabouts (some driftin fun) (y)
 
the Yokohama s on my old gsd vectra only got 5k max,but that my fault for turning traction control off at roundabouts (some driftin fun) (y)

Haha,my opinion on traction control is that it should be turned off, or better yet, not fitted in the first place. If I want a computer that does most of the driving for me, I'll buy a robot chauffeur :D
 
lol,yea your right,if you need to brake you got handbrake and footbrake why have traction control braking for you.(y)
 
I had to have 2 new front tyres last week for the MOT on my Sei Sporting. The old ones (Pirelli) lasted 26k - they had about 10k of wear left but had small cuts in the sidewall.
 
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