Tyre wear

Must try harder! 😉

I did think that but I guess most of the mileage is motorway driving, so although I don’t hang around, the tyres do probably get an easy life most of the time.

I have to say this particular model has, so far, been extremely fit for purpose. Not expensive to run for the performance on offer.

I thought new tyres only had 8mm of tread? 

I may be wrong but I think that motorway driving doesn't wear tyres much, it's cornering that does a lot of "damage" due to scrubbing effects.

I'm pleasantly surprised that the front tyres on my Fiesta are lasting much better than I expected since I corner somewhat enthusiastically in it, plus there are loads of roundabouts near where I live.  They're Contis (205/40VR17), and whereas previously I've been a bit of a Michelin fan, when they do need replacing I will be sorely tempted to put Contis on it again

I wondered if it was because much of the mileage was accumulated on smooth European tarmac rather than cratered coarse UK tarmac?

No, not really - 1630kg in this version according to Parkers

My tyres (Bridgestones) are similar - I've currently got 38k on the clock and the fronts are at 6mm. Both rears were replaced a couple of thousand miles ago when I got a puncture but they still had 5mm on them. With the 4 wheel drive the wear rates front to back are quite similar.

Think mine are Bridgestones - probably the same or virtually the same tyre as yours.

I used to have the tyres swapped front to rear at every service on my 406 estate (company car) and they just about lasted to the following service so 12,000 miles for a full set.

The Boxster could just about get 10k out of a set of rears, but they were super soft compound, so the opposite of the ones fitted to the RR which will last longer than any other tyres I've had based on how worn they are now.  I assume they are the same tyres as fitted to Bryan's Ewok and it's the most gently driven car I've ever had which will help.  I measured them when I bought it, with 10k miles covered and the fronts had 9mm and the rears 8mm but I've no idea if they were replaced in its first year.

Just had a look and the rears on the 750 lasted 29k miles, which backs up the point that factory fit Bridgstones are very hardy.   The rears on the 535 lasted 33k miles and the fronts 55k but that did spend pretty much all its time on the motorway.  I'm excluding winter tyre mileage in both. 

I suppose, thinking off the top of my head here; the bigger the wheels, the larger the circumference, the less revolutions per km, therefore the less wear, so the tyres will last longer.

I was thinking much the same as Stuntman but my own tyres have been on the car for over 30k miles and the fronts are half worn, the rears are on about 3mm and need immediate replacement.If a third of that time was with the winter tyres, then over 20k miles from a pair of rears - especially as I don't run them down to the legal limit - is good going on a car like mine. And I did an autototest at Goodwood in them when brand new, with quite a bit of smoky sideways:



I do wonder how some people "achieve" the MPG and parts life they do, when I know how hard I drive my car at times. I guess it comes down to a few things, most of my mileage is long trips, and while I do give it the beans sometimes I only do so when I feel like it, the road and traffic situation suits it, and so on. Presumable the knuckle draggers with the tiny tyre life are those tiresome people that just boot it everywhere all the time, even in heavy traffic in a 30 limit, when personally I just try to be smooth...

That’s what I suggested just after it arrived and is what I’d have done if I’d spent that amount of money on a car and wasn’t as happy as I could be with it because of the tyres.