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ChrisGJ · Mar 18th, 2004, 12:32 PM

our MC has now done 14,000 miles and when it was recently in at the dealers, they said that we need to 2 new front tyres

.

We have 17" Pirelli run flats on and I am quite surprised that we need new ones already. the car has been driven fairly normally (obviously cornering quickly

- why else would buy a MINI?!, but rarely wheel spin etc).

I'm quite disappointed that they have only lasted this long - especially considering how much they cost to replace - even with a girlfriend who works for BMW and can get them at cost.

Is this mileage about average for these tyres?

Cheers.

Darren S · Mar 18th, 2004, 12:42 PM

I managed about 16k on my fronts before needing to change. Actually changed at about 17k, but they were bald as bald can be.

punkeyfunky · Mar 18th, 2004, 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisGJ

our MC has now done 14,000 miles and when it was recently in at the dealers, they said that we need to 2 new front tyres

.

We have 17" Pirelli run flats on and I am quite surprised that we need new ones already. the car has been driven fairly normally (obviously cornering quickly

- why else would buy a MINI?!, but rarely wheel spin etc).

I'm quite disappointed that they have only lasted this long - especially considering how much they cost to replace - even with a girlfriend who works for BMW and can get them at cost.

Is this mileage about average for these tyres?

Cheers.

That sounds about correct to me; I got something similar.

-Lee

ChrisGJ · Mar 18th, 2004, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the replies.

Time to find some £££'s to buy some new ones! - now for the question of what to get and should I stick with run-flats?

punkeyfunky · Mar 18th, 2004, 03:13 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisGJ

Thanks for the replies.

Time to find some £££'s to buy some new ones! - now for the question of what to get and should I stick with run-flats?

I ditched the runflats and switched to Pirelli Pzero's, at £98+vat each. Oh, and £30 for tyre weld and a portable pump/compressor.

-Lee

dcfkan · Mar 18th, 2004, 03:38 PM

I changed my front two tyres shortly after 29k miles and they were still legal at the time

Depends how hard your drive your car I guess

I know of people changing new tyres with only 9k miles

DK

:apple:
self confessed girly driver

ChrisGJ · Mar 18th, 2004, 03:48 PM

I have a friend who owns a MINI and his MC has done 25k and still doesn't need new tyres which is what made me ask the original question 'cos I thought even with harder driving the difference wouldn't have been so great.

he does have 16" on his MC so maybe those tyres are harder wearer?

dcfkan · Mar 18th, 2004, 03:52 PM

Mine are 17"

DK

:apple:

ChrisGJ · Mar 18th, 2004, 04:05 PM

aah! must be my driving wots dunnit then! - never mind, it was enjoyable wearing them out anyway!

Cooper Man · Mar 18th, 2004, 04:05 PM

My 17" Dunlops have almost done 21,000 - the fronts are wearing at the edge and the rears are still perfect.

I'm going to swap them around at the weekend to get the goodness from them all!

DinkaDonka · Mar 18th, 2004, 06:05 PM

Im lucky to get 6k out of a set of front TOYO Proxie T1-S's and no wheel spinning! There soft as pap but gril very well in the dry , good but not that good (18")

DD

Sejanus · Mar 18th, 2004, 06:08 PM

I got 26,000 miles out of my Dunlop run-flats. They were still legal, but definately getting smooth at the end. Even 26,000 seems to soon to me, especially for such expensive tires.

Windshadow · Mar 18th, 2004, 06:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Cooper Man

My 17" Pirellis have almost done 21,000 - the fronts are wearing at the edge and the rears are still perfect.

I'm going to swap them around at the weekend to get the goodness from them all!

I was told to have the wear checked at about 6000 and then swap the fronts for the rears between 8000 and 12000 depending how much wear was measured at 6000
they said this would result in max tyre life for the first set

pabs911 · Mar 21st, 2004, 01:35 AM

Well Chris, you didn't mention that you rotated the tires. Considering this, I'm not surprised you had to change out the fronts so soon.

I also had Pirelli Uforia runflats. I rotated rather late, around 18000 miles, but I just replaced all four at 30,000 miles with Falken Ziex ze512 tires (19 lbs as opposed to 25 lbs.). I also replaced my S spoke wheels with a set of ATS 17 x 7.5 Comp. Lite wheels (16 lbs. as opposed to 25 lbs.) for a toatal weight savings of 15 lbs. per corner.

I cannot stress to you how much of a difference this has made in the performance of my 2002 MCS. It's like I bought a newer faster better car and all I had to spend was $450.00 for the tires and $290.00 for my wheels (including the money I got for selling my used S spoke wheels).

Mar 18th, 2004, 12:32 PM	#1
ChrisGJ MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 59 Offline	New tyres already?! our MC has now done 14,000 miles and when it was recently in at the dealers, they said that we need to 2 new front tyres . We have 17" Pirelli run flats on and I am quite surprised that we need new ones already. the car has been driven fairly normally (obviously cornering quickly - why else would buy a MINI?!, but rarely wheel spin etc). I'm quite disappointed that they have only lasted this long - especially considering how much they cost to replace - even with a girlfriend who works for BMW and can get them at cost. Is this mileage about average for these tyres? Cheers.

Mar 18th, 2004, 04:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cooper Man "Just Like That!" Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 255 Offline	My 17" Dunlops have almost done 21,000 - the fronts are wearing at the edge and the rears are still perfect. I'm going to swap them around at the weekend to get the goodness from them all! UJ Club: GB064 Last edited by Cooper Man : Mar 18th, 2004 at 08:55 PM.

Mar 18th, 2004, 06:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
DinkaDonka MINI 2 OLD BOY Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bishop Auckland Local Time: 12:53 AM Posts: 727 Offline	Im lucky to get 6k out of a set of front TOYO Proxie T1-S's and no wheel spinning! There soft as pap but gril very well in the dry , good but not that good (18") DD GT3 RS Ariel Atom 300 E92 M3

Mar 18th, 2004, 06:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Windshadow MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Newcastle Maine Local Time: 08:53 PM Posts: 2,450 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Cooper Man My 17" Pirellis have almost done 21,000 - the fronts are wearing at the edge and the rears are still perfect. I'm going to swap them around at the weekend to get the goodness from them all! I was told to have the wear checked at about 6000 and then swap the fronts for the rears between 8000 and 12000 depending how much wear was measured at 6000 they said this would result in max tyre life for the first set S BRG/W Randolph 3 PAC NAV Mid Coast Maine, U.S.A.

Mar 21st, 2004, 01:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
pabs911 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: FT. WORTH, TX Local Time: 07:53 PM Posts: 136 Offline	Well Chris, you didn't mention that you rotated the tires. Considering this, I'm not surprised you had to change out the fronts so soon. I also had Pirelli Uforia runflats. I rotated rather late, around 18000 miles, but I just replaced all four at 30,000 miles with Falken Ziex ze512 tires (19 lbs as opposed to 25 lbs.). I also replaced my S spoke wheels with a set of ATS 17 x 7.5 Comp. Lite wheels (16 lbs. as opposed to 25 lbs.) for a toatal weight savings of 15 lbs. per corner. I cannot stress to you how much of a difference this has made in the performance of my 2002 MCS. It's like I bought a newer faster better car and all I had to spend was $450.00 for the tires and $290.00 for my wheels (including the money I got for selling my used S spoke wheels). PABS911

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Mar 18th, 2004, 12:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Darren S MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Local Time: 12:53 AM Posts: 230 Offline	I managed about 16k on my fronts before needing to change. Actually changed at about 17k, but they were bald as bald can be.

Mar 18th, 2004, 01:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
punkeyfunky UberGeek Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milton Keynes Local Time: 12:53 AM Posts: 862 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisGJ our MC has now done 14,000 miles and when it was recently in at the dealers, they said that we need to 2 new front tyres . We have 17" Pirelli run flats on and I am quite surprised that we need new ones already. the car has been driven fairly normally (obviously cornering quickly - why else would buy a MINI?!, but rarely wheel spin etc). I'm quite disappointed that they have only lasted this long - especially considering how much they cost to replace - even with a girlfriend who works for BMW and can get them at cost. Is this mileage about average for these tyres? Cheers. That sounds about correct to me; I got something similar. -Lee

Mar 18th, 2004, 03:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChrisGJ MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 59 Offline	Thanks for the replies. Time to find some £££'s to buy some new ones! - now for the question of what to get and should I stick with run-flats?

Mar 18th, 2004, 03:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
punkeyfunky UberGeek Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milton Keynes Local Time: 12:53 AM Posts: 862 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisGJ Thanks for the replies. Time to find some £££'s to buy some new ones! - now for the question of what to get and should I stick with run-flats? I ditched the runflats and switched to Pirelli Pzero's, at £98+vat each. Oh, and £30 for tyre weld and a portable pump/compressor. -Lee

Mar 18th, 2004, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
dcfkan In exile, down SOUTH! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: London WC1 Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 13,580 Offline	I changed my front two tyres shortly after 29k miles and they were still legal at the time Depends how hard your drive your car I guess I know of people changing new tyres with only 9k miles DK :apple: self confessed girly driver

Mar 18th, 2004, 03:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
ChrisGJ MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 59 Offline	I have a friend who owns a MINI and his MC has done 25k and still doesn't need new tyres which is what made me ask the original question 'cos I thought even with harder driving the difference wouldn't have been so great. he does have 16" on his MC so maybe those tyres are harder wearer?

Mar 18th, 2004, 03:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
dcfkan In exile, down SOUTH! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: London WC1 Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 13,580 Offline	Mine are 17" DK :apple:

Mar 18th, 2004, 04:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
ChrisGJ MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 59 Offline	aah! must be my driving wots dunnit then! - never mind, it was enjoyable wearing them out anyway!

Mar 18th, 2004, 06:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sejanus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Sacramento Local Time: 05:53 PM Posts: 4,318 Offline	I got 26,000 miles out of my Dunlop run-flats. They were still legal, but definately getting smooth at the end. Even 26,000 seems to soon to me, especially for such expensive tires.

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