hi guys, been a while since of posted in here!!
Unfortunately a rather expansive issue has arisen with my car, I'm getting uneven wear across the front tyres. both front tyres are almost bold on the edges with the centre line still having tons of life left!
The cars 2 years old and done 16000mi, tyre pressures are kept correct and I've had tracking done, nothing seems to cure this unusual wear!!
has anyone else had or noticed this??
Due to said wear I'm now having to look at replacements which opens up a whole new issue. At the moment it's running good year vector 4 seasons, unfortunately my experience with these tyres has been that they aquaplane far far too easily!!! and living in the east of england I'm thinking the likelihood of these tyres ever meeting snow or ice lessons considerably as the years pass ( I haven't seen snow thicker than 1cm in roughly 3 years!!!!).
Whilst I'd like to keep the same tyres on the car to help hold the value and keep it as it was when purchased, there seems to be cheaper tyres with much better wet weather, noise and fuel ratings which got me thinking should I switch them out?
for example,
Good year vector 4 seasons
efficiency rating = C
Wet weather rating =C
noise level = 68dB
Black circles fitted price = £113.24 per tyre
Good year Efficient grip
efficiency rating = B
wet weather rating = A
noise level = 66dB
black circles fitted price = £89.30 per tyre
it just got me thinking are the original tyres really the best tyres for the money? and more importantly are they the best tyres for the general UK environment? granted Scotland gets a fair bit of snow but the rest of us mainly have to deal with wet weather, so are winter tyres really the best option??
thoughts and opinions??
Edited by: jonnyg30
Unfortunately a rather expansive issue has arisen with my car, I'm getting uneven wear across the front tyres. both front tyres are almost bold on the edges with the centre line still having tons of life left!
The cars 2 years old and done 16000mi, tyre pressures are kept correct and I've had tracking done, nothing seems to cure this unusual wear!!
has anyone else had or noticed this??
Due to said wear I'm now having to look at replacements which opens up a whole new issue. At the moment it's running good year vector 4 seasons, unfortunately my experience with these tyres has been that they aquaplane far far too easily!!! and living in the east of england I'm thinking the likelihood of these tyres ever meeting snow or ice lessons considerably as the years pass ( I haven't seen snow thicker than 1cm in roughly 3 years!!!!).
Whilst I'd like to keep the same tyres on the car to help hold the value and keep it as it was when purchased, there seems to be cheaper tyres with much better wet weather, noise and fuel ratings which got me thinking should I switch them out?
for example,
Good year vector 4 seasons
efficiency rating = C
Wet weather rating =C
noise level = 68dB
Black circles fitted price = £113.24 per tyre
Good year Efficient grip
efficiency rating = B
wet weather rating = A
noise level = 66dB
black circles fitted price = £89.30 per tyre
it just got me thinking are the original tyres really the best tyres for the money? and more importantly are they the best tyres for the general UK environment? granted Scotland gets a fair bit of snow but the rest of us mainly have to deal with wet weather, so are winter tyres really the best option??
thoughts and opinions??
Edited by: jonnyg30