How long do the tyres last ???

trickdick · 01-10-2006, 07:25

Picking up my new Fabia vRS on Tues/Wed.

How long are the standard tyres likely to last?

Cheers

Mr Grumpy · 01-10-2006, 07:33

Anywhere between 10000 and 30000 miles.
HTH

Mil · 01-10-2006, 07:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by trick****

Picking up my new Fabia vRS on Tues/Wed.

How long are the standard tyres likely to last?

Cheers

That's like saying 'I just got a new plate of food, how long do you think this chicken and rice are gonna be on it?'

Silly question really....depends how you drive your car

trickdick · 01-10-2006, 07:54

OK OK !

I only want a rough idea - not an answer like "12498 miles" !!!!

I'm trying to work out whether its worth taking out the fixed price maintenance/tyres contract.

Be gentle with me - I'm new here !!!!!!!!!!!!

**mannyo** · 01-10-2006, 08:00

How many miles PA, do you think you will do? and how would you describe your driving style?

Mr Grumpy · 01-10-2006, 08:24

Also what tyres have you got?

Traff2003 · 01-10-2006, 08:35

Depends on how far you press the volume control

C.O.I. · 01-10-2006, 09:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by trick****

Picking up my new Fabia vRS on Tues/Wed.

How long are the standard tyres likely to last?

Cheers

Just responding for general interest:
My (wife's) 02 plate Octavia Estate 1.8T 4x4. Bridgestone Turanza last about 13,000 miles
My (company) 05 plate Octavia Estate 2.0 Tdi. Bridgestone Turanza. Just changed all 4 at 29000 miles.

trickdick · 01-10-2006, 09:12

I reckon I'll be doing 15k miles pa

Dont know what sort of tyres they are - I havent got the car yet !! They will be whatever come as standard on a new Fabia vRS.

Driving style - hmmmmmm I dont drive excessively fast, but can be hard on brake pads/discs.

Thanks for your help guys

chris_newell41 · 01-10-2006, 09:20

do you drive to work? do you drive on motorways?

maybe a percentage of your usage may help. motorway miles are v.easy on the tyres aswell as traffic in the city. so if you do motorway milegae most they will last ages. If you are like me and have to drive down lots of bendy roads, loads of junctions ect then I can see they will last 15,000 max

RADIOTWO · 01-10-2006, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by trick****

I reckon I'll be doing 15k miles pa

Dont know what sort of tyres they are - I havent got the car yet !! They will be whatever come as standard on a new Fabia vRS.

Driving style - hmmmmmm I dont drive excessively fast, but can be hard on brake pads/discs.

Thanks for your help guys

So reading your driving style, "don't drive excessivly fast, but can hard on the brakes"! meens you drive fast enough, so I reconn you will get about 8000 on the front, and poss 10000 on the back.

If you set off like a snale and don't use your brakes then I recon you will get four times the milage at least, with carefull driving I get about 60K out of my tyres, and have had just under 100K out of my Van.

Then if you were going to drive like a saint ! then I guess you would not have gone for a VRs !

Steve

trickdick · 01-10-2006, 09:25

no motorways in deepest rural Norfolk !

Mainly "A" roads - not too twisty !

I expected 15k from them - but wanted to make sure !

devonutopia · 01-10-2006, 09:27

Rule of thumb is probably more on how you accelerate/stop and how bendy your average commute or drive will be.

The more motorway the longer they should last. I guess its pretty flat where you are, and from memory there's a lot of straight roads around Norwich? My guesstimate will be 20,000 for front tyres, 40,000 for the rears. (or around 30,000 for all if you rotate tyres at 15,000 miles for example) (assuming gentle style of driving in general)

If you get a remap I would halve these figures.

mj01 · 01-10-2006, 15:07

Had my Fabia vRS a year and done 20k miles and the original Bridgestones, which are down from 8mm originally to: 4mm on the fronts and 6mm on the back. Assuming I change at 2-3mm, that will give around 25k-30k on the fronts and 50k-60k on the rears. This has been mainly on A & B roads in Wiltshire at a fairly fast pace but little wheel spinning! Hope that helps your estimating.

MagicBoy · 01-10-2006, 18:56

I do mainly town driving - only the odd motorway trip (around 700 miles max in long distance work) and I've done 10k so far on the factory Bridgestone Turanzas in 14 months. There's 4mm left on the fronts and the rears have over 6mm. I'll probably get them swapped around sometime soon to even up the wear. So I'm estimating around 20k for the full set, or 15k for the fronts and 30k for the rears.

The vRS is likely to be hard on the front tyres due to the heavy engine and fat torque. I tend to behave most of the time, but am sometimes partial to a weekend blat or the odd bout of bad behaviour. A mate of mine with an Ibiza FR TDI who drives a bit like a loony munched the front factory Bridgestones in 9k.

Motorway work is a lot kinder to the tyres. I had 52k/4 years out of the factory rear tyres on my previous VW Bora. A high proportion of Motorway work between Manchester and Glasgow stretched the front tyres from around 17k to 28k a set.

nottyash · 01-10-2006, 20:24

I do a lot of motorway driving, have a remap and got 16000 from the original Continentals.

SteVRs · 02-10-2006, 08:47

Originals all round at 27k - rears are low but should be good for another 5-10k and fronts are 50% used so another 10-15K left methinks. I rotated at about 20k.

jonny boy · 02-10-2006, 08:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by mj01

Had my Fabia vRS a year and done 20k miles and the original Bridgestones, which are down from 8mm originally to: 4mm on the fronts and 6mm on the back. Assuming I change at 2-3mm, that will give around 25k-30k on the fronts and 50k-60k on the rears. This has been mainly on A & B roads in Wiltshire at a fairly fast pace but little wheel spinning! Hope that helps your estimating.

Tell you what, the roads in Wiltshire must be covered in silk ! (I know they're not as my Parents live there)

I live in Cumbria, twisty A/B roads and I don't drive loony. My tyres are being replaced today after 14k with 3mm front and 2mm rear. Fair enough, there's a little left but it's Winter soon and i'd like a bit of grip in the wet please.

SteVRs · 02-10-2006, 12:38

Am i right in thinking wear markers are at around 2.5 mm?

Edit: No they're not at 1.6 before you say they are...

ScoobyChris · 02-10-2006, 13:20

From your description, I reckon you'll probably be changing your fronts annually and the rears every 30k (at the soonest). So long as you aren't doing traffic light grand prix's and spinning the wheels at every opportunity they should wear nicely.

I'd be weary of choosing a contract which included free tyres though as I like to choose my brand and fitter myself

Chris

01-10-2006, 07:25	#1
trickdick Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 39 Members Car: Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	How long do the tyres last ??? Picking up my new Fabia vRS on Tues/Wed. How long are the standard tyres likely to last? Cheers

01-10-2006, 07:33	#2
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01-10-2006, 07:54	#4
trickdick Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 39 Members Car: Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? OK OK ! I only want a rough idea - not an answer like "12498 miles" !!!! I'm trying to work out whether its worth taking out the fixed price maintenance/tyres contract. Be gentle with me - I'm new here !!!!!!!!!!!!

01-10-2006, 08:00	#5
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01-10-2006, 09:12	#9
trickdick Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 39 Members Car: Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? I reckon I'll be doing 15k miles pa Dont know what sort of tyres they are - I havent got the car yet !! They will be whatever come as standard on a new Fabia vRS. Driving style - hmmmmmm I dont drive excessively fast, but can be hard on brake pads/discs. Thanks for your help guys

01-10-2006, 09:20	#10
chris_newell41 Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,511 Members Car: 2006 Fabia VRS Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? do you drive to work? do you drive on motorways? maybe a percentage of your usage may help. motorway miles are v.easy on the tyres aswell as traffic in the city. so if you do motorway milegae most they will last ages. If you are like me and have to drive down lots of bendy roads, loads of junctions ect then I can see they will last 15,000 max __________________ Fabia Vrs Blackmagic! Xenons, Cruise Control, Heated Seats and ESP Wednesday 12th may 2006 was my VRS day

01-10-2006, 09:25	#12
trickdick Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norwich Posts: 39 Members Car: Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? no motorways in deepest rural Norfolk ! Mainly "A" roads - not too twisty ! I expected 15k from them - but wanted to make sure !

01-10-2006, 09:27	#13
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,081 Members Car: Skoda Fabia Mongrel Images: 5 Thanks: 75 Thanked 352 Times in 295 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? Rule of thumb is probably more on how you accelerate/stop and how bendy your average commute or drive will be. The more motorway the longer they should last. I guess its pretty flat where you are, and from memory there's a lot of straight roads around Norwich? My guesstimate will be 20,000 for front tyres, 40,000 for the rears. (or around 30,000 for all if you rotate tyres at 15,000 miles for example) (assuming gentle style of driving in general) If you get a remap I would halve these figures. __________________ Jason - Only a Skoda. Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

01-10-2006, 15:07	#14
mj01 Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Devizes Posts: 48 Members Car: Fabia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? Had my Fabia vRS a year and done 20k miles and the original Bridgestones, which are down from 8mm originally to: 4mm on the fronts and 6mm on the back. Assuming I change at 2-3mm, that will give around 25k-30k on the fronts and 50k-60k on the rears. This has been mainly on A & B roads in Wiltshire at a fairly fast pace but little wheel spinning! Hope that helps your estimating. __________________ Martin Fabia v/RS Sep 05, Black magic, xenons, cruise, front flaps Black leather, and red stitching, from Seat Surgeons of York. Black mats with red binding and vRS logos from Autostyle. Elise s2 Type 49 (Gold Leaf ltd edition) 4/03 (for sunny days).

01-10-2006, 18:56	#15
MagicBoy Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cheshire Posts: 281 Members Car: '05 Fabia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? I do mainly town driving - only the odd motorway trip (around 700 miles max in long distance work) and I've done 10k so far on the factory Bridgestone Turanzas in 14 months. There's 4mm left on the fronts and the rears have over 6mm. I'll probably get them swapped around sometime soon to even up the wear. So I'm estimating around 20k for the full set, or 15k for the fronts and 30k for the rears. The vRS is likely to be hard on the front tyres due to the heavy engine and fat torque. I tend to behave most of the time, but am sometimes partial to a weekend blat or the odd bout of bad behaviour. A mate of mine with an Ibiza FR TDI who drives a bit like a loony munched the front factory Bridgestones in 9k. Motorway work is a lot kinder to the tyres. I had 52k/4 years out of the factory rear tyres on my previous VW Bora. A high proportion of Motorway work between Manchester and Glasgow stretched the front tyres from around 17k to 28k a set. __________________ '05 Diamond Silver Fabia v/RS

01-10-2006, 20:24	#16
nottyash Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 242 Members Car: VRS Fabia, Remap, leather the ish Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? I do a lot of motorway driving, have a remap and got 16000 from the original Continentals.

02-10-2006, 08:47	#17
SteVRs Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 3,065 Members Car: Smart Roadster Coupe Brabus Thanks: 4 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? Originals all round at 27k - rears are low but should be good for another 5-10k and fronts are 50% used so another 10-15K left methinks. I rotated at about 20k.

02-10-2006, 12:38	#19
SteVRs Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 3,065 Members Car: Smart Roadster Coupe Brabus Thanks: 4 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? Am i right in thinking wear markers are at around 2.5 mm? Edit: No they're not at 1.6 before you say they are...

02-10-2006, 13:20	#20
ScoobyChris Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Andover Posts: 18,195 Members Car: Fiat Panda Thanks: 15 Thanked 336 Times in 290 Posts	Re: How long do the tyres last ??? From your description, I reckon you'll probably be changing your fronts annually and the rears every 30k (at the soonest). So long as you aren't doing traffic light grand prix's and spinning the wheels at every opportunity they should wear nicely. I'd be weary of choosing a contract which included free tyres though as I like to choose my brand and fitter myself Chris __________________ Holding up the traffic in a little Italian..........

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