Had my Had my 170 sport tech for about 18 months now and I'm still delighted with it. Only today I've come across my first real problem:
When I got the car it had just been fitted with a pair of Primewell budget tyres. To be fair they were actually quite good and I got 18k out of them. It would have been well over 20k except the tracking was well out so they were changed to a new pair of Continental contactsport 5s 6 months ago. Nice tyres, quieter than the budgets and a bit grippier, but nothing earth shattering.
I parked up in Tesco today and left the car on full lock. When I came back I noticed that the central area of both fronts was almost down to the minimum
At first I thought they had been over-inflated. But, at 30psi they were actually a little low.
Called in at the local tyre fitters who supplied the Contis. They said they were definitely knackered and looked like they had been used by a boy-racer (I'm nearly 50). OK, I might be getting on a bit, but still like to enjoy my time behind the wheel, but with only enthusiastic (read: not boy-racer) driving the Contis have lasted only 6000 miles. Even when I was a boy-racer I expected 10k out of a set.
The moral to the story seems to be to get cheap tyres. I've ordered some budgets at half the price of the Contis. I'll let you know how they last.
When I got the car it had just been fitted with a pair of Primewell budget tyres. To be fair they were actually quite good and I got 18k out of them. It would have been well over 20k except the tracking was well out so they were changed to a new pair of Continental contactsport 5s 6 months ago. Nice tyres, quieter than the budgets and a bit grippier, but nothing earth shattering.
I parked up in Tesco today and left the car on full lock. When I came back I noticed that the central area of both fronts was almost down to the minimum
At first I thought they had been over-inflated. But, at 30psi they were actually a little low.Called in at the local tyre fitters who supplied the Contis. They said they were definitely knackered and looked like they had been used by a boy-racer (I'm nearly 50). OK, I might be getting on a bit, but still like to enjoy my time behind the wheel, but with only enthusiastic (read: not boy-racer) driving the Contis have lasted only 6000 miles. Even when I was a boy-racer I expected 10k out of a set.
The moral to the story seems to be to get cheap tyres. I've ordered some budgets at half the price of the Contis. I'll let you know how they last.
