GTI Front Tyres life - Km's

[Uomo]

Hi Guys,

Just wandering how many Km's did your front GTI tyres last you??
My car is reaching 9,000Km's and already the fronts are looking battered - i think will need to be changed.

By the way i go the Dunlpo SP Sport 01A's.

[GermanwithaVdub]

if it makes you feel any better, im at 13000 on my tdi and they're ready to be replaced

[Uomo]

if it makes you feel any better, im at 13000 on my tdi and they're ready to be replaced

hahah...feel much betta

[Tim]

what tyre pressures are u guys running in the front? Is it just the outer edge thats wearing?

[Uomo]

what tyre pressures are u guys running in the front? Is it just the outer edge thats wearing?

Running @ Recommended tyre pressur on fuel cap.
No not just outta edges - it's the whole tyre tread.... dunno if it's coz sports tyres are soft compound.

By the way, this is my first car with sports tyres - usually my tyres last me anywhere b/w 3 to 4 years!!!

[GermanwithaVdub]

haha yeh tyres are gonna kill me... specially when i get the gt and it'll have the gti tyres and a more powerful engine

[dodgey]

Hi Guys,

Just wandering how many Km's did your front GTI tyres last you??
My car is reaching 9,000Km's and already the fronts are looking battered - i think will need to be changed.

By the way i go the Dunlpo SP Sport 01A's.

I've got the same tyres on mine. Almost 8000kms and mine's still really good, easily have 75-80% left. I did rotate mine at 6500kms.

I run mine at 38psi all round though I'm thinking of reducing the rears to 36psi.

[senna]

Damn! My wife's cars just ticked over 25000, just been serviced and the guy reckons they're fine. She's mostly highway (2hrs a day on the f3) driving though.

[REDMKVGTI]

I'm up to about 5000, the 050 's are still looking fine and I have given em a fair bit of stick (great ocean road 3 times, Mt Buller once, Black spur 4 times) and done a defensive driving course.

I'd love to go for a drive to see how you launch if your tyres are only lasting 10-15000 odd K's.

[Uomo]

I'm up to about 5000, the 050 's are still looking fine and I have given em a fair bit of stick (great ocean road 3 times, Mt Buller once, Black spur 4 times) and done a defensive driving course.

I'd love to go for a drive to see how you launch if your tyres are only lasting 10-15000 odd K's.

Yeah me too, i will be @ the Melb Great OCean Road drive, are you gonna be there??

[GermanwithaVdub]

I'd love to go for a drive to see how you launch if your tyres are only lasting 10-15000 odd K's.

i have the tdi dsg ie: no launch possible

tbh i cant be bothered to rotate the tyres, id rather buy two at a time instead of 4 at a time, easier on the wallet

i dont drive like a COMPLETE maniac... but i'm fairly aggressive... just so much weight up front i guess. the back tyres are still around 90%, they just kinda trundle along, if i rotated them i guess id get around 30000kms which isnt too bad anyway