If you have the dreaded whine from the rear of the car how many miles have you driven before having the diff fixed. My tyres are about half worn and there is a definite whine most obvious at 60-70 mph but almost silent at 80 mph (driving in europe !). I have driven to Italy and back (about 2500 miles) and the noise seems about the same, so do I change my tyres although they are only half worn ? and if so can you propose tyres that don't make lots of noise when only half worn.

swop them from front to rear and see if the noise goes/changes. Common sense isn't very common.
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2007 Land Rover Freelander2 I6 hse Auto

georgetina wrote:

If you have the dreaded whine from the rear of the car how many miles have you driven before having the diff fixed. My tyres are about half worn and there is a definite whine most obvious at 60-70 mph but almost silent at 80 mph (driving in europe !). I have driven to Italy and back (about 2500 miles) and the noise seems about the same, so do I change my tyres although they are only half worn ? and if so can you propose tyres that don't make lots of noise when only half worn.

Pirelli Scorpion Zero all season.
About 4-5mm left
Car milage 64000

All tyres have a slight step on the leading edge of the tyre blocks which I think is the source of the noise. Seems that the blocks have too big a gap. The whine is more obvious when the road is hot.

I had exactly the same noise and tyres with 4-5 mm wear swopped front to back,noise all gone.

I prefer

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pirelli+...Y-lUjcCaM:

They have quite a fine tread pattern, with lots of slits to move water. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

You would notice the noise 25+ mph my money is on its your tyres.

Agreed! Getting rid of the Verdes on the back sorted mine. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

I've had the diff whine and I've had a whining noise from rear tyres. The diff was more a rumbling sound and I could somehow tell it was from the centre of the car. The tyres I thought were wheel bearings but it went away when I got new tyres.

Seriously, have you tried earplugs? Great for night time, driving, kipping on the car ferry, flights, etc. I buy them in boxes of 250 from tool hire shops. Throw away after 3 days.