Hi All,

My MY10 XS came with Continental Cross Contacts M&S and since then I've done 13500 miles. I noticed today that they seem to have already worn down to just above the wear bars. The wear is even across the tread.
Considering some of the mileages people seem to get from tyres on the FL2 this seems to me that my tyres are
wearing more quickly than I shouold suspect.
Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing it? Am I wrong about what seems to be excessive wear?
Would alignment cause even wear?

Regards,

Stuart

Tyre wear depends a lot on what type of roads you use most. Re. Continentals, I have found Goodyear on my GS wheels performed better than the Continental Contacts on SE
My first GS Auto on Goodyear had 3mm even at 24000 mls.
Current SD has 5.5mm on fronts and 6mm on rears at 13000mls, Goodyear. I live in a country area so lots of twisty roads but do have long runs on dual carrigeway, possibly 50/50.

If alignment was the problem tyres would wear unevenly, either on outside edge if toe IN too far or inner edge if toe OUT to far. Excessive wear on inner and outer edges is UNDER inflation and centre of tyre is OVER inflation. All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

Hi Druand,

I did wonder, my commute is 15 minutes each way on twisty roads so I expect the wear will be higher than if I was on a motorway each day.

Stuart

I had Good Year Wranglers on my last Freely and I am confident I would have nudged the 40k mark with them if I still had it, I have the Continental Cross Contacts on this one and I will be If I get to 25k with them.

Continental Cross Contact on my 1st Freelander 2 changed at 24000 miles for Wranglers which were still looking like new when i sold it at 36000. Continental 4x4 Contact on my 2nd Freelander 2 done 10500 miles and still looking good but I don't expect them to last much beyond 24000.
Was told that recent EU tyre legislation will reduce the mileage we can expect from each set of tyres in the future!

So what the EU have done, means that a difficult item to recycle ie tyre carcasses, (there is only so many barriers and meanages that we can use them for) their will now be lots more of them

rchrdleigh wrote:

Was told that recent EU tyre legislation will reduce the mileage we can expect from each set of tyres in the future!

That'll teach me to listen to people who claim to know what they're talking about without checking the facts from another source first!.
The cynic in me will always suspect a plot by manufacturers to reduce the longevity of tyres to increase their sales!

I got about 20k miles out of my conti's and live in Cumbria so we don't have the best roads! I then changed to the new general grabber AT.

Just changed my continentals had 2.5mm left, even wear and done 35000 miles.

ad210358 wrote:

So what the EU have done, means that a difficult item to recycle ie tyre carcasses, (there is only so many barriers and meanages that we can use them for) their will now be lots more of them

rchrdleigh wrote:

The cynic in me will always suspect a plot by manufacturers to reduce the longevity of tyres to increase their sales!

And don't forget the shoes the Africans made out of tyres, what I saw whilst in Kenya, measure the foot, cut the tyre, a length of rope and you have you Pirelli footwear  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

And don't forget the shoes the Africans made out of tyres, what I saw whilst in Kenya, measure the foot, cut the tyre, a length of rope and you have you Pirelli footwear

I'm surprised cobblers in the UK haven't caught onto this idea....

Just think shoes with great path handling in the rain.

Could even have 'Snow Shoes' or even 'M&S shoes' - (Mud and Snow - not Marks & Spencer!)

And the wear rate would be perhaps a lifetime (for most walkers!) 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

And the wear rate would be perhaps a lifetime (for most walkers!)[/quote]

There is your answer, things are designed to break so you have to go and buy more.

Me thinks my regular commute has contributed to the wear. At least I know what to do with the tyres when they come off....