Motoring Discussion > Regional tyre tread compounds. Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Old Navy Replies: 5
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New Sun 4 Oct 15 08:44 
 Regional tyre tread compounds. - Old Navy
Having driven in the southern states of the USA and Australia and know that their road and tyre combinations can be a bit challenging in the wet, I wondered if the areas nearer the equator were supplied with harder tread compounds. This would mean longer tyre life in dryer areas but softer shorter lived tyres with better grip in cooler wetter areas. As for winter tyre tread compounds, only incompetents need them outside the Arctic circle. :-)
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New Sun 4 Oct 15 11:46 
 Regional tyre tread compounds. - Cliff Pope
Tyres have a chip which detects when they are being tested for wear resistance, grip or noise, but reverts to normal "wear them out as soon as possible and buy another" mode afterwards.

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New Sun 4 Oct 15 13:08 
 Regional tyre tread compounds. - Old Navy
So that is what TPMS is for. :-)

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New Sun 4 Oct 15 15:17 
 Regional tyre tread compounds. - Rick O'Shea

>> As for winter tyre tread compounds, only incompetents need them outside the Arctic.
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How much did yours cost? :-)))
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New Sun 4 Oct 15 17:24 
 Regional tyre tread compounds. - Old Navy
Why would I need them, it was hotter than Rome and Barcelona in Scotland a few days ago. :-)
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New Sun 4 Oct 15 22:27 
 Regional tyre tread compounds. - Bill Payer
I've always been bemused by tyres that we would regard as Summer being described as All Season in the US, and often with incredible mileage guarantees - I've seen 80K.
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