Just replaced the front tyres a thousand miles or so ago on my 2008 520d for the first time, from factory fit Goodyear NCT5 RunFlats to Michelin Primacy HP Run Flats. I toyed with the idea of winter tyres but we are nearly in spring. Maybe later this year...........
The Goodyears had lasted an epic 75,000 before becoming more succeptible to aquaplaning at moderate speeds (they still had over 2mm of tread left though). The rear pair had lasted 50,000 before needing replacement which seems stunningly impressive to me. The rears are occasionally lacking in a bit of grip in the wet and so I thought I would fancy a change.
I have tried Michelins this time as with my old 2005 S60 Volvo they significantly improved the ride comfort and fuel economy.
This time they are noticably more compliant, but fuel economy is about 2mpg less. The car feels more 'sticky' to the road with less rolling resistance I think (might just be me!). They also seems to be a bit more road noise.
I may persevere in another 25,000 miles when the rears need repalcing and add another pair of Michelins for a full set, but thought this brief information might be helpful for any E61 owner / driver, or 5 series saloon driver for that matter.
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>> an epic 75,000
>> rear pair had lasted 50,000
Epic? Doesn't quite sum it up! Do you wear the car suspended on braces with your head through the sunroof and flintstone it along? :-)
The pedal on the right's a throttle, you can go fast if you stomp on that one ;-)
Joking aside, that's some mileage on tyres.
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>> Joking aside, that's some mileage on tyres.
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Impressive indeed, that's truck standard, i've never seen anything like that from car tyres, except maybe Michelin X's in large sizes.
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I usually get 50k from rear tyres on a FWD motor, But 75k miles? blmey
Last edited by: Zero on Tue 1 Feb 11 at 19:53
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Guy who used to work for me had as his company car a Cavalier (Mk3) ? Around 1992 anyway. His commute was 95% motorway and he wasn't a push on sort. His car needed its first set of back tyres at 95k.
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Cars were much lighter not so many years ago which must have made it easier to get more miles out of tyres.
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>> His commute was 95% motorway and he wasn't a push on
>> sort. His car needed its first set of back tyres at 95k.
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My commute is about 75% motorway, and I am most definitely not a "push on sort" either, but the best that I have gotten from a set of tyres is 38,515 miles on the second set that I had on the front wheels (Bridgestones).
The original Continentals (Cough! Spit!) only lasted 21,100 miles.
(This is also on a BMW, but only a 3-series, not a %er like the OP)
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Interestingly I consider myself to be a 'press-on' type of driver, enjoying the tight road holding of the BM. Being an estate I frequently end up at the end of a journey with the contents of the boot stewn everywhere! I drive hard, but safe, hence being staggered by the tread remaining.
I have the tyres in the garden awaiting recycling (into growing carrots in most likely) and to be honest would be a bit embarrassed if my boss saw them as he might question why I replaced them so early having 2mm + of tread left!
The rears take the brunt of hard acceleration (only a 2.0 litre but 177hp and a heavy car too) and 50k from them was pretty good I think. Be interesting to see how often the traction control light comes on once I have Michelins on the rear!
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You certainly did very well in getting so much wear out of your tyres.
Maybe it's the road surface that wears my tyres down more quickly - the roads down here are paved with gold, don't you know! ;-)
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BMW 5-Series E61 Touring - New tyres - Skoda
