Mondeo towcar tyre mileage

Scottie2
Scottie2 Forum Participant Posts: 226
edited May 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

I have a Mondeo diesel towcar 2015...in 12 months have recorded mileage of 13000 miles mostly without the caravan, and the tyre tread depth remaining of 5 mm ( when new they had 8mm).. I am heading off for a 2500 miles holiday touring with the caravan but
want to change my tyres before they reach 3mm....The tyres are Michelin EcoSaver 215/60/R16/95V...Comments welcome on the expected usage of tread based on above information and whether it is possible to achieve.

Comments

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
    1000 Comments
    edited May 2016 #2

    That seems high tyre wear ,we have done over 22000mls with our Kia Sportage and when serviced last moth had 6mm tread and we tour with c/van a lot

  • pstuart
    pstuart Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited May 2016 #3

    Our 163 powershift on Goodyears gave 12k on the fronts before they had to be replaced.

    The current Tiguan will go to about 30k - its mostly about the vehicle not the tyre (talking about new cars and premium tyres here).

    Michelin will give the best of all worlds

  • ValDa
    ValDa Forum Participant Posts: 3,004
    1000 Comments
    edited May 2016 #4

    Tyre wear, generally, is highly depending on where and how you drive!  If you do a lot of winding roads, cornering, tight turns, impulsive braking, and so on, then tyres will wear more quickly than if your mileage is all moderate speed on straight roads,
    with good surfaces.

    One man's Mondeo, with the same tyres, can wear out those tyres at a very different rate to another Mondeo with the same tyres.  

    We have noticed our tyres wear out more quickly now that we have a house in France, which is in a rural area with lots of tight bends.  It has made a noticeable difference to the mileage we get from our tyres -- even using exactly the same spec tyres as
    previously.

  • bigherb
    bigherb Forum Participant Posts: 65
    edited May 2016 #5

    No way of anybody knowing without knowing how and where you drive. Tyre life is dependant on a lot of factors. Tyres will last a lot longer if the majority of the the driving is done cruising  on motorways compared to someone trying to get the fastest time
    to the next roundabout in Milton Keynes.

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
    1000 Comments
    edited May 2016 #6

    Leaving aside the comments on conditions/driving style, based on current usage, he's getting a bit over 4K miles per mm and should theoretically be good for around another 8.5K before reaching his desired minimum tread depth. Even allowing for a higher wear rate when towing, they should be good for a 2.5K mile trip. Overall it would appear that the tyres are going to lasty for about 22-25K miles which I would have thought fairly average.

  • Scottie2
    Scottie2 Forum Participant Posts: 226
    edited May 2016 #7

    Leaving aside the comments on conditions/driving style, based on current usage, he's getting a bit over 4K miles per mm and should theoretically be good for around another 8.5K before reaching his desired minimum tread depth. Even allowing for a higher wear
    rate when towing, they should be good for a 2.5K mile trip. Overall it would appear that the tyres are going to lasty for about 22-25K miles which I would have thought fairly average.

    Write your comments here...Thanks cyber yacht, you confirm my reckoning that my holiday mileage will be met by my existing tyres until I return and should still have about 2/3 mm left on them...The reason I was asking originally is because I buy my tyres
    direct from Tyre Leader and delivered to my house. I have a tyre dealership locally who will fit my supplied tyres for £10 per wheel inc valve, balance and vat and provided my old tyres have 3 mm tread left on them, he gives me £10 each for them for him to
    sell on as used so win win for me.

  • Scottie2
    Scottie2 Forum Participant Posts: 226
    edited May 2016 #8

    JVB66, your 6mm left after 22,000 miles on your Kia, correct me if I'm wrong, maybe because your tyres when new, may have had 10mm treads whereas the Mondeos Michelin tyres come new with 8mm !!.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
    1000 Comments
    edited May 2016 #9

    you could of course just bite the bullet & buy tyres whilst on holiday if the need arises Wink 

  • JohnM20
    JohnM20 Forum Participant Posts: 1,416
    1000 Comments
    edited May 2016 #10

    I had the same dilema just before we went to France last year (driving a Mondeo). I decided to risk it but did, in fact, buy two tyres in France. Very pleasingly they worked out considerably cheaper than in the UK !

  • Scottie2
    Scottie2 Forum Participant Posts: 226
    edited May 2016 #11

    you could of course just bite the bullet & buy tyres whilst on holiday if the need arises Wink 

    Write your comments here...I couldn't buy the Michelin EcoSaver 215/60/R16/95/V tyres as cheap as I can get them via Tyre Leader which come from Holland and/or Germany even allowing for £10 each to fit I am still many £'s in pocket And I presently have 4
    such new tyres in my possession.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
    1000 Comments
    edited May 2016 #12

    you could of course just bite the bullet & buy tyres whilst on holiday if the need arises Wink 

    Write your comments here...I couldn't buy the Michelin EcoSaver 215/60/R16/95/V tyres as cheap as I can get them via Tyre Leader which come from Holland and/or Germany even allowing for £10 each to fit I am still many £'s in pocket And I presently have 4
    such new tyres in my possession.

    If you've already got them ....... fit them if you think you need to. My comment over biting the bullet was trying to say that you might just have to pay more than you would normally ...... such is life

Categories