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      05-30-2009, 11:28 AM   #1
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Life expectancy

How many miles do you think i might get out of the runflats?

Top pic is fronts, bottom pic is rears

fronts have 6-7mm tread depth at the centre, rears have just over 4.5mm at the centre.

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      05-30-2009, 11:42 AM   #2
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mine have about the same at 20,000 but the insides of the rears have excessive wear and while the centres would probably last another 5 i doubt the insides will last another 2 how hard do yoi drive?
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well ive had the above tyres on for around 9500 miles...

i do very little motorway driving tho.
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      05-30-2009, 12:27 PM   #4
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9500 miles?????

I guess you're an enthusiastic driver?
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My rears, I think are going to last just about 6K miles - Dunlop SPs 285/25/192.
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9500 miles?????

I guess you're an enthusiastic driver?
yeh i took them off at around 9500 miles give or take a few hundred?

i think cos i do mostly town driving that wears more - start and stop driving and the added torque doesnt help?

i dont drive like miss daisy nor do i drive like DXB burning out everywhere. i think 10k isnt too bad for a set of RFT rears like that on a 335i?

so u think i mgiht get a few thou. out of the rears still? just debating whether i shud just bin them?

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I understand my 320d couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding compared to a 335 !! but I have now done 31,000 miles on the original set and expect to do 40k as I did on the previous E91
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9500 miles?????

I guess you're an enthusiastic driver?
You think thats enthusiastic, i think grannyish. I do sets in 5k.
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You think thats enthusiastic, i think grannyish. I do sets in 5k.
That's not enthusiastic matey, that's just plain crazy...!
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It all depends how your driving style is....
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Look at the shoulders on the rears, showing fairly heavy wear, I would bin them. I always change tyres early as they can get fairly soft when nearing the end of life and tread can disappear in a very short time.
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