Tyres - which make / type wears best?

That's not bad at all for a decent set of front tyres.

IMHO, Pirelli P6000s are _the_ best choice for mid-sized cars, with P600s a good 'budget' choice. (I've tried both on our cars).

The offer decent grip, and none too tragic wear rates.

You can get tyres that will do more mileage - but this will be at the expense of outright grip - personally I wouldn't compromise on grip when you're towing a caravan.

IME, Michelin MXM / Primacy. 38,000 from the rears, 55,000 from the fronts. RWD. I don't drive slowly.

They're not cheap to buy, but the price per mile is excellent.

Dunlop SP Sports - got 30,000 miles out of the fronts on my old 306 (not driven gently) although they are abysmal in the wet.

Pirelli P6000's - good all rounder. Last quite well, grip well and cheap through discount suppliers (2 195/50/15 V's from Micheldever tyres for less than £80 fitted and balanced)

Dan

In message , Dan Post writes

I'm on my second set of P6000's but I think that Michelins offer longer tyre life (at the expense of slightly less "sportiness" but the OP said this wasn't a requirement).

i find that the cheepo s***ty hong fung wong brand wear out faster.....

so why is it when i got to the local tyre place they try to sell me cheepo s***ty ones when i tell them

I dont mind paying a little more for a tyre that will last longer?

Well, it does vary with both the driving and the vehicle, of course! Turbodiesels can be harder on their front tyres because the driver uses the mid range heave. :)

However, when all is said and done, Michelins have a very good reputation for being able to take high mileage, although they are also expensive. It's usually worth it in a cost per mile basis, but you do need the cash to stump up first, of course.