That'll be a new set of front tyres on my 'Velle 174 then. Arse. God alone knows how many (few?) miles it'll do on a set when it get chipped next month. 174bhp/400NM std, 227bhp/572NM when 'breathed upon'. It does go pretty quick for a van ;>)
JB
What's the tread depth then? Just below 3mm, or 1.6mm?
If the steel carcass isn't shining through, he's a sissy ;-)
TDM
Pah, I managed a similar mileage from a set of front 185/55 13s on my ~65bhp 205 Diesel when I was 17.
(c:
I suggest using the handbrake more often.
To even up the front / rear wear?
;)
Everything will be suffering in the wet too...
Heh; I suppose. I don't have that luxury - but then I also have the luxury of not driving a company vehicle, so it's a double edged sword.
That many?
Sierra was the worst, at 6000 miles for all four, then the Volvo at
8000-12000 for the fronts (apart from the time I put NCT5s on which had low grip but lasted 20k), 10-15k seems to be the norm for the backs on the merc.
I guess I must drive like a puff after all then :>(
6k miles on a Sierra? 4x4 Turbo? My mate in Sutton has a rather special Ford SVO Sierra XR4x4 with integral supercharger in the block (Test vehicle no.7 of 14 ever built). That gets through tyres at an alarming rate. Massive fun to drive though.JB
XR4x4 2.8. It was driven hard and sideways at every possible opportunity.
*Top* work Sir! I'll bet the petrol bills were alarming too.
JB
Back in the day probably not, but now, that's something else... :-)
It was surprisingly not that heave on fuel, Sierras are so much smaller and lighter than modern equivalents.
I ran it as my daily driver billing expenses to the company I was working for. It ran on 95 unleaded and returned >30mpg on the motorway and
*Tim Kemp in >30 mpg on the motorway shocker*
:)
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