Tyre Prssures

Follow the instructions in your handbook or the label inside the door/fuel cap.

Are the tyres wearing like he say's?

Definitely follow the recommended pressures! Dropping from 35 to 30psi will have a dramatic (almost certainly negative) effect on the handling and fuel consumption. It does sound a lot for a 'small' car but I'm not surprised! (Small cars aren't as light as they used to be... ;-)

Justin.

Hmm.

Utter bollucks from the sound of it. Lots of small machines with low profile tyres have recommended tyre pressures >30 PSI.

You can try it either way but personally, I'd laugh at your tyre fitter and use what Peugeot say.

It's worth experimenting. I have typically run my cars on slightly higher than standard pressures partially because I'm tight, partially because on standard pressures, the last three wore out the tyres as though they were under inflated. The current one, I'm not so sure yet.

i'm surprised he asked or even looked it up!

Agreed. My Octavia has 29 front, 32 year. But the Missus's Fabia is 32 all round.

It's weird like, my Zafira should 35 PSI front and rear, on 225/45/17's

Just to follow up, as an experiment I dropped the pressures all round to 30. Although I'm not going to notice any changes in wear tendencies in the very short term, I must say that the predicted negative effect on handling is very apparent. Looks like I will be returning to the manufacturer's recommendation of 35 and sticking with it.

Yep, I concur.

Pete