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[Bill]

Fortunately the car passed its MOT, otherwise it would have been an even bigger "Ouch"!

[Steve]

I can recommend the PS3, but I don't go anywhere near Pirellis as they just don't work on my car ( so I'm told)

[Bill]

They're the only tyres approved by Jaguar for that car. On a previous XJR I couldn't get the Pirellis so fitted a pair of Dunlop SP9000s at one end (I forget which). They were also Jag-approved for that vehicle, but mixing them with Pirellis was a seriously bad idea... and might have been even on a PS3

The car would understeer into a corner and change, quite abruptly, to oversteer halfway round- it was practically undriveable. So, a few thousand miles earlier than really necessary, I had to change the others to SP9000s as well, and it returned to its normal handling.

Fortunately they were fairly cheap, only about £180 each iirc

[Bill]

Apologies for bumping an old thread but I've only just noticed- the RSS usage feeds are now timestamped at midnight, IDNet must have found a quicker way of getting the usage figures.

That's much better than before 

[Simon]

 

[andrue]

It can get expensive... the new tyres were for the XJR- Pirelli PZero's, 255/40 ZR 18's at £256 each

Ouch. Mind you I was a bit taken aback when I had to change the fronts on my Jazz in August. It was bad enough that they'd only lasted 12k (poor for me but apparently not unheard of for the newer Jazz models). But it also turned out that my pre-reg Jazz had the wider tyres on it so that cost me the thick end of £300. And then to cap it all off I had to take the car back to have them adjust the alignment.

It was fine as far as the wheels were concerned because they'd checked it when fitting the new tyres. But for some reason the car was now driving straight with the wheel turned 5 degrees right. Not pulling at all - just needed to be turned. So that was another £15 that no-one really seems to understand.



Anyway next month I might change the rears as they are getting a little low to go into winter with. I thought the garage would swap front to back but they said the new tyres had reinforced sidewalls so best to leave them on the front (which was another £5 they lost so either honest or lazy ).

[Gary]

They're the only tyres approved by Jaguar for that car. On a previous XJR I couldn't get the Pirellis so fitted a pair of Dunlop SP9000s at one end (I forget which). They were also Jag-approved for that vehicle, but mixing them with Pirellis was a seriously bad idea... and might have been even on a PS3

The car would understeer into a corner and change, quite abruptly, to oversteer halfway round- it was practically undriveable. So, a few thousand miles earlier than really necessary, I had to change the others to SP9000s as well, and it returned to its normal handling.

Fortunately they were fairly cheap, only about £180 each iirc

On our old Megane sport got to expensive to run, the tyres just got to expensive let alone the rest of it. Michelin pilot sports cost all round just shy of £750. I do miss that car but glad we sold it, as it would eat though four tyres in a year and a half. Tyres on our  2012 Focus Titanium are still going strong so should last two years. And its so much more comfortable.

[Bill]

it would eat though four tyres in a year and a half.

I don't know how long the Jag tyres will last, I'd guess it's more dependent than most cars on the weight of your right foot- nearly 400bhp can eat a lot of rubber

I'd guess around 30,000 miles from the wear since I bought it.

It seldom gets driven really hard (it's noticeable that most R-type jags seem to be driven with consideration for tyre wear, not surprising!) and I seldom do more than about 5,000 mile/year in it. So I hope not to have to change them again.

[Gary]

I don't know how long the Jag tyres will last, I'd guess it's more dependent than most cars on the weight of your right foot- nearly 400bhp can eat a lot of rubber

I'd guess around 30,000 miles from the wear since I bought it.

It seldom gets driven really hard (it's noticeable that most R-type jags seem to be driven with consideration for tyre wear, not surprising!) and I seldom do more than about 5,000 mile/year in it. So I hope not to have to change them again.

The megane just ate tyres and Justina was not particularly fast as she needs her license   for work but since the car handled so well she did throw it around a bit. Great fun on the known country roads, but never over the speedlimit. The fact we could take corners faster than most was fun enough without having to boot it. 

[nowster]

Ouch. Mind you I was a bit taken aback when I had to change the fronts on my Jazz in August. It was bad enough that they'd only lasted 12k (poor for me but apparently not unheard of for the newer Jazz models). But it also turned out that my pre-reg Jazz had the wider tyres on it so that cost me the thick end of £300.

I have a Honda Jazz EX "2009 model", with the uncommon (hence expensive) tyre size. Continental Premium Contacts at about £90 per corner. (Black Circles)

The default Dunlops wear down very quickly.

[Clive]

Thanks for the Jazz EX tyre advice.  I'll shop around for the Continentals when I need to replace the Dunlops.  I've only done 5,000 on them so they should last another 18 months.  On the other hand, the Pirellis on my X type will do 30,000.  The only problem I have with them is pressure loss even after fitting new valves.   

[Steve]

I do find it weird that a car which in no way could be classed as a performance saloon should be so hard on it's front tyres, I think my wife will probably get 10k out of her fronts . I intend to swap front to rear as the OE Dunlops 3 years old  on her previous had splits probably due to age, certainly rear tyre wear was minimal. 

I can normally get the Dunlops for £95 fitted but may look at other makes next time round.