Tyre Wear

[Hermieonthego]

Hi. I am a new member and hope someone has an opinion on the following. I have a 2009 Euramobil Terrestra 570HS on a Fiat 2.3 litre turbo chassis. The original tyres on the front (Continental 215/70R15CP) lasted only 30,000kms. I replaced them with Michelin camper tyres and these have worn out after only 18,000kms. I had alignment problems originally, but had that fixed. The Michelin tyres have worn evenly and I can't detect any obvious problems with steering or tracking. The original Continental tyres on the back are still in good service. I check the tyre pressures regularly and keep the front tyres at 5 bar and the rear at 5.5 bar as per the manual.

Can anyone suggest what might be causing the premature wearing of these front tyres. Thanks in anticipation and happy travels.

Thanks to those who replied. I appreciate it.

 

[Viktor]

It has been suggested to me that MH tyres don't last as long as you might expect car tyres to because of the extra weight
and the drive tyres usually wear out first...is it front wheel drive by any chance?...I found on my 4x4 that Michelins had harder
rubber, lasted longer, but did a less than perfect job of gripping the road. I changed to Bridgestone Dueler (winter tyres) and
of course great grip, but no where near the same milage.

I'm told to expect poor milage on my current van's tyres as they are winter tyres and permanent 4 wheel drive.

 

[Deleted member 967]

It has been suggested to me that MH tyres don't last as long as you might expect car tyres to because of the extra weight
and the drive tyres usually wear out first...is it front wheel drive by any chance?...I found on my 4x4 that Michelins had harder
rubber, lasted longer, but did a less than perfect job of gripping the road. I changed to Bridgestone Dueler (winter tyres) and
of course great grip, but no where near the same milage.

I'm told to expect poor milage on my current van's tyres as they are winter tyres and permanent 4 wheel drive.

Just been informed at my MOT garage that if you change the tyres from the original makers specification that includes the make, you should inform your insurance as they class it as a change to the vehicle and if not informed they could claim your insurance was invalid. They were warning people who were getting winter tyres fitted. They had had a customer who had had a claim refused. If he had told the insurance there would have been no problem.

 

[Northerner]

Just been informed at my MOT garage that if you change the tyres from the original makers specification that includes the make, you should inform your insurance as they class it as a change to the vehicle and if not informed they could claim your insurance was invalid. They were warning people who were getting winter tyres fitted. They had had a customer who had had a claim refused. If he had told the insurance there would have been no problem.

I do not believe this to be the case. As long as the tyres fitted are of the correct specification the insurer would have no legal right to negate your insurance. An exception to this would be winter tyres where, for some reason, the insurance companies like to know that they are suitable for the particular vehicle. In a survey by Swinton Insurance of the ten leading insurers every one agreed that they would not charge an extra premium if you fit winter tyres. At first some people were charged extra as the odd jobsworth saw it as a modification, but pressure from the motoring organisations soon stopped that.

This information was given to me by my tyre supplier, a specialist tyre company, which supplies my small fleet of cars and vans. Can you imagine if every time you changed replaced a Pirelli with a Michelin for instance, you had to phone your insurer? They'd get fed up with it quicker than their clients. But as I said, if replacing a tyre with a cheaper one for instance, make sure that its ratings and specification are as good as the original.

 

[Deleted member 967]

I do not believe this to be the case. As long as the tyres fitted are of the correct specification the insurer would have no legal right to negate your insurance. An exception to this would be winter tyres where, for some reason, the insurance companies like to know that they are suitable for the particular vehicle. In a survey by Swinton Insurance of the ten leading insurers every one agreed that they would not charge an extra premium if you fit winter tyres. At first some people were charged extra as the odd jobsworth saw it as a modification, but pressure from the motoring organisations soon stopped that.

This information was given to me by my tyre supplier, a specialist tyre company, which supplies my small fleet of cars and vans. Can you imagine if every time you changed replaced a Pirelli with a Michelin for instance, you had to phone your insurer? They'd get fed up with it quicker than their clients. But as I said, if replacing a tyre with a cheaper one for instance, make sure that its ratings and specification are as good as the original.

Hi Northerner

The guy had fitted winter tyres and not informed his insurer. He had then made a claim. They refused his claim because he had changed the specifications and not informed them. It could have been that the insurers did not consider the make/type of tyre was suitable for his vehicle.

The garage had just fitted winter tyres to a customers car and were specificaly requesting him to contact his insurance to let them know. They said there would be no charge for this change of tyre.

John