Got nexons on the front and hankooks on the rears at the moment for £250 all in. No signs of wear. Done 7000miles so far. Happy! 2014 RRS

Could this perhaps answer some questions regarding the Contis tyre wear? Malaysia Boleh!
4.2SC Chawton White, Stormers
Tasmod's Sills, Wind Deflectors, LR Sills
Clear Side Repeaters, Towbar
Larini Sports Exhaust, K&N Air Filter
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Bobby wrote:

Could this perhaps answer some questions regarding the Contis tyre wear?

Nice work  If it aint broke leave it!


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MY 05, 07, 10,

i will print a copy of that bobby and keep it in my glovebox for when the rozzers pull me over!! , so it looks like as the treads on the side are only half depth it should still be legal when they disapear, BUT totally useless at dispersing water, at 6000miles on mine i have already had the front slide on a roundabout at about 15 miles an hour in the wet!!!!
cheers
dave MY10 TDV6 SE (debadged ), Santorini Black, Flappy paddles, Privacy Glass, 20" Stormers, Mudflaps!

Gone: a comprehensive list of imprezas and a Merc ML AMG

I think these 20" rims with low profile tyres are for looks only. They are useless in the wet.
I've changed to Pirellis and even with new tyres, you can feel the 'hydroplaning' when you go over wet roads!  Malaysia Boleh!
4.2SC Chawton White, Stormers
Tasmod's Sills, Wind Deflectors, LR Sills
Clear Side Repeaters, Towbar
Larini Sports Exhaust, K&N Air Filter
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So that's another 'characteristic' then!  FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

This pretty much sums up dealer response

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Bobby wrote:

Could this perhaps answer some questions regarding the Contis tyre wear?

As usual, Bobby! Range Rover Vogue ‘17 TDV6

Gone: Range Rover Vogue '11 4.4TDV8, Range Rover Sport ‘59, Range Rover Sport ‘56

My Contis have 9k on them and I have just had them switched front to rear and balanced and aligned as they were worn on the edges on the front.
I will switch to another make when they are due to be changed. CURRENT: 3.0TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey, Privacy Glass, Rear DVDs, Extended Leather

Had a good look at mine and quite pleased with the hankooks I have. 2014 RRS

m14rsh wrote:

Had a good look at mine and quite pleased with the hankooks I have.

I agree hankooks tyres are really good in all types of weather and great wearing also  If it aint broke leave it!


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I suppose that if you are buying a new RRSport then you can always spec it WITHOUT Continentals, most car makers don't fit only a single tyre makers tyres to their cars and I am sure that if enough people requested no Contis then LR would end up with a huge pile of them and might take the problem more seriously. You can do this as I know from experience as I requested years ago when buying a V8 Disco that it didn't have Pirelli's on it and it came at no extra cost on what I reckon where the most fantastic 100% road biased tyres tyres I have ever had on a car - Avon Turbospeeds.
The BF Goodrich AT's that my Defender came shod with ran to 62000 miles before I replaced them with a set of MTR's - and even at that milage I was able to sell them on to a guy who never took his Defender offroad so lack of grip in the mud wasn't a problem for him! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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Definition of characteristic (noun)
form plural: characteristics
trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute

So how does rapid worn edges of continental tyres offer any of these to RRS owners  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

muddywheels wrote:

Quote:

Definition of characteristic (noun)
form plural: characteristics
trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute

So how does rapid worn edges of continental tyres offer any of these to RRS owners

Ask Bill Gates re: Windows  '08 RRS TDV8
I converted my diesel RRS to run on an environmentally friendly mixture of caribou fat and baby seals oil

Lads oh lads. It's not just contis. My pirellis are being ripped apart on the inside. And i mean totally destroyed. Going in tomorrow for alignment check so will be interesting to see if it's out. will post results tomozzz