Tyre life?

[macky17]

Just wondered how many miles you would expect a decent Michelin tyre to last on a Noble if driven regularly at fast road speed. I don't mean the tread - I mean the grip. As my Corvette taught me, you can have 5mm+ left but the tyre is useless due to repeated heat cycles.

When I do need new tyres, I'm thinking of going for a semi-slick. What do you guys use?

[Jarcy]

I changed my P-Zero Rossos because they were cracked through age rather than worn.
I think it takes some track work to make them necessary for changing through wear (although someone will be along to say how their toyos were trashed after a 3,000 continental trip..)

I'm running Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s and they're really growing on me. Nice on road and track, but not tried them in the wet.
They're semi-slicks but do have a rain friendly tread pattern. I've also run Toyo R888s and liked the grip in damp and dry, but won't move monsoon water like P-Zeros could.

[macky17]

Jarcy said:

I changed my P-Zero Rossos because they were cracked through age rather than worn.
I think it takes some track work to make them necessary for changing through wear (although someone will be along to say how their toyos were trashed after a 3,000 continental trip..)

I'm running Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s and they're really growing on me. Nice on road and track, but not tried them in the wet.
They're semi-slicks but do have a rain friendly tread pattern. I've also run Toyo R888s and liked the grip in damp and dry, but won't move monsoon water like P-Zeros could.

Thanks Jarcy. I don't drive in the wet unless I get caught out anyway so either of those sounds good. Sounds as though 6000 miles is good for a set of road tyres then. Certainly it's interesting at the moment getting oversteer as the diff kicks in... Quite fun in fact.