Quote Originally Posted by aaronng View Post
If you want a tyre that lasts long, ask for Yokohama C.Drive or S.Drive. DO NOT buy tyres through the dealer. The charge too much.
Isnt it funny how some people have different experience with tyres. Over the last five years I have been trying to find some tyres that would last as long as the original Dunlops on my Euro.(36000k's)

Yokohama C drive was one I tried and only got 15000k's out of them, and VERY noisy after a bit of wear.
I wouldnt go near Yokohamas again.
Out of all the "top name" tyres I have tried on the 140,000k's I have travelled in my Euro, Michelin tyres were the tyres that came the closest, to emulating the performance of the original Dunlops.
I have allways paid top dollar for top brand tyres, but it seems to make no difference to how long they last.
I have just purchased the cheapest tyre I could find, which was a "Maxxis" brand for $175
My driving consists of 160k of highway driving on the M1 from Gold Coast to Brisbane ever day, and have often wondered if the concrete surface of the highway has any detrimental effect, causing me to only get 18 -20000ks from any tyre.