Vredesteins back in stock

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alexholmes

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I've been waiting 6 weeks for vredesteins to come back into UK stock and I've just had confirmation from camskill that mine are being delivered tomorrow. Just a heads up for anyone else who may have been waiting on them.
 
Parisien

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Good news for the Vredestein guys....hope they've got plenty coming into the UK, seems to be a pent up demand.

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aliquot

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i had a set of 4 put on in oct, just had to have the rears changed, as looking like slicks. only done ~3k. I know i have been doing lots of smaller trips over the last few months so probably playing around a bit more, but does this seem right ?
 
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aliquot said:
i had a set of 4 put on in oct, just had to have the rears changed, as looking like slicks. only done ~3k. I know i have been doing lots of smaller trips over the last few months so probably playing around a bit more, but does this seem right ?
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3K miles.....dreadful.......even worse than the 911 I had, 4.5K max in normal driving!!!

Evenly worn or just shoulders?

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aliquot

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even, both nice and flat all the way across. was a bit shocked when i checked them, after the back was feeling rather loose on these frosty mornings going through the lanes
 
Parisien

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Not good, its a normal compound am sure....wonder what other experiences are? Just fitted my rears 400 miles ago.....hate to think have only 20 more long round trips to Belfast left in them!!!!

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aliquot

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would be interested to know, fronts are like new. i guess i'm just too heavy with the right foot
 
ENZ525

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Steve, would be interesting to see what the treadwear rating is...shown on the sidewall, it will be a number like 160, 220, etc...
 
Parisien

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Off Wiki....

Treadwear grades are an indication of a tyre's relative wear rate. The higher the treadwear number is, the longer it should take for the tread to wear down.

A control tyre is assigned a grade of 100. Other tyres are compared to the control tyre. For example, a tyre grade of 200 should wear twice as long as the control tyre.

Of current tyres:

15% are rated below 200

25% are rated 201 - 300

32% are rated 301 - 400

20% are rated 401 - 500

6% are rated 501 - 600

2% are rated above 600


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ENZ525

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Parisien said:
Is that more a compound ratio Enz.......whats soft and whats hard?

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No P...this is taken from the Car Bible (wheel and Tyre section)

The tread-wear rating - a comparative rating for the useful life of the tyre's tread. A tyre with a tread-wear rating of 200, for example, could be expected to last twice as long as one with a rating of 100. Tread-wear grades typically range between 60 and 600 in 20-point increments. It is important to consider that this is a relative indicator, and the actual life of a tyre's tread will be affected by quality of road surfaces, type of driving, correct tyre inflation, proper wheel alignment and other variable factors. In other words, don't think that a tread-wear rating of 100 means a 30,000 mile tyre.
 
Parisien

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Checked mine....says 280 on fronts............................wonder how long they will last!?

Will check rears tomorrow

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ENZ525

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Parisien said:
...so they will be fully worn out a week on Friday???!!!!


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I will do some checking when I get back, but from memory I am getting around 10k on the fornt and 7k on the rears...
mind you, my memory does play tricks these days...will check when I get back, my memory does play the odd trick every now and then :D
 
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