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Old 01-29-06, 12:41 AM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SamoL
15000km? That means that a set of tires would only be for one of my trips (sometimes two). I don't have the trade in option,
the MTR lasts between 50-65000km here, when rotated correctly, and the w/a is kept up to spec, but you willalways get way more punctures in a tyre with less than 60% tread, so thats why we encorouge trading them in as required, because the sums work out here that by the time you do it 3-4 times, you have paid for a full set in what you lose each time, but have been on new tyres the whole time.

And when you can tax deduct them, you can get new ones once a year, get cash for your trade ins,

ST's tend to chip, and I have seen the rip tread blocks off down down to the belts, and they arent as thick in the sidewall as the MTR, as well as being very noisy on road.

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