[MR2] mk 1 tires

[waynearndt]

Bob is correct. If you compare 400 treadwear with a 200 treadwear tire by 
the same manufacturer you will get a good comparison. But Company A's 200 is 
not the same as company B's 200. It's as if each company uses a different 
scale.

-wayne


---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Bob S" <bob-schultz at comcast.net>
To: "'Brian Knoblauch'" <briank at glmotorsports.net>, "'mr2 list'" 
<mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:16:55 -0500
Subject: Re: [MR2] mk 1 tires

> I have been told by several sources that the tread wear number is 
> not an exact rating system.  It is more like a gentleman's agreement 
> (if there are any left in business) as to the scale and how long 
> they will last.
> 
> It isn't like one company's tire rated at 400 will wear as long as another
> company's tires rated at 400.
> 
> As this list always says.... YMMV.
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of Brian
> Knoblauch
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:19 PM
> To: mr2 list
> Subject: Re: [MR2] mk 1 tires
> 
>     Last set of BFGs I had were R1s.  They had a treadwear rating of 
> 0, and lasted about  2 autocrosses.  :-)  My A032Rs had a tread wear 
> rating of 60 and lasted about 15k miles.  I believe my RA1s had a 
> treadwear rating of 40 and lasted about 12k miles...
> 
>     Luckily, they were all much smaller and far more common (and 
> therefore considerably cheaper) than Veyron tires :-)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > Its tires are very sticky and have a 60 wear rating - wonder what they 
> > cost
> > to replace and how long they last.
> >
> > Still can't be as bad as the $17,000 Michelins that go on the Bughatti
> > Veyron (but that is for the set) Actually with the Euro and dollar they 
> > are
> > probably $25,000 now ;-) At top speed according to Top Gear they would 
> > last
> > 50 minutes.
> >
> > My BFG tires have a wear rating of 440 ....
> 
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