That’s spot on! I haven’t paid much attention to it as I don’t drive hard and wife has been driving it most of the time. I only noticed it today when I was checking them because of the bulge on sidewall of the front tyre. They sure do seem to wear quite a lot on the outer edges compared to how much tread depth is left.
I was also looking at Michellin Pilot - I think the car originally came with those when I bought it in 2011. I will definitely look into those two options as well. Thanks for the information Lucas_R.
Would tyres from Tyroola be of the same quality as the ones you’d buy from Jax or Bob Jane Tmart etc.
I guess so but i havent purchased from Tyroola before. I have purchased from tyresales.com.au when buying for my wifes car and grabbed a bargain on 255/40/r21 for her SQ5.
Always check the manufacture date of tyres you buy (week and year is stamped onto the sidewall, eg 3920 is the 39th week of 2020) to make sure you arent getting super old stock. Ideally you want tyres no more than 12 months old.
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Btw what’s the difference between ZR and R? On my Pirelli it has ZR18 I think and looking at Michellin it has options of ZR and R - ZR has XL but not R and R is much more expensive. They are both 92Y. I presume AO means Audi on Michellin just like MO on Pirelli is Mercedes? All these letters and numbers.
The AO and MO etc denotes they were designed for a certain car manufacturer (eg MO is Mercedes).
XL usually means extra load (heavier cars)
ZR is a high speed rating (over 240kph) so will be used on higher performance tyres.
edit - just found this which will help Load Index & Speed Symbols Explained | Bob Jane T-Marts
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Thanks for that Lucas_R, what confused me was the difference between R and ZR as 92Y has load index and speed rating but it looks like it was an old way of indicating >240km/h in 1991 and now further categorised into Y and W on top of that in the service description.
Anyway I’m putting on Michellin Pilot Sport 4 at a local Jax store and didn’t go for AO as I was advised it’s just a bit of extra rubber to protect rims of Audi model cars. My current ones are Pirelli with MO and I don’t think it had made a huge difference being driven mostly by my wife.
Those pilot sport 4's are a good price @ $219 each. For normal street/sporty driving they will be great.
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