Just had the VRS in for first service (12500 k), and requested the tyres to be rotated. The dealer said they did not rotate the wheels as the rears had feathering and would be noisy if place on the front.

I have searched through the forum and it seems to be a problem with the Octavia regarding tyre wear.

So my question is:

1. just how noisy would they be, if I rotated them; and

2. Can anyone recommend a good alignment place in Geelong or Ballarat (I will even go to Melbourne for the day if someone can highly recommend a place).

Are Continental Sports Contact 2 prone to this type of wear. The Yokohama on the wife's Lancer have done 85000 k with 1.5mm left to the wear mark, and the son just replaced the Kumho on his Mazda 3 Sports @ 68000 k.

Moreover, I realise that tyre wear has many variables due to wheel alignment, tyre pressure, pushed hard into corners etc but, to have this type of wear @ 12000 k on a car that has been driven at a leisurely pace seems a bit rich.

TIA for any help and recommendations,