wheels and tyres

[IN2VWS]

My van came with the Michelin Agelis tyres when new. I got 55,0000 km out of that set.
I went cheap with the second set. I bought Nankangs (correct load and speed rated) @ $110 each. I dont think I'll get 55,00 out of them. I have done 25,000 km on them so far. I reckon they will go to 45,000 km.

A work colleague had Dunlops on his van when it was new. They needed changing at 55,000 km. He then put Hankooks on the van. The van is now at 127,000 km, and the tyres don't even look half worn.

[Sunny43.5]

Strange isn't it the Chinese made or Korean ones seem to be lasting as good or better than some high priced name brands . 72k is pretty damn impressive .

[Transporter]

Not every Korean tyre will last the same. I had Kumho Solus KH17 and they didn't last 20,000km on my 4Motion.
Rotated every 5,000km and pumped to correct pressure 100% of the time. I've even spent $400 on the tyre pressure monitoring system.

[Sunny43.5]

I must admit that yes you are right some are good and some not so good , as for tyre pressure monitoring I will admit that I just look at the tyre's and judge if they need air Or if I have long trip like the last week over 1600 kms in one week of work then I will check every one even the spare . One trip in one day was over 700 kays away from home so I did not want any flats etc .

[Transporter]

With already 2 threads about 16" and 17" tyres in T5 in this forum, I'm locking this thread, so we can keep the useful info in one or two threads.

There is also whole forum to discus the wheels Wheels & Suspension