Our Yeti 103 TDI turns 30,000 kms.

[Rob1959]

Our Yeti has now clocked 47,000 kms. It needed new tyres, the Dunlop 225/50 17 SPs probably had a couple of thousand left but one tyre was sidewall damaged (not sure how!). We set it up with a new set of Bridgestone Ecopias - same size - and a wheel alignment by the local Skoda Dealer (Bellbowrie Motors). I have to say the car feels better, it certainly tracks better at straight ahead. It feels good when you've got that nice little leather bound steering wheel nice and straight and true! I always had a sneaky suspicion that at least one of those Dunlops wasn't sitting true. I have no affiliation with Bellbowrie Motors but credit where credit is due, and the technician who did the alignment knew his stuff and the car feels good for the next long haul.
Rob.

[joel0407]

47K. You're still beating me. I have budgeted to hit 50K by January but it's not going to happen. I'll have to do a couple of trips next year to catch up.

I have just ordered new tyres as well. I'm sure mine have more than a few thousand KM before they are on the markers but we get some big storms up here in Darwin with inches of water covering the entire road. It's good to have some tread to disperse the water rather than aqua planning.

I've gone with Kumho KU31 tyres. I ran them on a WRX and was more than happy with both their performance and the time they lasted. They haven't arrived yet. We get raped buying tyres up here in Darwin. It was cheaper to buy them down south, freight them up and just have them fitted up here. I saved $55 per tyre with these. My set of 5 BFG Mud terrain tyres for my 4x4, it was cheaper in fuel to drive to Brisbane and buy the same tyre here in Darwin. I tried to shop around for the BFG tyres here in Darwin but couldn't get cheaper than $407ea. They cost me $265 in Brisbane for the exact same tyre.

Happy Days

[Rob1959]

Interested in how it goes with the Kumhos Joel. Happy trails mate.
Rob.