Hi, I lost the back end (luckily managed to hold it and collision was avoided) today, it fishtailed when pulling away out of a turning in S mode, I pulled away quickly but not ridiculously fast. The road was very slightly damp but not actually wet at all, it wasn’t raining and any residual dampness was morning dew/overnight rain. There were no adverse conditions that would have caused me to think the driving style I employed was unreasonable. I’m an experienced driver, held my licence for 30 years.
It was a total surprise when this happened and I pulled over and checked my tyres. To my shock my back tyres need replacing. I have only owned the car for a few months and when purchased all tyres (ContiSports) had an even 6mm of tread on them.
Now, I realise that I should have been aware of the tread issue already and that was my mistake! So please don’t give me too much grief about this guys
When I checked the tyres all round the fronts still have a good 4mm tread on them and the backs are finished. I do occasionally drive quickly but on the whole the 6k miles I've done since owning the car have been pretty sedate tbf as I do a lot of ‘Mum’s taxi’ and school runs. I live very rurally and the roads are dangerous, which keeps my foot off the pedal mostly.
Is this normal? Does anyone have any ideas they can throw at me as to the cause..? Any help is greatly appreciated.
P.S I’ve ordered Michelin Sport 4’s to replace the ContiSports - any reason why this would be a bad idea!
My previous car was a different beast - 2016 TTS. I owned the car from new and got 18k out of the the tyres the car came with and all tyres were worn evenly. Driving style hasn’t changed. I loved the car, but being a 2+2 was no longer practical when my son had grown to big to get in the back.
To my knowledge the S3 8v is unmodified (as yet lol).
Thanks in advance.
It was a total surprise when this happened and I pulled over and checked my tyres. To my shock my back tyres need replacing. I have only owned the car for a few months and when purchased all tyres (ContiSports) had an even 6mm of tread on them.
Now, I realise that I should have been aware of the tread issue already and that was my mistake! So please don’t give me too much grief about this guys
When I checked the tyres all round the fronts still have a good 4mm tread on them and the backs are finished. I do occasionally drive quickly but on the whole the 6k miles I've done since owning the car have been pretty sedate tbf as I do a lot of ‘Mum’s taxi’ and school runs. I live very rurally and the roads are dangerous, which keeps my foot off the pedal mostly.
Is this normal? Does anyone have any ideas they can throw at me as to the cause..? Any help is greatly appreciated.
P.S I’ve ordered Michelin Sport 4’s to replace the ContiSports - any reason why this would be a bad idea!
My previous car was a different beast - 2016 TTS. I owned the car from new and got 18k out of the the tyres the car came with and all tyres were worn evenly. Driving style hasn’t changed. I loved the car, but being a 2+2 was no longer practical when my son had grown to big to get in the back.
To my knowledge the S3 8v is unmodified (as yet lol).
Thanks in advance.
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