Andy Dean

44 minutes ago, Magnet said:

Thanks Andy,

Worth trying an alternative brand, but the tyres our local executive hire company are using on their Mercedes and Audis? - Continental! 
Michelin might ( in caps) give you more mileage. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

I worked in the motor trade for over 40 years and have had Contis before on many cars, and have always held them in high regard, hence why I fitted these and why I'm so surprised by their lack of longevity. Onwards and upwards!!

13 hours ago, Magnet said:

Thanks Andy,

With an average annual mileage of only 4K, I would anticipate that the car is used infrequently and on short runs. If so, obviously tyres are going to wear quicker due more frequent changes in direction and more stop stop starts. 
One of our local ‘executive hire’ companies gets many tens of thousands of miles from their tyres on cars operating on continuous long distance motorway trips.

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Thanks Gareth, I agree with your reasoning, but 12000 miles still seems very low to me. The tyres are Continental so I think I'll try another manufacturer.

Andy.

I have done only 12000 miles over 3 years on Continentals on my 2013 Q5.

This to me sounds not very good. Any comments?