Tyre Wear

[swager]

Hi Guys,

sorry its me again and my constant fight with Lexus,before I go to war with Lexus Bristol I would welcome you thoughts on the following.My RX300 SE-L 2003 has covered 13k approx and the front near side tyre is shot ,the outside egde has feathered out and the offside front is not far behind.Had two new tyres fitted today and had the front and back chamber and tracking checked.All ok and with in tolerance,so do all you guys only get 13k out of your front boots .As I am looking to change up to a 400h what sort of milage can I exspect to get out of a front set of tyres.

cheers

Swager

Well my rx 300 sel is up for sale at the minute, but it has 19,700 miles on it and is still running the original set of Dunlops fitted from new.

The fronts are totally bald on the outer edges, the nearside more so than the off side. The rest of the footprint at the front still has a bit of 'meat' left on them evenenly spread accross the tread pattern.

The alignment has been checked three times by different specialists, but Lexus have told me they feel anything above 12,000 is good, 14,000 and they usually have to come off, so 19,000 is testament to how we drive the car......so they tell me!

I have looked at other second hand Rx's on the forecourt and to be honest they all show signs of wear to the outer edges on the fronts, so I guess they do tend to 'scrub' the fronts somewhat.

Regards

Rx Mike

Hi Rx Mike,

yes totaly agree with you ,looks like if you own a RX you will be replacing you front tyres ever 13-15k.

Still not read if the 400h has the same problem,anyway goog luck with selling your RX with the new RX350 on the forecourts and nearly new 300s at discounted prices .Sold ours some 2 monyhs ago and very pleased with our IS250 AUTO MM..Just got back from our hols in south of France and hired Audin A6 and was glad to hand it back.

cheers

swager