Dunlop Sport MAXX wear rate

[TheBoy]

I have Dunlop Sport MAXX on my Omega, pretty pleased with the level of grip offered in dry and in wet (managed to avoid the snow), but beginning to worry I won't get a year from them.

 

Traditionally ran Dunlop SP9000 on this car, which used to get me around 15k/18 months before being completely knackered. I'm estimating these, on current wear rate, will not far exceed half that.

 

Driving style is often spirited, if the grip is there, I want to use it, and since these tyres have gone on, I've had an awful lot of fun . That said, I'm a bit old to be wheelspinning, or tail wagging the car for no reason - I get my thrills from trying to do corners quickly, which invariably means not sideways.

 

 

Anybody else have any opinions on these tyres on a big heavy 1.8 tonne car?

[Tony]

The Maxx is an ok tyre but like many i "feel" the manufacturers have changed the silica mix since the fuel crisis, your complaint is a common read over the Internet.