Do you do lots of town drivin? This can wear tyres quicker than motorway driving due to lots of steering inputs , parking ect , usually if wheel alignment is out it results in uneven tyre wear you say yours are wearing evenly

A work-mate once asked my opinion on excessive wear on the front tyres of his brand new top of the range Ford. I told him that the toe-in might be wrong and how to test it. When he left the company offices the road was straight with a right turn at the end. Steer round the corner as usual but when almost round the corner ease your grip on the steering wheel and watch the effect. The steering wheel should self-centre steadily and easily. If it doesn't self-centre then the wheels are toeing out too much, if it hurries to self-centre then the wheels are toeing in too much.

I didn't see him for a week or two, and when I did I asked him how the test had gone. He immediately went into indignation mode and told me that he'd done that and had been so shocked at how fast the steering wheel spun to the centre that he'd failed to see a police radar trap and had gone through it at 40 mph. He blamed me for having to pay a speeding fine. Yes, when he'd had the toe-in checked the wheels had been toeing in by 3 inches

Thanks for the reply. I've no history on the previous owner. I'm in final stages of purchase with the dealer (independant) The rears are at 5mm - same tyres. I'll probably go ahead and put straight into a main dealer for a full alignment check just to be sure. Not sure what that would cost but I'll check in the morning.

Heavy footed previous driver? How do the rears compare, intheory they should still have 6 to 7mm remaining.

I too rotate on all our cars to even wear out, and as Daveyjp, the Conti's on the family Aygo didn't last particularly well, Vredestein Quatrac All Seasons not noted for high mileage have done better.

Davey, if f interest to you we picked up a set of four Uniroyal Rain Expert 3's for the Aygo a month ago from Tyreleader for £112 the lot, they sit in my garage (tyre store) awaiting the last few mm being shaved off the Vreds...don't know if the promo is still on.

Hi, Thanks - I'm new to this forum business so probably making a mess of the replies!. The rears have 5mm even across the two. No history on the previous owner. Even heavy footed it felt excessive. I hope that the worse is that the alignment / geometry could be out which I guess a main dealer could rectify.

Cheers