Tyre Pressure

[Northumbrian]

I'm fully fitted with Continental Premium tyres. My recommended pressures are 32 PSI front and 30 PSI rear. Great on a motorway, but hard and noisy on suburban roads. As most of my present day driving is on local roads, would I gain anything by lowering the pressures 3 or 4 lbs and returning to full pressues when distance driving?

[woodchopper]

You wouldn't gain a thing except wearing the tyre on the outer edges quicker - just get quieter tyres next time.

[Toureman]

I was just going to say the same WOODCHOPPER, also petrol consumption would go up.

[bob57]

its also an offence if your tyres are under inflated
and you use more petrol per mile

[ibbo20]

underinflated tres means more fuel more tyre ware and if u get nabbed by the fuss then 3 pts per tyre

just talk to a few different tyre fitting places about fining quieter tryes but it could just be the type of car you driving like a citroen ax or saxo will be noisyer than a top of the range audi a4 or a6 or a bmw or merc or jag etc as they dont put as much sound deadening in them or very good quilty suspention bushes that do away with the noise etc

[Northumbrian]

Many thanks for your advice. Driving since the days of Lanchesters and Cleveland petrol, I'm never too old to learn. Previous Mitsubishis have never given this problem.