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Hi Ramkumar,

I am afraid, it looks your tyres have less than minimum prescribed thread depth, and it will have significantly reduced grip in wet roads if not on dry road. The rubber 'bridge' that is joining the thread is called thread wear indicator(TWI). When TWI comes to contact with the road, it indicates it time to change your tyres(as per the tyre manufacturer). Its amazing that they lasted so long. I have seen Bridgestone Duellers lasting for 80L in Scorpios. My OEM MRF wanderer sport lasted little less that 60K kilometers.

Quoting from apollo tyres website.
https://www.apollotyres.com/en-in/ca...nd-bike-tyres/

Inspecting the Tread Wear Indicator
New car tyres come with a tread wear indicator for the convenience of general users. The tread wear indicator is a bar built in the tyre tread patterns. When the tyre is new, these bars are barely visible. But as the rubber wears, the bars become visible as small bridges between the tread lines. If you can see more than one or two of these bars, then your car needs tyre replacement.

Apart from the safety aspect, just change the tyres and enjoy the improvement in the ride quality and comfort. It also helps save the suspension components and wheel bearings. They tyres you are running on have lost most of the cushioning effect that the tread gives. They are running like rock hard air balloons at the moment.

The depth in the tread (which is all gone in your tyres) helps displace water when driving on a wet surface. You have high chances of hydroplaning, increased stopping distances and losses due to wheel spin during turns and acceleration.

My colleague's Duster is well on its way to hit the 500k kms mark - currently running at 486k kms - simply amazing, will get pictures next time I meet him in the office

With most of the fluids changed last time, this service was a quick one. The cost of the Diesel fuel filter is touching 3,500 bucks now. Other than that The car has been fuss free. It became difficult for my parents to travel during the heat wave. With the White one nearing 10 years, trips requiring travelling through NCR is done in this one only.

Insurance was renewed by Royal Sundaram and we managed to get Zero-Dep coverage for the 8th year of ownership. Expensive, but its probably the last time it is offered.

Tyres are going to be the next big expense along with a suspension overhaul. Will wait for it till I get back in February and assess the situation.

Used just by my Dad these days who cycles between this and the white one. Still it averages out at 20,000 km in the 7 years of ownership.



Combined Odo reading: ~ 3,55,600 km

My colleague has a 2 litre engine on his Duster, mileage as of last week was 490,490 kms and is well on the way to exceed 500k kms, image of the odometer attached

Upgraded to new Momo rims today from Chakra Wheels, Delhi @13,500/- a piece. Got carried away and had the calipers painted golden to match the roof rails :uncontrol courtesy of Chakra (included in the price of the rims)

Old OEM rims had given up on the balancing front, and the steering vibration just wouldn't go above 120 kmph. This change was more of a need than a want. rl:

This had been a long time coming. With me moving to Canada last year and my brother going to the field next year my Dad was going to juggle between 4 Cars and 2 bikes, in a household where he is the only driver.


With an optimistic figure in mind we posted the ad on Team-BHP classifieds. There was only one response, and that was it. The person who approached had known and read about the car on this thread and didn't have any unreasonable requests. He negotiated only after seeing the car in person, sent two offers while still waiting for us to respond to his offers. So in a course of 2 months, this gentleman, true to his words, sent the final offer and we finalised at a price less than listed, but not too bad for a Renault with >200K km on the odd.

A few parting shots on the day it left us, with 3 months short of 10 years and 215,556 km of delightful service. That mileage has sort of become a theme with the Qualis as well, earlier.


What's gone is gone, and we believe in moving on. I wish the new owner well with the ownership and am sure he would have no issues crossing 350K km with this well kept example. If he chooses to update us on that's well and good, but we have no plans of following up on its journey now. It would be nice to get a glimpse of it once in a while.

Not directly related to the context, but this line is a beautiful thing to remind ourselves of the shortness of life and learn to let go of things and people. The sooner we do so, the sooner we find peace in our hearts.

The Green one continues to be used as the primary mile muncher outside the city. It was in MP with my brother for 3 months. It needs a bit of a suspension overhaul on all four corners and a new set of tyres in another 5/7 k km. But here it is off the road and doing interesting things.



How do you get a good picture of migratory raptors on a salt bed where there is no vegetation to camouflage yourself?



Hours of crouching and crawling to get the perfect shot.

Hi Tgo
What a wonderful review you...and such a great car. I needed some help from the community.
I have a Duster(2017 model)
It soon needs a tyre change
Our car is primarily used on highways and for long distances. So need tyres accordingly. I was considering Michelin based on the good reviews, but they aren't mentioned on the official website.
Are they still available? If not what are my other options?
Thanks in advance

Thank you for appreciating this thread. Its a bit laid back in the updates now since I am not using the car primarily.

I see Michelin’s website for india has Primacy SUV and now there’s a Primacy SUV+ range as well. You can never go wrong with these.

Thank you for your advice... I was actually told by the tyre shops that they aren't available. I had to get Apollo tyres on my car as they were the only ones available ( I had a road trip coming up so couldn\'t wait for Michelins.

In June 2023, the Green one entered into its 8th year. Since the last update,

• It went for 2 routine services at 150k and 160k km
• Had the suspension overhaul (Front and Rear) at Renault ASC
• A new Set of Yokohama Golandar AT G015 tires
• A new rear bumper which was ripped out by a tractor in a narrow village lane
• Royal Sundaram thankfully still offered Zero Depreciation cover in the 8th year

Dad is the primary user of all the three cars in the garage now. He's mostly taking the Santro AMT out for the city runs. Keeps the Nexon running occasionally. And uses this as the primary tourer for anything outside the city.

My brother coaxed him into trying out the Scorpio and the Jimny. He still didn't like the scorpio's ride. And for the Jimny he had nostalgic sentiments but the excitement died down after a few days of taking the test drive. He's keen on stretching this one out for another two years. And hopefully there will be more updates on this thread before the final one.




Combined Odo reading: ~ 3,75,800 km