Re frequency of flat tyres....Depending on what roadworks you pass on a daily basis......we lost 3x $230 Yokohama's on our Subaru in 18mths driving past the parkway/freeway roadworks to/from work. Expensive 'running costs' for something that should last 30-50K Kms and 3yrs in normal usage. Haven't had a flat since they finished work 18mths ago, but now they are doing phase 2 (duplicating) on the same stretch of road (doh!). Fingers crossed.
But I will say that I hadn't had a flat in 10yrs on my other car used in normal daily usage (100K Km).
Sometimes the tyre gods just take a simple dislike to you.
And I hear the OEM Conti's on XR5s are somewhat pricey........
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