Andre G

Wow, this is an interesting thread - it's amazing how accepted practices change from one part of the world to another. For those of us who live some or all the way across the Atlantic, tire rotation is an accepted and recommended practice. In fact the manual for my 04 XC90 T6 reads:

"Tire Rotation
Volvo recommends rotating the tires every 7,500 miles (12,000 km). Tires should be rotated front-to-back/back-to-front only. Tires must maintain the same direction of rotation throughout their lifetime, and should never be rotated from one side of the vehicle to the other."

Most believe that this is recommended in order to ensure consistent tire wear and, hence, diameter for all four tires thereby preventing anomalies in the operation of the AWD drive system.

FWIW ...

Cheers,

Andre