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I'm not a young guy and my Fit is my 23rd new car (give or take). While I admit that my experience is strictly anecdotal and not statistical by any means, I have found that tires on new cars tend to wear much faster than the same tire purchased from a tire store. Why? Do the tire manufacturers use a cheaper compound for car manufacturers so that they can be sold cheaper? I haven't a clue. But I do know that every one of those new cars that I purchased since 1972 has had the same problem - quicker tire wear from manufacturer supplied tires. The replacement tires tend to last much, much longer.
IMHO, the speed of wear has less to do with proper rotation (although that CAN be a very valid concern, you do have to rotate tires properly and on time) and more to do with the fact that the tires were supplied by the manufacturer. No real basis in fact for this statement, just an opinion based on years of limited observation...
FWIW.
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Last edited by TheSaint; 06-29-2009 at 11:56 AM.
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