So no one else has oem continental tires?!? That's pretty weird.

 

I could have ran my Firestones till 60k kms if I wanted to go down to the indicator bars, but decided to replace them earlier at 42k kms with Sailun's Attrezo SH402's, which, despite the el cheapo price point, perform adequately. I currently have 30k kms on them, and it looks like they will last me until 60k kms. Not bad for tires worth some $340 (CAD) installed. I weighed them, and are heavier than the stock Firestones; not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

At 42k kms the Firestones started to feel iffy in the rain; In the snow... let's not even go there.

I've seen cars with utterly and completely bald tires; not an ounce of tread on them. Most looked like daily grocery getters lol. I hope they are not driving on the freeway in the rain.... unless they want to hypermile via hydroplaning.

 

I got a good 50K from the OEM ties

 

wow!

since i run winter set in the colder months on the Fit i've never had to get new tires during ownership to replace the oems.

 

My approach to OEM tires...is I go in with very low expectations as far as tire life.
If they exceed them? Which would mean anything above 24,000 miles or a year or so? Then I'm happy.

But even though it is always an expense, I'm also kind of happy to replace them with tires that I DO have higher expectations for.

 

Wow. I'm honestly shocked with the miles you guys are reporting on your OEM tire life. I only got about 15k out of mine (I'll have to check the paperwork for when I got the new tires from Americas Tire) but it was shockingly fast.

I don't drive like a madman either, getting around ~38MPG on average.

Perhaps CA roads just suck. I also managed to somehow warp the brakes doing 90% freeway miles in the first 10k.. yet my oil changes are almost 11k apart due to my old man driving.

 

I've read that warping the brakes usually doesn't mean there's a physical deformation to the discs, but rather a buildup of pad material in one spot that grabs unevenly. Usually this is due to heat, so if you ride the brakes too long, or don't bed new pads in properly, it's more likely to happen.

If 'old man driving' means in part that you brake more gently but for an unusually long time when stopping, that might have something to do with it.

Are you getting better life out of other tires on the car?

Edit- kenchan, LegenD, thanks for the kind words, had missed that on the last page.

 

It can really vary.
I've had some descent OEM tires...by that I mean getting 25,000-30,000 miles or about 2 years by my driving (usual).

And I've had some that were near useless as I drove the brand new vehicle off the lot. Seriously, I had OEM tires on a Nissan Pickup that were so bad, even though the tread looked good, I still replaced them in literally months-less than a year.

 

I didn't rotate my OEM tires until 23,000 miles now they are noisy as hell but my wife is making me keep them till the treads gone to teach me a lesson. They now have 30,000 miles and plenty of tread left.

 

Max503.... what brand tires are u running?

 

Hello - my wife has a ‘15 EX and the Firestone Tires are close to wear bar at 25k miles

With such few OEM replacement tire choices, has anybody gone “plus zero” ? 205/50-16

if so what tire - can you please post a picture of how they look on the car

thanks

 

I got 46k miles from the stock 16” Firestone’s. I recently replaced them with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ in a size 205/50R16.

 

Yes I did just that and am happy with the results: https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/3rd-...ml#post1369645

 

Firestone FR740. They came on the car.

It's a 2016. Just turned over 30,000 miles. I've rotated the tires at 23K and 29K.
The fronts didn't wear badly when I neglected the rotations, but the rears - boy howdy. The dishing felt like bluegill beds when I ran my hand over them.
Like I said, they've still got plenty of tread left.

Edit: I take that back about them having plenty of tread left. Just checked them yesterday and the wear bars are very close to being flush.

 

I agree. Down to 2/32 inch (1.5 mm) is legal in most US states (no point on the tire may be less than 2/32; spec is to check them at several points from side to side, I forget how many, and at several points around the circumference), but by the time they reach 3/32 (2.5 mm) I can feel they don't have as much traction. I feel safer changing them when they reach 3/32 or even a bit before then.

 

I just did the penny test this morning, and Lincoln's hair is covered. I'm at 25K miles and on the OEM tires. I guess I've got another 5k miles or so, or before next fall's road trip the way I drive. Mine's an early 2015.

 

I got about 45,000 miles from the OEM Firestones. I replaced them with 205/50-16 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+.

 

Firestone’s on my 15 lasted 25k

 

I have 30K miles on my OEM tire. It's a long way before they're worn to the point where they need replacement. Of course what most here seem to forget about tire wear it's dependent on the type of driving one does and road surface. I have a fairly long straight road daily commute on freshly paved highway.

 

I have continentals, they're not old enough to rate yet. Saving edits for later. If aired over 35psi they slide all over the place cornering.