OEM Tire Life
#22
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.
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.
#25
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.
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.
#26
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 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.
#27
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.
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.
Last edited by hasdrubal; 10-24-2017 at 12:21 PM.
#28
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 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 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.
#31
Plus Zero ??
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
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
Last edited by Sz28r; 10-26-2017 at 08:44 PM. Reason: Spelling
#33
#34
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.
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.
Last edited by max503; 10-29-2017 at 09:50 AM.
#35
I suspect that some of the people here will run their tires until they're bald, judging by some of the mileage reported here. I won't run a tire below 3/32 of tread. At that point they're dangerous in the rain, and I'm not so poor that I can't afford good rubber on the car.
Last edited by nomenclator; 11-01-2017 at 12:25 PM.
#36
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.
#39
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.