Oh no...just street for those. I have 3 sets on that car - PS4 all seasons, Conti ESC, then some cheaper 200tw for track.Track use?
Oh no...just street for those. I have 3 sets on that car - PS4 all seasons, Conti ESC, then some cheaper 200tw for track.Track use?
Lol. I am like: he tracks it, let me go get them immediately.Oh no...just street for those. I have 3 sets on that car - PS4 all seasons, Conti ESC, then some cheaper 200tw for track.
I was going to say the same.A few tire changes ago, I got 53k miles out of a set of General Altimax RT43 tires, which were budget priced on the same vehicle,
so at leas 53k miles on a set of 4 tires on this vehicle is possible.
I live in a rural area where 55 MPH country rounds with the single lane in each direction and double orange lines in the middle are common. Also, do a lot of flat high way driving at 55 MPH or 65 MPH (whatever the posted speed limit is). We do get snow, but during the big snow storms, we usually don't use the cars and stay at home (working remotely or for my kids, school is either canceled or remote).
But 35k miles on an expensive premium brand (Continental) where tire store were touting it as the best of the best, is a little frustrating.
This becomes even more of an issue now due to inflation, as tires prices have gone up significantly in the last year,
and I have 4 of the same type of vehicles, with all 4 vehicles coming due for new tires within the next year or so.
This vehicle is driven about 12,000 miles a year. When ordering tires, I really make it a point to request the newest date on the sidewall and I inform the manager at the tire place that I know how to read the date codes and for the manager to make a special phone call for this order to get the newest tires available. But, I think going 6 or 7 years on a tire is safe. The only brand with dryrot issues was Michelin from what I've read on the forums.The other thing (to me at least) - how many miles a year do you drive? I never keep tires past about 5 years anyway - really should be repalced at that point regardless of miles. So 80K tires are 16K/year. Better to just get 50K tires and just repalce them more frequently.
Sienna is bad on tire wear, and an attempt to solve the problem (it does help a bit) is bumping inflation from 35psi to 40psi. I kept them at 40-42psi, and on my AWD model, they came with RFT. Let me tell you, the suspension and the rest of the vehicle did not like that.Most tire wear occurs when cornering. Driving straight ahead is practically free!
So city driving wears tires out faster than country driving. A soccer mom's minivan would be pretty bad! Plus, people report that Honda Odessey's are particularly bad. I have not heard of a fix for this.
LT tires? No, that isn't such a good idea. They have the same problems passenger car tires have, only you don't have any idea how they will wear - unlike PC tires where you at least have UTQG treadwear ratings.
How about more inflation pressure? The car will ride a bit rougher, but the tire is stiffer and the wear will be better. Say 5 psi.
Just buy the tire with the highest treadwear rating. Do your research on Tirerack. Although I was told years ago and may no longer be the case there is no industry wide standardized test when it comes to determining the treadwear rating.Hi. I need some help from the forum.
One of my vehicles needs 4 new tires.
On the current worn out set of tires that can't pass a State Inspection,
I bought them because they were advertised as 80,000 mile tires. They only lasted 35,000 miles.
I rotated the tires every 5k miles, and always kept them at the correct air pressure, and properly aligned.
They are a major tire premium brand.
So I've reached the point of frustration, upset at the planned obsolesense build into some tire brands / models by the manufacturer.
After all, why should they make a tire that truly lasts in real life: 80,000 or even 60,000 miles, as it will reduce their tire sales.
So what I am hoping is that others on this forum could respond with tire brands and tire models within the brand that have surprised them in real life by really lasting 60k, 70k, even 80k miles.
My vehicle is 2007 Honda Odyssey with tire size: 235 65 R16.
Please help. Thanks.
I was told years ago and may no longer be the case there is no industry wide standardized test when it comes to determining the treadwear rating.
It seems the owner misspoke. Perhaps he meant that the ratings aren't useful because there's no standard with reporting the results of the test (i.e. under-reporting, the chosen method used to extrapolate wear after the 7500 mile test has been completed, aspect ratios 50 and lower tend to do better, etc)??This is totally untrue. There was ALWAYS a test that EVERONE had to follow to get a treadwear rating. It's the same test used today. It was the same test used when the rating system was first introduced in the 1970's.
I go into the details here: Barry's Tire Tech: UTQG Ratings
I confess to not reading everything so maybe asked and answered. Have you contacted Continental directly to inform them their tire "model" with sidewall codes "whatever codes and S/N etc. you can find" only got 35k miles when advertised as an 80k mile tire? Perhaps there was some issue with that batch you are unaware of? Perhaps they'd offer a nice discount on replacements? Perhaps they'd offer some other compensation? Might be worth a shot.Hi. I need some help from the forum.
One of my vehicles needs 4 new tires.
On the current worn out set of tires that can't pass a State Inspection,
I bought them because they were advertised as 80,000 mile tires. They only lasted 35,000 miles.
I rotated the tires every 5k miles, and always kept them at the correct air pressure, and properly aligned.
They are a major tire premium brand.
So I've reached the point of frustration, upset at the planned obsolesense build into some tire brands / models by the manufacturer.
After all, why should they make a tire that truly lasts in real life: 80,000 or even 60,000 miles, as it will reduce their tire sales.
So what I am hoping is that others on this forum could respond with tire brands and tire models within the brand that have surprised them in real life by really lasting 60k, 70k, even 80k miles.
My vehicle is 2007 Honda Odyssey with tire size: 235 65 R16.
Please help. Thanks.
Very interesting site! I was unaware of it prior to today. I'm glad to have found it. Is there an article (yes, I will continue surfing the site in hopes of finding it but thought I'd ask) for those who only drive about 300 miles a month and therefore should get 2 decades from a set of tires in an ideal world?This is totally untrue. There was ALWAYS a test that EVERONE had to follow to get a treadwear rating. It's the same test used today. It was the same test used when the rating system was first introduced in the 1970's.
I go into the details here: Barry's Tire Tech: UTQG Ratings
I suspect not, a decade is a long time. Rubber gets harder, and I do believe the current recommendation is to replace every ten as a result, regardless of tread depth.Very interesting site! I was unaware of it prior to today. I'm glad to have found it. Is there an article (yes, I will continue surfing the site in hopes of finding it but thought I'd ask) for those who only drive about 300 miles a month and therefore should get 2 decades from a set of tires in an ideal world?