August of 2000, we drive home with a spankin' new, flaming red Honda Accord V6 Coupe. We take note it has Michelin MXV4 Plus Energy tires and think we should get decent wear from them.
Boy, howdy!
Fast forward to March 2009, nearly 70K miles are on the car and the same tires are still mounted with an average tread depth reading of 4/32 (some with 5/32+), having started new at 10/32". I'm good about maintaining pressures (though these tires don't bleed much air). I rotate at every OCI (annually or about 7K miles).
Being an older guy, 70K seems fairly remarkable. I'm tempted to buy the newest version of the same Michelin skins and die of old age before the next tire change. I'll be changing them out before next winter but I guess I'm wondering if mine is an unusual story or not?
Boy, howdy!
Fast forward to March 2009, nearly 70K miles are on the car and the same tires are still mounted with an average tread depth reading of 4/32 (some with 5/32+), having started new at 10/32". I'm good about maintaining pressures (though these tires don't bleed much air). I rotate at every OCI (annually or about 7K miles).
Being an older guy, 70K seems fairly remarkable. I'm tempted to buy the newest version of the same Michelin skins and die of old age before the next tire change. I'll be changing them out before next winter but I guess I'm wondering if mine is an unusual story or not?
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