How many miles did you get out of your OEM tires?

If I drive like an idiot, I can expect to get less than maximum life out of the tyres.

 

I guess i drive like an idiot then. I have 32k miles on my tires and they are done. Bald. I rotated them every 5k miles. Played with tire pressure. At the end, I have a heavy foot. I'm going to get tires in the next few days.

 

My daughter has a 2011 hatchback and got over 70k miles on her OEM tires. I have gone similar miles on the tires on my two Gen IIs. We do run higher pressures, around 40 psi, and follow the factory recommendation for rotating them every 5k miles. I'm surprised when I read of people wearing out the OEM tires at 25-35k miles. Maybe it's true that it is from aggressive driving. My daughter drives a bit faster than I do, but she also has a long freeway commute.
Unfortunately for me, I won't be going for high miles on OEMs on my current PiP, due to an accident at 19k miles that resulted in new tires all around. The ones I put on have an 80k mile tread life, so we shall see.

 

I don't think driving behaviour makes much difference. A bit maybe. But some tires just wear a lot faster.

 

It also has a lot to do with road surfaces: asphalt probably is less wearing than grooved concrete, for example.

 

And different asphalt surfaces have different textures.

From a very long time ago, before Internet, I seem to remember a map showing approximate actual treadlife vs tire treadwear rating. There were some sharp regional differences. But a quick online search isn't coming up with it.

 

I think it matters a ton. It's pure physics. When people take off fast and stop fast that is putting an extreme amount of stress on that tire wearing it down much faster. This is why people that drive less aggressive and/or have many highway miles go longer on their tires.

 

Cornering speeds and tire pressures are major contributors, which are both driver behaviors , I believe.

 

So I am in the Nascar wannabe/Idiot club. I enjoy the jack rabbit starts I can get from my 2012 Prius V when it is in power mode. I started with Blue Earth tires and despite the fact that I used Blizzak snow tires last winter, I was told that the tires were almost down to the wear indicators and I only had a few months of use left. I would like to get a really good summer tire with LRR and good wet handling. I hope to keep the Blizzaks for a few more winters. I was thinking about Blue Earth again or AVID Ascend. Are there any good recommendations for a lead foot? Also does anyone keep two sets of rims to make changing the tires easier at the start and end of winter? I was thinking about buying some cheap steel rims for next winter. Thanks.

 

Let em go bald, then you can go to the racetrack and act like a badass!

 

We got 36,000 miles out of the originals until I picked up a nail on the shoulder...non-repairable area. We opted for new ones because just the week before I could feel a bit of hydroplaning at above 70. The tread depth looked okay, but I prefer to be safe. We always rotate them every 5000 miles too.

 

I've got the Avid S33d's with 36,300 miles, 80% city driving, 3 out of town trips on freeway, 1 or 2 jackrabbit starts that I'll admit to, maybe 10 total miles of dirt/gravel road, rotated every 5k, been trying to take it real easy.

42psi front/ 40 psi rear.

All 4 tires have about 4/32 tread left, and seem to be wearing evenly, but the wear indicator bars have 1/32 before they become flush with surrounding tread.

GA says 2/32 is legal minimum, but think i'll go ahead and replace at 37k just to be on safe side.