High Mileage Guarantee Tires? A Game?
For the toad... The Michelins I was looking at shouted a 90,000 mile tread wear-out warranty. But with a three-year time limit, that's 30,000 miles a year to get the full 90M before time expires. T...
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Michelin XCX-APTs ( built for and sold only by sears in ~2003/2003 with 65K miles and 8 years:
Lots of baja washboard at high speed, aired down, and foolish use of dollar store tire shine no doubt contributed to their appearance:
Tread depth at 65K miles was still~ 1/2 inch in the center of the tread:
Those Tires never let me down, and only one screw puncture in those 8 years.
Once many years ago my sister had some michelin long life tires on a VW jetta, and had to slam on the brakes. They tires just locked and skidded as if we were on a wet road, but it was dry. Traction NOt impressive. I could not believe how long the car just skidded with 4 tires hissing as the car in front of us got close all too quick. If it wears like iron, the traction is likely like iron.
Lots of baja washboard at high speed, aired down, and foolish use of dollar store tire shine no doubt contributed to their appearance:
Tread depth at 65K miles was still~ 1/2 inch in the center of the tread:
Those Tires never let me down, and only one screw puncture in those 8 years.
Once many years ago my sister had some michelin long life tires on a VW jetta, and had to slam on the brakes. They tires just locked and skidded as if we were on a wet road, but it was dry. Traction NOt impressive. I could not believe how long the car just skidded with 4 tires hissing as the car in front of us got close all too quick. If it wears like iron, the traction is likely like iron.
