Michelin "90,000 miles" Tires? Really?
My front wheel drive toad eats front tires like a Nile croc eats washerwomen. Costco is touting the Michelin Whatever tire that boasts it has a 90,000 mile tread wear-out warranty. But these thi...
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ktmrfs wrote:
Part of the high mileage is that the mfg figure they will seldom need to eat any warranty claims. Why? well, first the are replacement tires, probably on a 3-5 old vehicle with 30-50K miles on it. Then you buy a set of tires with a 90K mileage warranty and don't read the fine print that says 90K miles OR 3years, sometimes 4 years. so how many folks will keep the vehicle long enough and drive enough miles/year (20K-30K) to end up with a mileage claim? IMHO Not very many. Those that do drive 20-30K miles/year are likely lots of highway miles that give better tread life than in town stop and go miles will.
I agree, they play the averages. However, in my case, they loose money. I owned my new 1983 Chevy truck until 2006. I bought my used 2005 Ford truck in 2011, still own it and probably will for another 10 - 15 years, probably until they come out with a diesel that doesn't need DEF.
My problem with tire warranties is I swap out tires summer and winter. So mileage recorded on the speedometer is half on the summer tires and half on the winter tires. If the tires have an age limitation like 3 - 4 years, I won't wear them out that way either since I'm using two sets of tires. So far I have a total of 52,000 miles on my two sets of tires and they'll last many more years.
Bill
