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. Traveling salesman conditions.The guarantee is a joke south of the Rio Grande, but I do want tires that wear like iron - maybe lasting 40-50,000 miles without dithering.Cheap Wal-Mart rags last 20,000 miles on the drive-front of the Spirit. It's going in for a full front and rear alignment job next month. I will drive a total of 30-miles from now until then. The front tires are cambered like a motor grader's.I do not want to spend $130 for a tire that cannot do what it claims. If customer experience and facts support the 90,000 mile claim (the tires really do last a long-long time, compared to other brands), then the Michelins are going to get moved to the top of the list.And yes, I know all about tire rotation :)The 195X70X14" is a real @#$%^&! to find in Mexico and Central America. Can you believe $244 for a single BF Goodrich. Yeah, single. That's all one shop had and getting more was out of the question.Is the 90,000 mile hoo-hah a gimmick or do the tires wear like iron?

I drove on Michelins for long years before their priced themselves out of sense and even 20 years ago car would make 60,000 miles on them. Then on my pickup in 19.5 size I made 100k on Hancock and 56,000 miles on Chinese Sailungs.Michelins used to give 6 years warranty. Is the 3 years now applying to your size only, or all Michelins?Bare in mind that long lasting rubber is hard, therefore poor in wet conditions. I did not worry about that in CA and I believe you won't in Mexico.

My experience:2001 Impala, oem Good Year tires - 50,000km, repalced with Michelins, 160,000km, no flats, sold the car.2006 Impala, oem Good Year tires - 60,000km, replaced with Michelins, 130,000km, 1 flat, sold the car. New owner still on same tires, 20,000km

Is there a less-expensive alternative, or just Michelins? The original Goodyear tires that came with the car gave 22,000 miles service.

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.

I'll make ONE statement, based on using Michelins since they first came into the USA: "Other brands of tires MAY give you the mileage and dependability you are looking for, but to BE SURE, go with the Michelins"

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Kayteg1
Explorer II
May 16, 2016
Empty Nest, Soon wrote:
In my experience, modern tires last a long time and lots of miles. .

Lots of miles maybe, but not long time.
I bought my 1972 conversion 11 years ago. It come on tires with cracks where I could stick my finger tips in.
Still made 120 miles trip home with no tire incident.
After restoration job I put new Alcoa wheels with 12R22.5 Michelin commercial tires, but left one better looking old tires on tag axle as experiment.
The tire has DOT number that indicate only last year of manufacturing, what with "5" I assume was 1985.
So as of today I have 10 years old Michelin, who kept in the shade develop several deep cracks 1/2 the height of the sidewall, while 30 years old tire, sitting on split rim with inner tube has long, circular cracks around, but all of them seem to be surface cracks.
All tires kept the pressure for a year, dropping around 15 psi from 90 psi nominal.
I just sold the coach and drove it almost 400 miles to new owners. No tire issue and new owners are happy with coach quality.
Other observation, our 12 years old Mercedes has steering wheel wrapped in deteriorating leather.
The 44 years old leather on Prevost steering wheel is in perfect condition.
Empty_Nest__Soo
Explorer
May 16, 2016
In my experience, modern tires last a long time and lots of miles. I can remember when you were lucky to get 20K miles from a set of bias ply tires. I have a 2011 pickup truck with 43K miles and near half the tread life left on the OEM tires. I take long tire life for granted these day. I would not pay a gold-plated price for Michelins compared to more common brands. Tires have improved tremendously over the years.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
May 16, 2016
I bought TPMS about 10 years ago for $650 and that was pressure only. Don't think you have much to complain at today's prices.
Can't say if it saved my butt, but I am here today?? !
When not on MH I used it on family wagon.
In the middle of Las Vegas Strip 9 PM, heavy traffic and 110F gust winds the alarm come on.
One of the last places you want to stop and change the wheel.
BUT having constant monitoring, I was seeing 20psi on 35 psi tire. Good enough to roll slowly in Strip traffic and change the wheel in comfort of underground garage.
mena661
Explorer
May 16, 2016
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
For sake of sanity I'd better check out the best value car tire pressure monitoring system. Maybe they're way expensive.
TPMS has saved my butt a couple times. Well worth it.
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
May 14, 2016
For sake of sanity I'd better check out the best value car tire pressure monitoring system. Maybe they're way expensive.
mena661
Explorer
May 13, 2016
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Is there a less-expensive alternative, or just Michelins? The original Goodyear tires that came with the car gave 22,000 miles service.
Only 22,000 miles? My sports car tires do better than that. Michelin is the best tire in **** near every class. They charge you a pretty penny for them though. For tires, make AND model do matter. I have a set of Continental's on my truck (can't remember the model) and they wear like concrete. I had a set of Continental's on a car I used to own (different model tire but same make!!!) and they barely lasted 10,000 miles. I find that tires that are in hotly contested categories (ie customers expectations are high) are the best. Those tires get the most R&D.
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
May 13, 2016
USA warranty will be useless. Need longevity.
Slownsy
Explorer
May 13, 2016
If like me you may fine if you have slightly uneven wear the warenty is no good, but still like my michelins, had ms2 on last F250 and great traction in all conditions but wet gras, way better than original tiers, new F350 came with al terrains, not quite as good in the wet on tar but that is to be expected.
Frank.
drsteve
Explorer
May 12, 2016
Put a set of Michelin Defenders w/90,000 mile tread wear warranty on DW's Malibu. 65,000 miles later one is down to the wear bars and the other three are right behind it. Tires were rotated every oil change. I'll be heading to the store I bought them from soon to see what they have to say.
Kayteg1
Explorer II
May 10, 2016
I had couple of those 12V impact wrenches. Not only they operate on inertia, so you have to wait few seconds for actual impact, but they don't deliver the promised torque.
I am way better with long handle torque wrench in the trunk.
Same come to electric jacks. Even if you find one that will do the job, you have at least 3 more components that can fail.
I reach the stage in my life, that I need more exercise anyway.

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