28th Mar 2011, 17:17
"Seriously though, one set of tires in 50K miles? You are running them off the rims aren't you."
I assume this is a joke. No set of tires on any new car we have ever owned has needed replacing in 50,000 miles or less. Not even our Japanese import (the worst vehicle we ever drove) required tires that soon. Brake pads yes (every 15,000-20,000 miles) but not tires. Most tires easily go 70,000 miles. The Michelins on our GM were replaced at 75,000 and still had a fair amount of tread. My wife's best friend put over 100,000 miles on the Michelins on her Dodge Caravan. Cheap tires may wear out sooner, but most domestics come with pretty good tires that should easily go 70,000 miles.
28th Mar 2011, 16:54
50K for a set of tires is not unusual at all. I have a Buick Park Avenue that is close to 7 years old and over 40,000 miles, and I still have the original Good Years. I don't plan on buying any tires for the car, as I plan to trade it in a year and-a-half with about 50,000 miles. I just rotated them at about 35,000 miles for the first time since I have owned the car (since 17,000). The two now in the front still have a lot of tread, and the back two are fine. They are in good shape without any cracking or anything like that too.