Michelin Treadlife

[Kamauxx]

Yeah, it is surprising. I was ok with it on my old car because the dealer gave me free tires as long as I did the maintenance there. Tires were $1,000 a set, so I was ok with paying $35 for an oil change. They tried to fight me on it at first though when they said only two tires needed to be replaced because I didn't rotate them. I told them that they were staggered, then they said that you can rotate side to side, so I said they're also directionals. They said that was only for the Track version. I said what do you think that car is? Then they replaced the tires and never questioned me again the next 5 or 6 times.

Ahhh, ya gotta love dealers and how much knowledge they have of the vehicles they sell.

What a profession they have. Can you imagine a firefighter coming to your house to battle a blaze and having to explain everything to him?

 

[Callum]

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy over here. So 10-18K is normal wear on these depending on driving habits.

If so, I might be the first person to chew a set up at 8,000 miles. I can't get enough of the AWD with traction and stability off. It's a blast to roll out of a corner a little too fast in 2nd gear and pin it. A little sideways action

 

[compujas]

Ahhh, ya gotta love dealers and how much knowledge they have of the vehicles they sell.

What a profession they have. Can you imagine a firefighter coming to your house to battle a blaze and having to explain everything to him?

Yeah. At least they didn't dig in and fight me on it. It just took them a few minutes to realize they were wrong. Now the Nissan dealer we bought my wife's car from, that's a totally different story. They tried telling me that their service schedule was correct and the engineers that designed the car, and therefore the maintenance guide that was inside the vehicle they sold me, were wrong. I never went back after that first service I had to pay for.

 

[compujas]

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy over here. So 10-18K is normal wear on these depending on driving habits.

If so, I might be the first person to chew a set up at 8,000 miles. I can't get enough of the AWD with traction and stability off. It's a blast to roll out of a corner a little too fast in 2nd gear and pin it. A little sideways action

AWD tends to chew up tires quicker.

 

[MerlintheMad]

My Michelins are sitting in bags in the shed through this winter; fronts are like new; rears are at 80%; they have 10K miles on them. I plan to sell them in the spring (failed to get a bite last fall).

 

[Callum]

AWD tends to chew up tires quicker.

How so? I would of thought RWD would eat the back tires faster since they have 100% of the power on them.

 

[compujas]

How so? I would of thought RWD would eat the back tires faster since they have 100% of the power on them.

That's what I was told by my mechanic and tire shop, because of the forced rotation of all 4 wheels, so going around turns the wheels turn at slightly different rates, causing some to drag a bit. Differentials should compensate, but don't necessarily 100%.

 

[Marc Collins]

That's what I was told by my mechanic and tire shop, because of the forced rotation of all 4 wheels, so going around turns the wheels turn at slightly different rates, causing some to drag a bit. Differentials should compensate, but don't necessarily 100%.

For a traditional Jeep or a pickup truck maybe. Not in a modern, electronically-controlled AWD car. The stinger doesn't even have a LSD on the AWD car (though it should!!).