condor22
Mike
I'm about to do a tyre replacement on 2 vehicles and thought I'd note my experience;
VEH 1 - Wife's Toyota Corolla 2012, still has the OEM tyres on it. Odo reads 27,450 (yup real kms). Car was fitted with Yokohama 195/65 R15 - 91H. The tyres still have about 3,000km on them, but the rubber is starting to crack (near 9 years old) and may not be safe at speed. I got a good deal on Bridgestone tyres, Turanza Serenity Plus, 4 for the price of 3 and wheel alignment for $499. These tyres have a 50,000km/5yr warranty. which is almost double the kms on the OEM tyres. For safety, they get done tomorrow.
VEH 2 - Colorado 7 2016 again with OEM tyres fitted - Bridgestone Dueler H/T 245/75/ R16 - 111S. However my odo reads 62,700 and the OEM tyres still have 3 to 4,000 km on them and will get done between now and my next interstate trip. I spoke to the tyre dealer and he was very happy with the ms I got out of them. I should add that the Holden dealer was asked to do a 5 wheel rotate at each service, they didn't do that. I only realised when a puncture needed me to swap it out last year. (The pain of the spare being under the rear end, out of sight out of mind.) So that mileage is from 4 tyres. About 12,000 km towing my caravan, about 10,000 km on dirt tracks around the VIC GT and about 2k more towing on the same dirt tracks. The rest on bitumen.
I've sometimes thought of swapping to a different tyre profile, but that immediately makes it a 5 tyre buy. Given the good kms I have to date, I'm sticking with the Duelers. I should note, Duelers come in several variants and prices, mine are in the higher end of the range - H/T689. I'll need 4 for around $1,000 + $50 alignment. They also have a 50,000/5yr guarantee.
However, the manager has my number and if they come on special between now and when needed, he'll phone and I'll go early.
The other great thing is on both vehicles, I get a rotate and balance for the life of the tyre.
VEH 1 - Wife's Toyota Corolla 2012, still has the OEM tyres on it. Odo reads 27,450 (yup real kms). Car was fitted with Yokohama 195/65 R15 - 91H. The tyres still have about 3,000km on them, but the rubber is starting to crack (near 9 years old) and may not be safe at speed. I got a good deal on Bridgestone tyres, Turanza Serenity Plus, 4 for the price of 3 and wheel alignment for $499. These tyres have a 50,000km/5yr warranty. which is almost double the kms on the OEM tyres. For safety, they get done tomorrow.
VEH 2 - Colorado 7 2016 again with OEM tyres fitted - Bridgestone Dueler H/T 245/75/ R16 - 111S. However my odo reads 62,700 and the OEM tyres still have 3 to 4,000 km on them and will get done between now and my next interstate trip. I spoke to the tyre dealer and he was very happy with the ms I got out of them. I should add that the Holden dealer was asked to do a 5 wheel rotate at each service, they didn't do that. I only realised when a puncture needed me to swap it out last year. (The pain of the spare being under the rear end, out of sight out of mind.) So that mileage is from 4 tyres. About 12,000 km towing my caravan, about 10,000 km on dirt tracks around the VIC GT and about 2k more towing on the same dirt tracks. The rest on bitumen.
I've sometimes thought of swapping to a different tyre profile, but that immediately makes it a 5 tyre buy. Given the good kms I have to date, I'm sticking with the Duelers. I should note, Duelers come in several variants and prices, mine are in the higher end of the range - H/T689. I'll need 4 for around $1,000 + $50 alignment. They also have a 50,000/5yr guarantee.
However, the manager has my number and if they come on special between now and when needed, he'll phone and I'll go early.
The other great thing is on both vehicles, I get a rotate and balance for the life of the tyre.