How long did your tires last?

[tzeshan]

The original Michelin - Energy™ MXV4® S8 tires on my XLE V6 are reaching their end of life. The car has over 48,000 miles. I did a search on new tires. The BFGoodrich - Advantage T/A tires cost almost $50 less per tire. Will they last as long as the Michelin's? I feel that the tire life depends on the kind of car too. So I like to know from my fellow V6 drivers what kind of tire life do you get? Thanks.

[Tobeit]

Just over 10k miles out of my Toyo Proxes T1R - stay away from them if you want high mileage tires, but they perform!

[Retrospekt]

The previous owner of my car had the BFGoodrich T/A's and said they lasted 65,000 miles. They were about to crack through though...

I replaced those tires with the same ones at Discount Tire because they were running a rebate deal. I'm very satisfied so far.

[Netforcer]

Originally Posted by Tobeit

Just over 10k miles out of my Toyo Proxes T1R - stay away from them if you want high mileage tires, but they perform!

Fronts lasted a little more on my Kumho Ecstas... camber wear got me

[inthebay85]

I also have the Toyo Proxes, And I'm at about 15k miles...and they are about shot (Maybe 1-2k more miles to go) And although I LOVED the way these tires performed...I think I am going with something else this time...Pirelli Nero/Eagle GT/Kuhmo Ecsta.... What do you guys think?

[JohnGD]

For better comparison check the Tread Wear Rating. The S8 has IIRC 440, which means it should give you approximately 44K miles of service. And you got that.

Of course, this rating is based on a standard road surface.

I'd just get the S8 from Costco. Better road hazard warranty, nitrogen service, free rotate/balance, many locations, and mount using torque wrench.

There are a lot of cheaper tires around, so I'm sure they work too. But I'd stick with Michelin.

Originally Posted by tzeshan

The original Michelin - Energy™ MXV4® S8 tires on my XLE V6 are reaching their end of life. The car has over 48,000 miles. I did a search on new tires. The BFGoodrich - Advantage T/A tires cost almost $50 less per tire. Will they last as long as the Michelin's? I feel that the tire life depends on the kind of car too. So I like to know from my fellow V6 drivers what kind of tire life do you get? Thanks.

[JohnGD]

You can also check tirerack.com for reviews. For example, the following is the first comment for the BF Goodrich tire.





Initial Review, 600 Miles on Tires
September 12, 2009

This tire replaced Michelin MXVs. No problems with handling or performance in dry and wet conditions. Road surface imperfections are significantly more noticeable - the Michelins provided much better isolation. Fuel economy may have suffered a little bit. It seems harder to manage over 20mpg in local driving than with the old tires. I haven't driven enough highway miles to check whether I can still average 30mpg.

[LXS-mode]

yokohama yk520.. i did 8k miles on them. still had 8-9/32's before i sold the damn set.
i cruise.

[Losio]

Y do u care how many miles? No tire got 2 b used 4 more when 3-4 yrs after the production date - tires r getting dry and loose the grip. Stock tires usually are not great, not even good. According to my research in 16" Camry size 2 tires r worth the attention General Altimax HP $82-87 ea @ tirerack and Michelin Pilot Exalto $116-129 @TR (For the first time I agree to CR about the last one )

[workerant]

48K sounds average.

Life of the tire also depend on the road and how you drive.

[tzeshan]

Originally Posted by Losio

Y do u care how many miles? No tire got 2 b used 4 more when 3-4 yrs after the production date - tires r getting dry and loose the grip. Stock tires usually are not great, not even good. According to my research in 16" Camry size 2 tires r worth the attention General Altimax HP $82-87 ea @ tirerack and Michelin Pilot Exalto $116-129 @TR (For the first time I agree to CR about the last one )

I asked because for my previous 2001 Camry V6 I replaced tires twice within 65k miles.

[hossmaster]

my original bridgestones had 31k and were toast. My Michelin Primacy's are lasting quite well. I had one Energy tire for a while but it wore out way too fast.

[LNGasMan]

My Toyo Proxes went over 28,000 miles in almost 3 years - All freeway and city driving. I just got them replaced last month with Bridgestones.

[RareBird]

2008 camry XLE V6

original Bridgestone Turanza EL400 tire lasted roughly 32k miles. This is a very soft tire, with low thread wear rating.

replaced with Turanza anyway - ride is fantastic, soft as ever.

[thrawnis]

I'm a fairly aggressive driver and also live in an area with a lot of high speed roads but a lot of traffic also. My original tires lasted about 28k miles. Don't know how long the new ones will last though...