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Replying to: teacher23 (Jul 07, 2009 3:50 pm) The original tires on '06 MZ3 s 5-door were rotated ever 7,500 miles from the time it was new. Even so, at 28k they were trashed! It never occured to me that they could be worn out with so few miles on them. I took it in to the Goodyear shop for an oil change and tire rotate/balance and a few minutes later, the manager was showing me that two of the tires had worn into the steel belt! The tread was separating from the sidewalls....I was a little freaked out by it. My car has the 17" alloys (your's are probably 15" or 16" unless you have an i Touring Value model- which has 17"). The cost to replace all four tires with the same exact Goodyears that were on it was over $1000!!! And they'd have done the same thing in another 28k miles or so....no thanks! I went with Dunlop SP Sport Signatures which cost just under $600 for all four, out the door. I have put about 43k on them since then and they still have plenty of tread life to go! Quick question- are your tires wearing on the inside or outside edge or is it more consistent wear across the entire tread patch? Wearing on the edges is a sure sign of an alignment problem- usually costs about $50-$75 to correct that. The car might also have a tendency to pull or drift to the right or left if the alignment is out. |
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Replying to: teacher23 (Jul 07, 2009 3:50 pm)
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Replying to: roadburner (Jul 07, 2009 7:52 pm) Tire rotations may seem to be a pain to have done but without them you risk shortening the tire's lifespan. If you're keen and frugal, you can rotate the tires yourself. Underinflation runs the risk of damaging the tires from the inside (basically destroying the tire's structure). Checking the tire pressure monthly takes only a minute or two. |
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my son's 2008 mazda3 sport has 6000 miles and needs new front tires. the dealer says the alignment is OK and not the cause. he says the car is being driven 'aggresively' because the back tires are OK. we do understand these tires wear out quickly, but 6000 miles is ridiculous. though our son [18 yo] drives fast, we have not seen him floor the pedal and squeal out or anything of that nature. we do live on a hill. is it possible that his fast driving is causing this wear? suggestions for they say it is not under warranty for this.
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Replying to: davedf (Aug 07, 2009 8:53 am) As for mileage, I now have over 17,000 miles on them and they look like they've maybe consumed a quarter of their tread. To my way of thinking, if I get anything over 40,000 miles out of them they will owe me nothing when I finally do replace them. Best regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 07, 2009 11:33 am)
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Replying to: davedf (Aug 07, 2009 12:41 pm)
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 07, 2009 1:02 pm)
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Replying to: davedf (Aug 08, 2009 10:55 am)  Best regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 08, 2009 1:17 pm) I complained to the dealer and they said the Alignment must be done annually, I had the alignment done twice and it was in-spec both times. I was told I needed to rotate the tires more, I followed the 7500 miles in the manual. I put Kumhos on and did not rotate at all. Have about 25k miles on them. The fronts are wearing well. the backs are cupping on the inside, the specs call for too much positive camber and the shocks are probably not helping. The suspension is a weak part of the design in my opinion. |
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