Life of stock Michelen Primacy tires with casual driving?

[Itsjustjoe]

FWIW, I already have 30k miles, all pretty mellow DD driving, and I am shopping for tires as soon as I leave the forum...

[FRSPirate]

Originally Posted by jeebus

I got 10k miles out of mine before they were dead. A handful of AutoX...I guess I'm not a weenie.

Same here, just no AutoX...daily driving like i stole it.

[immortal_suby]

Originally Posted by WolfSongX

Also keep in mind... the Primacy that you buy at Tire Rack is not necessarily going to be what you are currently running on your car. The OEMs can specify special additives and different compounds that aren't in the normal commercial version of the tires to extend tire life outside of the warranty period, or to increase fuel mileage or to increase/decrease performance. About the only thing that is guaranteed to be the same between an OEM tire and the commercial production tire will be the actual construction of the tire (ie the number/type of pieces used to assemble the tire) and the tread pattern.

So if you are looking for another Primacy and want the exact same thing you have now, make sure that you are actually getting a Primacy mean for the BRZ/FR-S through the dealership. Tire Rack may or may not actually carry the OEM version.

Curious - do you work in the tire making industry or are you just prone to making shit up? At Michelin OEM may get the center cut for tire uniformity but the ingredients are all the same.

[jflogerzi]

Up to 16K and just got my tires rotated. Tread still looks damn good. I am guessing anywhere from 20-30K under normal driving. My old Jetta 2.5 08 SE, I did 56K on the OEM tires and they still had some tread.

[typericey]

Can someone confirm that the weight of the car where the tires are mounted on can also affect wear? If this is true, then we can expect a longer life on our Primacys because our cars are relatively lighter.

[G_Ride]

Originally Posted by typericey

Can someone confirm that the weight of the car where the tires are mounted on can also affect wear? If this is true, then we can expect a longer life on our Primacys because our cars are relatively lighter.

With everything else being equal (driving habits, distance traveled, tire, etc.), yes, lighter cars will have less tire wear than a heavier car.

[Splat]

The excuse is they are all season-30k miles at least. Right now you need "Summer" tires. Justify it- They go back on in winter ! therefore you are not wasting the tires.

[Ryuu0u]

Originally Posted by Splat

The excuse is they are all season-30k miles at least. Right now you need "Summer" tires. Justify it- They go back on in winter ! therefore you are not wasting the tires.

I like your thinking! I've been trying to justify buying new rims and tires but this sealed it for me lol

[typericey]

Originally Posted by Splat

The excuse is they are all season-30k miles at least. Right now you need "Summer" tires. Justify it- They go back on in winter ! therefore you are not wasting the tires.

Primacy HP is not an all season tire.

[autobrz]

exactly, primacy hp are grand touring summer tires with low rolling resistance.
they still suck though.

Your excuse should be you need high performance summer tires.

[typericey]

Shame on Michelin for making them as GT tires, yet they're noisy as heck at highway speeds. The noise in my tires kick in at exactly 100km/h, like there was an on/off switch!