Bought the 2001 Base in 2012 with 120,000, current mileage 228,450. It will hit 230,000 in the next couple of weeks.

I had been running Michelin Primacy with no real complaints since I bought the car in 2012, each set (3 or 4 sets I forget) was quite, soft ride, and good in Colorado winters. Mileage was disappointing on a set, Discount Tire warrantied out so no real issue. This last set went 52,000 and could have went 60,000, but winter is coming. At 52,000 the Michelin's were at 5/32. Discount warrantied out the last 8,000 miles anyway.

I went with Continental Control Contact Touring this time just to change things up and based on others in here. Mileage warranty is 90,000. If the Continental’s hold to their warranty the car will have 320,000 miles before it needs another set of tires.

I only have less than 24 hours and 100 miles on the Continental's, smooth and quite, so far I’m happy.Question….

Did I just buy me last set of tires or is this car going past 320,000?????

 

I have that tire on a Toyota Sienna. The Sienna quickly burned through every Michelin tire well-before the mileage warranty (Premier, Defender, etc.). After 15,000+ miles, the Conti Touring have virtually new tread depth remaining.

 

That's a crazy mileage warranty, but let's be honest, the tires aren't actually going to go 90k miles before they need replacement. You'll get some pro-rata credit towards a new set, and the manufacturer probably bets most people will have sold the car within 90k miles, so they won't have to honor the warranty on the 2nd owner.

Still good to know and for people who plan on keeping their car forever, might have to check them out.

 

Love it......KEEP GOING!!

I'm at 81k, so the further you go, the greater my potential is....roll on forever baby!

 

Next thing you know, you'll be trying to see how far you can go before you actually run out of gas... :P


Seinfeldia - art imitating life

 

Yea Babyyyy.

 

Mileage aside I've noticed that long rated tires the traction goes south before they wear out. They get pretty hard after about 6 years. Dad put some 80K touring tires on his car and he drove the car about 6K annually. I recall driving it when he first put them on and I thought they were great. Some years later, not so. They broke traction pretty easily in the dry and in the wet they didn't stop very well either. Manufacturers compounds vary, IME in that 5-6 year range I've swapped them out. A spot on alignment helps the longevity too.

 

those are T rated so keep it under 118 mph. should be alright

 

Yea, I had sort of the same thing happen when I bought a car that had been used for a 2nd home with really low miles.
The car had like 10k miles on it, but the tires were already dry rotting.

At least in my climate, tires have an age limit that has nothing to do with mileage.

 

Tires are dated-coded, and I agree they lose their rubber-gripping traction as they age. European car and tire manufacturers recommend not using tires that are more than 6 years old.

My '09 Sienna has 163K+ miles, averaging over 20K miles per year. Even if the Conti's don't actually last 90K miles (I don't drive tires down to the wear bars, or 2/32"), they'd still be a better value than the Michelins that last no more than 2 years (40K miles). For anyone driving the industry average 15K miles per year, the Continental Touring tires would be 6 years old at the 90K mileage warranty.

 

You'll be here past 400K for sure!

 

That's important advice for anyone living in the Southwest or any other hot and/or dry climates. Those tires with high mileage ratings look like a good bargain, but in reality you will never be able to get to the mileage limit because the sidewalls will dry rot before the tread wears out. Rotting sidewalls are very dangerous and that is not something you want to ignore. If you live in the Southwest, tires can start drying out in less than 4 years - faster if you park outside for long periods.

 

Two things about Michelins....for some reason many of their products exhibit a dry rotted appearance after a few years, which they claim is normal. But they had a recall on Lattitudes which were prod date specific, newer not older, for that very reason. Also, the Premier LTX starts at 8.5/32, not 11, and they claim it's good when new, good when worn. Who knows if this is skimming (give you ((11-8.5)/11) or 23% less tire off the bat.

removing marketing from the equation, I used the original tires on my BMW for 9 years, its snow tires are 7 yrs old. The LS seems to have a 2005 Dunlop brand new in the trunk. I would not toss any of the above because they are > 6 yo.....that's me using common sense....my .02

 

​​​​​​​i sure hope so for all of us....that's why I bought this car with 81k!

 

Forgot to check the speed rating on when I bought these, thanks for the point out!!!!!!

I’m usually good at staying under 118, except one time…. It wasn’t my fault, really!!!! A punk in some tuner car was being a (well Punk) out on the interstate…. I just walked off and left him….

He had this really sad look on his face as this old man as he saw it in his old Frumpy Grandpa looking Lexus past him like he was sitting still…. He tried to catch up, he tried and tried and tired… I let him get close a couple of times and I would just walk away again. After that, I saw him in the rear view pull over to the right lane and behave.... It's the little things in life sometimes.... One of the more enjoyable commutes that I have had in a while…..

Other than that, I hang out at 80mph during my drive….