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Tires gone in 15,000? Tires gone in 15,000?
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Old 08-19-2011, 07:42 PM   #1
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Or try Hankook Ventus V12s. Half the price of Michelins and quite a good tire.
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Old 08-19-2011, 10:26 PM   #2
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15K miles is fairly normal for the rears and not surprising in any way. If you tracked the car, 5K miles would be typical from a set of tires.
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Old 08-19-2011, 10:43 PM   #3
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I've killed them in 8k miles with very little aggressive driving...
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Old 08-20-2011, 06:38 AM   #4
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15,000 miles is pretty good and above average.
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