Crappy OEM Tires

[Thomas Rogers]

Steve Mck said:

How/where you drive and regular rotation is the determining factor in tire wear, IMO. I just put 65K on the OEM 245/75R16 Hankooks on my 2008 E250 (surprised me!). A good 90% of my driving is highway and the tires are rotated at every 5K mile oil change.

I'd say you hit the nail on the head, but not with your first statement. For you, getting 60k miles with your Hankook OEMs is probably due to the majority of city driving that you do.



My '07 Focus needed new Hankooks after 24k miles and 18 months driving. That was all city/local driving. If I drove that same vehicle for 60k miles in less about a year, all on the highway, I could see the tires lasting much longer.



Also, note again, NC for you...No snow, no salt, probably very few bad, bumpy roads with potholes.



TJR