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The Eagle RS-A's I have don't even come with a warranty and I'll be happy to get 20K miles out of them They are holding up better than the last car I had that featured those POS tires.. one literally broke in a pothole with about 9K miles on it and another split down the side while making a turn with about 19K miles.. they sucked when they came on 2004 Mazda 3's.. now I have a 2007 Mazda CX-7 and they're holding up really good and get great traction..
One thing people should look at on tires is their traction rating. Never get anything under A and AA is double the fun if you like gripping like glue around corners.. I replaced the RS-A's on my 3 with some Kumho Ecsta's and those things were sweet.. their tread rating was around 300, but that's the price you pay for pure glue..
Even top-grade sticky tires don't cost much per mile, compared to the cost of fuel, tire costs just seem high because you buy something like 12,000 to more than 50,000 miles "worth" of tires at one time. A hard rubber compound that can go more than 50K generally won't grip well enough for my taste. On the other hand a really good tire can enhance performance and may keep you out of the ditch. (or worse)
I actually bought a set of Toyo Proxes for my Civic back in 1996 that had a warranty that included not wearing out. At the time of purchase, I warned the salesman that I intended to keep my car for a million miles, he replied that he wasn't worried and that they'd been threatened before. I ended up getting 8 or 9 free tires from them until the shop got cranky at me for not getting my alignments from them and accused me of having a lowered suspension for racing. But my tires were always evenly worn. All I had were stock springs with Koni red shocks. I still have the car and it has 370K miles on it. Those Toyo tires were made of a very hard rubber compound.
i just wish i could afford new tires. i buy mine used from a place that is in the same complex as an Asian grocery store. the guy that runs it lives in an RV in the parking lot. And from what i can gather it's a pretty good probability that they are stolen. the warranty on them is for sure, you get what you pay for.
I have bought nothing but Michelin Cross Terrain(after originals wore out) for my 97 Toyota 4 Runner.It is currently on its sixth set of tires at 249,000 miles.The current set are 50% worn which averages over 60k for each set easily.The warranty is 60k miles.I won't buy anything else.
Purchased a set of Pirelli P400 All-Season tires for my compact with a 60,000 mile guarantee for $317 out-the-door. Took advantage of the free tire rotation offer from the dealer just twice, then moved out of the area and haven't had a rotation since.
The tires have gone 52,000 miles, and still look new. They have travelled over some rough terrain - had to replace four window regulators that were destroyed by some bad jeep trails. I could have spent a lot more money for inferior tires, but my research pointed out three superior tires in my price range ($100 max per tire) and I selected the Pirelli Brand. My local Dunlop dealer reluctantly agreed to order them for me, and I had them the next day.
actually pro-rating a wear item such as tires is nothing to scoff at, and what most companies would do. i think what you have is a miscommunication of your expectations of the warranty on those tires.
besides, playing devil's advocate here, what do you want an 85K tire for anyway? the compound's got to be hard as a rock which should kill your braking distances. and unless you drive a huge amount of miles every year (maybe you do?) then the sidewalls will most likely rot before you hit that mileage anyway...
Well anytime i bought tires the new tires were base on cost/milage of the old tire. Such as. 200$ per tire 80k, but down to wear marks at 40k. Is 50% performace of the tire. I've always gotten 100$ per tire toward the new ones. If the new ones were more 225$ tough, if they are less woo-hooo. But i have never goten 50% of the new tire, always based on what i paid originally. And of course new balance, roadhazard, stems, etc....duh
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They are holding up better than the last car I had that featured those POS tires.. one literally broke in a pothole with about 9K miles on it and another split down the side while making a turn with about 19K miles.. they sucked when they came on 2004 Mazda 3's.. now I have a 2007 Mazda CX-7 and they're holding up really good and get great traction..
Sometimes you get more than you bargained for...
