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Old May 26, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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I have the stock rubbers on my car and will change those and rims in about 3 months but till then i was wondering how long should our tc tires last, i no some people wear there tires out faster then others but i have no idea what the range is, but im at 12,000 miles and dont have much left any help???
Old May 26, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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I'm at 14.5k and they look nearly new
Old May 26, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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Depends if you dog on 'em or not.

I got about 8700 on 'em, and after one burnout (lasted about 3 seconds, stupid mistake) and a few 2nd-3rd scratches here and there..they still look/feel nearly new.
Old May 26, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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but it's weird, the treadwear is at 160?
Old May 27, 2005 | 12:15 AM
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Treadwear on the super 7 18s have a high tread wear number , So I think i will get the millage out of these . But have done some research on the Pzero Nero (I might have got the name wrong LOL) but I have heard long term balancing issues with these tires in reviews written by owners on other vehicles . I dunno , will know more as the miles rack up ?
Old May 27, 2005 | 01:57 AM
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I've got nearly 12k and I expect a max of 25-30k.
Old May 27, 2005 | 05:55 AM
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am i wrong? all tCs do not come with the same tires (i'm not including the1.0) i've seen stock continentals, yokos, etc. on tCs.
Old May 27, 2005 | 07:26 AM
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mine started to give ouat around 20k but they are rated to be 30k. or something
Old May 27, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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i took the factory wheels/tires off at about 19K miles. the treadlife was about half gone.
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They do come with different tires. Some come with yokos, some with potenzas and I am sure there are others. Which tires was the original post referring to?
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