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Originally Posted by RU_Weskot
Kumho Tires are notorious for having crummy treadwear. My mom's 04 TSX had brand new Kumho's @ 40,000 miles. Once we got to 65,000 in a year, we had to replace them since there was practically no tread left on all 4 tires.
My sister got Michelin's on her '02 RSX about... 3 years ago. And she drives to manhattan ~2x a week for an internship, and drives to and from nordstroms 5-6x a week for her job. With the amount of tread left on hers, it looks as though she hasn't driven it about at all! 
SO, for 200-400$ more per tire, I'd personally say Michelin / BF Goodrich are the best bang for the buck. It'll sting now, but be the best investment after the 4-6 years of having em with no problems =] |
Michelins are generally good tires, so this is a generic comment, not a brand specific one. From my experience high tread wear does not always mean good tire. There are tires out there that wear like rocks but ride like crap and stink in the wet. Additionally, the way the rubber compounds age impacts those qualities over a long period of time, so there is the aspect of performance consistency. That gradual change can be hard to detect until eventually you finally realize there is an issue. I can’t tell you how many tires with 40,000 or 50,000 or even more miles that had tons of meat on them but had become too uncomfortable or scary to drive in the wet.
Michelins are generally very consistent over the life of the tire. But every brand has good & bad models. Given their price point I’m not sure I’d use the term bang for the buck, but I think you get good quality per dollar. BFGs and others are more bang for the buck. The more I talk to Cooper tire owners the more I think Cooper falls in B4B category too.
So anyway, mileage alone is a poor selection point. It is just one of many. Thank you, carry on.