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Car Forum / Lexus Cars / January 2009Tyre wear on IS200
Hi I've just had a £197 shock by having to have two new front tyres. As the car has barely 10000 miles on the clock couldn't believe it. Is this normal for a Lexus? Or am I a 66 yr old boy racer burning rubber at every opportunity? I've had the car from new and it has suffered the same conditions of storage, use etc as all my previous Jap. cars which all managed 30000 miles plus between tyre changes. Man at the Lexus garage who did the job as part of MOT/annual service said I was lucky "RXs only do 8000 per new tyres". Phew, what a let off!!!!! peter > Hi > I've just had a £197 shock by having to have two new front tyres. As [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > off!!!!! > peter As you have discovered, original equipment tyres tend to have a fairly short tread life due to soft rubber compounds formulated with traction rather than wear in mind. This is especially true of cars equipped with low profile sporty tyres.  SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) So what is that 197 in real dollars? ;-) Oh - if you change tyres to a different grade of tire, you probably void the warranty and the stealership will tell you you can't expect to get the same performance or comfort level from the car. Not so here > So what is that 197 in real dollars? ;-) > > Oh - if you change tyres to a different grade of tire, you probably > void the warranty and the stealership will tell you you can't expect > to get the same performance or comfort level from the car. 10K is pretty LOW... on the other hand, less than 20K seems to be becoming more common... unexceptable, but more common. I don't hot rod around, but I certainly remember the days of 60K/set ... no more > Hi > I've just had a £197 shock by having to have two new front tyres. As [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > off!!!!! > peter The problem is that the drug dealers, pimps, and other criminals popularized the thin tire on big rims. Those tires have inadequate amounts of material to stand up for more than 10 or 20,000 miles on modern cars used in normal driving. So the incredibly rotten dealerships immediately began pressing the car companies to put these useless tires on the cars as the stealerships make a dollar or two per tire sold. And they are not in business to provide anything except livings for themselves. So the consumers again get it in the shorts! Complain to the dealers - they are the ones who pushed this on us. Why doesn't Lexus do what Infiniti did back in the late 90's. When I purchaed my G20T, it came with "performance tires and rims suitable for summer driving on smooth surfaces". However, All Season tires were a "no cost option". I opted for the latter. >The problem is that the drug dealers, pimps, and other criminals >popularized the thin tire on big rims. Those tires have inadequate [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >livings for themselves. So the consumers again get it in the shorts! >Complain to the dealers - they are the ones who pushed this on us. >Why doesn't Lexus do what Infiniti did back in the late 90's. When I >purchaed my G20T, it came with "performance tires and rims suitable >for summer driving on smooth surfaces". However, All Season tires were >a "no cost option". I opted for the latter. Lexus did the same thing with the IS300, at least the first model year (2001) when I bought mine. You could opt for either the 16" wheels with all-season tires or the 17" with performance tires. Like nearly everybody else, I took the 17s, and it was a mistake. I went through four sets in 55,000 miles, and while the car handled great on dry roads, it was atrocious in the snow. Well, it's amazing the kind of cheap parts you find in a Lexus. Some owners drive around in the Lexus ES without realizing it's just a Toyota Camry with different sheet metals. But most people can't tell an alternator from a compressor if you show them under the hood. > The problem is that the drug dealers, pimps, and other criminals > popularized the thin tire on big rims. Those tires have inadequate [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > livings for themselves. So the consumers again get it in the shorts! > Complain to the dealers - they are the ones who pushed this on us. Well, it's amazing the kind of cheap parts you find in a Lexus. Some owners drive around in the Lexus ES without realizing it's just a Toyota Camry with different sheet metals. But most people can't tell an alternator from a compressor if you show them under the hood. *************** ... or tell the difference between a tire's tread and thread... SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) >Well, it's amazing the kind of cheap parts you find in a Lexus. Some >owners drive around in the Lexus ES without realizing it's just a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >*************** >... or tell the difference between a tire's tread and thread... Nice! The first good "gotcha" of 2009. :-) SignatureJay (remove dashes for legal email address) Well, Toyota has gotten cheap on these tires. Michelins used be more common, and then you start to see the cheap 20K mile Bridgestones showing up on more and more of them as the pressure to cut costs increased. I've heard of 8K mile Yokohamas on Hondas (S2000). But 10K is still a joke. You do have to check the thread wear ratings (among things like performance, thread wear, traction rating, etc) before purchase. Check out the Michelin and Pirelli offerings. > Hi > I've just had a £197 shock by having to have two new front tyres. As [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > off!!!!! > peter |
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