Excessive tread wear on my XT

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Mark - 07 Aug 2006 00:28 GMT

I'm looking for feedback from other XT (Outback or legacy) drivers. My
Outback XT has 27K miles on it. The original tires are just about done.
Because I use snow tires, these tires probably only have 23K on them.
Nice, even tread wear and inflation has been well maintained. Warranty
is useless since it would be pro-rated, if any, and only good for
another set of tires that wont last.

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Phil - 07 Aug 2006 12:01 GMT

What brand are they? I had very poor mileage from my Yokohama Geolanders on
my 05 OB. They are ready for change now and have just reached 30K klm.

> I'm looking for feedback from other XT (Outback or legacy) drivers. My
> Outback XT has 27K miles on it. The original tires are just about done.
> Because I use snow tires, these tires probably only have 23K on them.
> Nice, even tread wear and inflation has been well maintained. Warranty
> is useless since it would be pro-rated, if any, and only good for
> another set of tires that wont last.

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Edward Hayes - 08 Aug 2006 01:13 GMT

I found the original all season tires on my Subaru (Geolanders) to be
an excellent all-around tire but short lived. I've found this is
typical of most all-season tires that offer very good performance. I
switched to Michelin Xones and doubled the life but at 2.5X the price.
I now have Kumho HP4-716 which appear to be a great value and perform
excellent in the rain & heat here in Florida. Go to www.tirerack.com
for a tire comparison to see what is available in you price range &
what is important to your driving. My Forester came with an H rated
tire. Most States and tire dealers are not supposed to install tires
of lesser rating than was original for safety reason i.e. handling &
speed rating.

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Larry Davis - 13 Aug 2006 12:11 GMT

,
I'm at 61,000 miles on the original Geolander 900s (2003 Forester XS)
and expect to get at least 5000 more before I replace them. I like
these tires and will probably buy them again. Handling is fine in any
sane driving situation and I've never had any issues with them.
Rotated faithfully every 8K and kept pressure at 32psi. - that's
all it takes.
Just my 2 cents....

>I found the original all season tires on my Subaru (Geolanders) to be
>an excellent all-around tire but short lived. I've found this is
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>of lesser rating than was original for safety reason i.e. handling &
>speed rating.

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Edward Hayes - 13 Aug 2006 18:35 GMT

wow 60,000+ miles on original Geolanders. I think I got about 26,000
on mine and I drive easy, rotate @~7K and keep air at 32/30 on my
Forester. I do drive on "shell" roads here in SW Florida. Shell roads
meaning the road fill is from sea shells by the sea shore. That stuff
is very hard on tires.

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