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Originally Posted by ThrasherFan
Curious what the Diamari's looked like after 36K miles...
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I was surprised that they lasted that long, too. In fact, they still weren't quite down to the wear bars, and they wore amazingly evenly (no discernible wear patterns at the outside or center) - I probably could have gotten to 40K, but with the rainy season upon us here in Seattle, I didn't want to risk running on "slicks" on wet roads...
So how did I get that many miles? Not sure. I do tend to drive pretty conservatively 90% of the time (not constantly stomping on gas, then brakes), but that doesn't really explain it all. And although I tried to keep proper psi, I really think part of it is the fact that here in Seattle, we drive on wet roads half the year, and supposedly that is easier on tire wear than dry. If I had to guess, I'd say 20K of the total 36K were on wet roads, and the other 16K were on dry (including perhaps half of that on long highway trips).
All in all, I was really happy with the Diamaris. If I hadn't been so attracted to the look of the Yoko's, I'd have gotten the new Michelin Latitudes at Costco - they're all weather, and should (supposedly) last longer than the Diamaris OR Yoko's. But I liked the more aggressive tread on the Yoko's, so that's the route I chose.