how long do the stock rfts last?

[Jeg Norge]

mine is a 09 30i. the rfts should be the same from 07-09 right? just wondering, ballpark, how many miles do the stock rfts run for? i suppose the fronts wear out faster...

personal experiences?

thanks

[JCL]

Size? Wider tires wear out faster.

Which stock tire? There are several brands that BMW uses.

[DWill]

My Bridgestones on the 10 X5 Sport have about 15k. They're about shot and I'm soooooo happy. Can't wait to get rid of those things and get some good tires.

[rufusdedog]

3.0si with 18" Bridgestone RFTs. Lasted 35K.

[stockguru]

Originally Posted by rufusdedog

3.0si with 18" Bridgestone RFTs. Lasted 35K.

Holy crap. 35k? is that miles or kilometers. That's gotta be the highest I have ever heard if it's miles.

can you share any issues you might have had in rain or snow as the mileage went up?

[Jeg Norge]

Originally Posted by rufusdedog

3.0si with 18" Bridgestone RFTs. Lasted 35K.

so... all the treads were gone at 35k?

[Armand]

19" Michelin latitude tour with 15k miles. No way it can do another 10k. Rotated at 10k, regularly check pressure.

[Penguin]

A lot depends on driving style and location, including braking and highway vs. city. When I am traveling on a long interstate trip, I might not use my brakes for 300 miles at a time, as contrasted to the daily commute I use to do during rush hour where at least mild braking was required about once a minute. I'm not very aggressive most of the time and am currently at 21K with my Brdgestones. Measuring the tread, it looks like I might get 30K out of them (the less tread there is left, the slower the wear rate becomes).

But then on my old Explorer I got 86K out of the original Firestones, and didn't need brake pads until around 85K. My 2005 Focus is still on it's original brake pads and shoes at 65K. I'm a mild braker, and look ahead a lot... I'm always surprised how many drivers will continuing accelerating when the next light turns red, only to brake hard when they are a couple of hundred feet from the light that just turned red. It seems a lot of drivers only react to the bumper and brake lights of the vehicle immediately ahead of them. That's hard on brakes and fuel economy. Not that I'm against the spirited driving, but shooting from one stop light to another using hard acceleration and hard braking, in my experience, doesn't get you there any faster...

[ard]

Originally Posted by Armand

19" Michelin latitude tour with 15k miles. No way it can do another 10k. Rotated at 10k, regularly check pressure.

Same. Rotated as well. At 22k. Wife Driven ...will get 30k easy I think

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[rufusdedog]

Originally Posted by stockguru

Holy crap. 35k? is that miles or kilometers. That's gotta be the highest I have ever heard if it's miles.

can you share any issues you might have had in rain or snow as the mileage went up?

35K miles, no rotation of tires, no alignments. Always at correct pressure. Drive mostly highway. When I changed the tires they were just still within acceptable specs. They seemed to give a harder and harder ride each year. When I switched to Michelin RFTs in Nov 10, the difference was day and night. Much smoother and quieter.