Backspace Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:36

100100 miles so far

When I got in my 2003 Ford Taurus yesterday morning I noticed this. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

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I bought my car from a lot back in 2008 with 83126 miles on the clock.

nvingo Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:37

Wow! So you've only done around 27K miles in 10 years?
Even in the UK that's low, average is around 1000 miles per month.
(Mind you 83000 in 5 years is probably typical in the US)

Backspace Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:38

Yeah, I don't drive much of my sweet chariot. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

By the way, I just put new tires on it a few days ago. I ran on the same tires for 10 years and they got pretty worn. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

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And here's my new tire(s).

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My sweet chariot. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

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djbsom Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:38

I'm very impressed with ten years on a set of tyres, I generally get through the fronts in seven or eight months and twenty months ish for the rears barring incidents of course.

aVdub Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:38

Just checked mine on the MOT and did the grand total of 2113 miles last year.
At this rate I should get at least 20 years out of the new tyres data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

nvingo Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:38

Is tyre rotation not recommended or possible on your model?

Backspace Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:38

What's interesting is that my left front tire showed the worst wear. The rest could see a few more miles. The reason I put new tires on was for passing the inspection in December. I saved up for a few months to do it.

By the way, reason why I have such low mileage is that I'm not working so no daily commute. I was disabled in 1991 and got my SSI in 2000 after a long battle with the courts. I was an auto mechanic and all that heavy lifting toof a toll on my body. When I wasn't working in an auto shop I was working in a steel plant.

mjn Publish time 24-11-2019 23:36:38

Pffffffffft, 146k miles on my 2011 car.

I get one summer outta set of new rear tyres and two summers outta the fronts.
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