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Originally Posted by flybouy
Wow, had my Michelens installed at Costco on 1/29 for. $1,176.00 all in. Haven't checked the price today but driving to the doctor this a.m. diesel is $5.99/gal so who knows. It's just gotten more out of hand with no end in sight. As for Firestone tires I've never bought a replacement set. Owned several new cars that had them as OE and couldn't wait for them to wear out. Each time it was a short wait, at least that was my experience.
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Yes OE tires tend to wear out faster but this is because the car companies prioritize fuel economy noise and traction higher than wear. Different performance characteristics are trade-offs when designing tires and having designed a number of different tires I can tell you that fuel economy is almost always #1 or #2 on the performance priority list. Tire wear many times is way down the list sometimes not even on the list.