[Guest]

So as the name state, I am in need of new tires already, I only have 12k miles on my 2016 fiesta ST, I can't complain about the french tires that are on there now,m the handling, the grip and everything but smoothness is great about them but now I am looking for some tires that will last me more then 12k miles per set of 4.

any suggestions would be great, not looking for rise comfort or grip just what ever will last the longest and be the safest, I'll re-buy some of the tires that are on there now for if I ever go to the track.

 

[arcyallen]

12k miles? Geesh! Use less e-brake. And stop deactivating Traction Control

 

[Guest]

Sad to say but I haven't even used E-break unless when the car is off and I only turn traction control off a few time to test the 0-60, the whole of the tire is fine its just the insides of the tires that seem to have excessive wear on them.

other places say its a alignment issue but I don't have the money to do a check on them yet so I have to take the dealership's word for it.

 

[Kazz]

That's completely an alignment issue. You should talk to the dealership about selling you an out-of-alignment car! And if you put new tires on it they'll do the same thing regardless which tires you put on it.

Get the alignment fixed - on the dealership.

 

[Guest]

I first have to prove it, if I go there complaining that its a alignment issue they will deny it like they denied the first problem of my clutch cylinder being bad, well I didn't know it was that at first but later I found out and made them fix it under the extended warranty.

Either way I'd like to know a few good long lasting tires out there so that when I do have to replace them my self I can get them, I'll keep the performance tires for the track when ever I got my modification installed ^.^

 

[Kazz]

Just out of curiosity, was it used and did you see the CarFax? Mad suspension problems make me think of collisions.

Anyway, I run a dedicated set of winter wheels and tires and summer wheels and tires. The OEM rubber's no good under 40 degrees Fahrenheit, let alone snow and sub-zero. That way I get great traction year-round and can drive the car any way I want at any time. Nothing beats great summer tires!

For me, I go through Tire Rack. They've never steered me wrong. You can just call them and talk to someone to get prices after telling them what you want - quiet, fuel economy, dry grip, wet grip, higher mileage warranty, etc. They can't get all tires, but it will get you started.

I was thinking that since you are going to buy new tires, you could ask the service manager that if, when you put this car with new tires on an alignment rack, it's badly out of alignment, if he will pay for the alignment, at least, and not the tires. Just a thought. Be present for the alignment, though. They will do a readout and printout of the before settings and then a readout and printout of the after settings if you ask.

Anyway, that's my $.02! Good luck!

 

[Guest]

Bought it new, well at lest they said it was new, tho it did have around 200 miles on it already which made me think at first but I had no problems with it till around the 6k mile marker, which was the clutch cylinder, and now the tires going out at 16k.

Around here the lowest its gotten is around 40F but that's only in the morning and night and I don't drive normally around that times.

Also I found 3 places near me that will do alignment checks for free, and if they find anything wrong, go to the ford dealership and have the buy me a full set of tires that are on there now and keep them for if I feel like doing some performance bits.

Either way thanks for the info ^.^

 

[Kazz]

Very cool! Let us know how it turns out. Mine had over 200 on it new and I needled everyone about it at the dealership as they were trying so hard to get me to bite. LOL

About 2-3 days after I took delivery I found a book of checks in the passenger seat where the seat meets the back. It was buried. Had the dealership owner's last name on the checks but I didn't recognize the first name. So, took it in. One of the family had been driving it, apparently, a girl in her 20s or so. She said, "Oh! You bought that car! It's so fun!" LOL

I'm at 1,500 miles or so now and no issues. But, trust me, if anything does come up they'll know who drove it the first 200+ miles when I take it in for service! LOL

 

[reddog99]

I'm at 1,500 miles or so now and no issues. But, trust me, if anything does come up they'll know who drove it the first 200+ miles when I take it in for service! LOL

Maybe she was only a passenger....

 

[Kazz]

Regardless, those 200-some miles were dealership-driven.

 

[Sil3nt611]

100-200 miles on a new car that's been on the lot for a bit isn't uncommon. Between test drives and dealership employees driving cars some could get up to that. I ordered mine so it only had 15 miles on the clock when I got it. If your car was picked for quality testing you could have a bit more before it even shows up at the dealer. Could have been transferred to another dealer as well. A lot of things can run up the miles on a new car.

As for the tires not lasting long, it's performance summers. Mine were no longer useful after about 17k. Just slipped even on light accelerations with traction control on so I swapped them for some cheap all seasons once it got below 40 degrees regularly because even brand new summers are useless in that cold. I spin my tires some on acceleration as well as go out to some nice driving roads several times a year. The nail in the coffin for my old tires was a trip out to Arkansas on some driving roads last October. After that weekend that just sucked. If you go with tires that last longer they won't grip near as well. I had tires on my old car that still had tread after 4 years, but they didn't grip for snot on corners. To save the tread on my summers I'm switching to the all seasons for winters now. I don't do much on driving roads during the cold anyway.

 

[arcyallen]

To save the tread on my summers I'm switching to the all seasons for winters now. I don't do much on driving roads during the cold anyway.

Are you buying all seasons over snows because you don't have much/any snow to drive in? I find that all seasons are really no-seasons if you're looking for performance - OK in summer and almost adequate in winter. But I also get below zero here in VT and have (hopefully) 80" +/- of snow in the winter. I guess if you're in a no/low snow area all seasons might make more sense.

 

[rockwell5630]

I also run a set of winters for 4-5 months but drive a lot, 25-30k miles a year.

My winters will be gone within the next month or so then I will put back on the new OEM summer tires which will be gone by next winter.

Anyone run General G-Max AS-03's? Tire Rack has them cheap, they're pretty highly rated, and they have a higher treadwear rating of 480.

 

[Guest]

Thank you all for all the help and information, Tho after taking it to 4 different places to get them inspected the vote was unanimous, the alignment wasn't done right from the start, even at 16k miles I should of still gotten around 4k more out of it, the rest of the tire was fine but the insides no matter how slow I went around corners was still wearing thin while the rest of the tire was still good.

either way Thanks for the info.

 

[eRic]

12,000 miles sounds about right. That's what I got out of my original equipment set of Potenza RE050A. some of those miles were autocross and track days. Keep in mind the OE Potenza RE050A have a tread wear of 140.

 

[Kazz]

The only way the inners wear out fastest is lousy alignment. Outer edges wear is underinflation. Center tread wear is overinflation. Outer treadwear is cornering too hard OR alignment. Inner wear = bad alignment!

I hope they do you justice!

 

[Guest]

Just about the same story with my tires. Previous owner had put some cheap summer tires on the front, and now at 17k they're shot. OEM tires on the back are worn, but not in need of replacement for just my every-day driving. I don't believe these tires have ever been rotated smh. So now I'm looking for summer tires that will last, and I've always started with Tire Rack, though I'm not sure I'll find anything much better than the Potenzas

 

[Sil3nt611]

Are you buying all seasons over snows because you don't have much/any snow to drive in? I find that all seasons are really no-seasons if you're looking for performance - OK in summer and almost adequate in winter. But I also get below zero here in VT and have (hopefully) 80" +/- of snow in the winter. I guess if you're in a no/low snow area all seasons might make more sense.

Dallas/Ft Worth, TX area. Haven't had but a tiny dusting of snow since I've owned my Fiesta as of Sept 2015. It has gotten below freezing (low 20's) several times. Worn out summers are garbage for that weather. And driving on worn out summers at highway speeds in low 20's was sketchy as crap. Since I got the all seasons anything below freezing has been better. Most of our winter is above freezing, but many times below or around 40. Not great for even good summer tires. That's why I got some all seasons. So I don't waste my summers in a season they won't perform in and so the performance of my tires in below 40 degree non-snow weather is still acceptable. In the event of anything more than a dusting of snow and everything shuts down around here. So I really don't have to drive in snow anyway when it does happen. Last major ice/snow we had was Feb 2015. Had a couple days where the driveway at my apartment was a slab of ice. Then another day where snow started halfway through the workday and so as to not get stranded at work we closed early. Took me an hour and 45 minutes to get home on the crawling highway where with traffic it usually takes 30 mins or less and without traffic it's usually 15. No one here drives on snow regularly so we don't gain the skills to do so not to mention people run all seasons year round as there's no reason to buy snows for the possibility of one week out of the year for snow which we haven't even had for the past two winters.

 

[Sir William]

The ST normally comes with "summer" tires which means you run them only when temps are over 40F. They also are a softer traction compound and will wear faster.
High speed cornering and other "hooning" will exacerbate the wear.
rumor has it the 20K is normal wear for the Bridgestones.
Tires wear at a different rate and should be rotated.
Pressures should be checked regularly .
Did you do these.

 

[Sir William]

I have heard that "summers" become ice skates below 40F