Only 30k miles from tires?

 Seems like my 2000 Mazda Protege ES just goes through
tires!

I just bought 4 new tires July 2006 and 30k miles later
(now) they are almost worn out.

Is 30k mile abt right for tire life now days?

What you get?

  me@privacy.net wrote:


The OEM tires on my previous 2000 Accord went  over 100k.

The Goodyear OEM tires on my current 2005 Pilot look fine at 80K and
will likely also reach 100k.

Likely depends on driving habits as well as type / style of tire.

 me@privacy.net wrote:

Depends, if they are the low profile "race car tires" that seem to be
popular for some reason it may be even less.

 
Well these are V rated tires.... but that's what is
supposed to go on my car and what the OEM tires were

Does that info help?

 me@privacy.net wrote:

"V" is a 149 MPH speed rating which means they have really soft rubber.
I would think it is unlikely that you ever drive in that speed range?

Thats what I meant when I said "race car tires". One of the things I
look at when I buy a car is whether it has race car tires because I had
a car that did and didn't realize the issues until after I bought it.
The tires were expensive, didn't last because they were so soft and
there were no other choices because of the wheels, clearances and they
were not a common size.