Choosing the right mileage for your tires

When it comes to replacing your tires, most people look for the best deals. While I am all for saving money... sometimes the best deal doesn't mean the cheapest price.

Let me explain, unless you spend a lot of time around cars, you probably don't know that various tires have different mileage expectancies. For instance, if you go shopping for a new set of tires, you may be drawn to deals being pushed by the salesman to snag a set for $200. When in reality they are inferior.  That particular product may be only good for 30,000 miles. That's right, not all tires are made the same.

Each tire has a life expediency. If you have an old clunker and don't expect to keep that car for more than a few months than that cheap set will do just fine. On the other hand, if you have a newer car and plan to drive more than 30K miles in the foreseeable future, you may want to pay a little bit more for a set of tires that are made to last a bit longer.

If saving money is a concern to you, for the most part, the higher the mileage, the cheaper the price. This is taken in to account if you calculate how much you will get out of that product. For example, a set of 30K tires may cost you $200 and a set of 75K tires mite cost $400 but you will be able to dive on those tires for a much longer time.

This is just something to consider the next time you are shopping for tires.

Happy Driving,
ART