Stock tires = Flaming pile of s**t

How is it possible that I only got 25k out of the stock tires on my 05 Mazda6S? That is embarassing, and considering I barely lay down any rubber more than 3 or 4 times in a week what the hell?!?! Has anyone else experienced such a poor millage out of their stock tires? I find it hard to believe but am going to have fun ripping the rest of the rubber off these things before my new one's arrive... heh ;*)

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About 13k before mine (Bridgestones) needed replacing on my Mazda 6 Sport 2.3 !!! And I'm not a boy racer either (in my opinion).

If you burn out 3 or 4 times a week, no matter how hard you drive, that's going to significantly lower the tread life. I had my first set of tires for only 15K miles in my '04 mustang, I only visited the drags once for two runs, and maybe spun the tires once or twice a month. You're only going to get long tread life by driving within the speed limits, and taking it easy on the corners. Cornering hard kills tires fast too, and puts them under a lot of stress. You're lucky to get that much miles out of your tires thrashing on them that much.

Haha, yeah but who wants to stay within the limits? If I wanted to do that I would have gotten a toyota or something slow and economical like that. The whole point of a V6 is to open it up and if the tires can't hang with then I guess I need better tires, for instance, on order and less than 3 days away are my brand spanky new Perrilli P-Zero Nero's, which are going to laugh themselves stupid at how pathetic the stocks were by comparison. Can't wait to get those things... all I have to do now is burn out my clutch then I'll have my justification for dropping in a short shift kit and super lightweight fly wheel. I mean... not that I'm purposly trying to wreck certain parts on my car so I can get newer better one's... heh. So anyone know how I can justify getting a rear mounted turbo?

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I agree with JBix that tread life depends a lot on your driving style. You can pick a tire with a high tread wear rating so it will last longer. If you enjoy burn outs, etc & etc, go ahead & have fun, but be prepared to buy more tires.

damn...in that case, im that case im gonna need new tires in no time....i peel out like, 4 times a night when im driving home from work at 1am.....and race home everyonce in a while when im in a good mood....and i have the stock Toyo Potenza'z (A18 or 81)
i'll probably have to rotate them in the spring and buy new rears....
whatever....i cant help it yo.

You do realize that "better" tires, i.e. sticker/better handling tires will wear even faster than the stock tires.
 
I believe the wear rating on the stock tires is 300.  If you want more tire life, you need a tire with a higher # wear rating. 
 
They'll handle like crap.  Performance handling costs

You beat me to it sst.  I was gonna say that.  those p zero's are going to last probably around 15K miles the way you drive man.  Stickier tires have a much worse wear life.  Like sst said, that's the trade off.  You can't have the best of both worlds in this case.  As far as that goes, the big word is compromise.

im at 2700 miles. (yes. 27 hundred) AND MY FRONT TIRES ARE ALREADY WEARING DOWN 
the edge of the tire ( where the sidewall meets tread ) is almost gone.

ok. so i do alotta very VERY hard cornering, and the ocassional parking lot burnout with a car full of people

BUT THIS IS PISSIN ME OFF.  n im only 17 so i cant afford new tires. and my parents will think im crazy needing replacement tires at less than 3 thousand miles. 

any help guys?  any sugesstions on where i can get a tire swap? 

Your best bet will be to go to a tire/rim shop and see if they have any in that size from a trade up.  Not to sound high and mighty, but if you can't afford new tires, it might be a good idea to just take it easy on them for a while.  Needing new tires that early is pretty much rediculous.

3000, holy crap, even I couldn't manage that... ok ok, so I COULD manage to do that but it'd only be if I had $10 million dollars and didn't care about my car, but that's false for 2 reasons.  A) I don't have $10 million dollars and 2) I'd always care about my car, my car is practically an extension of my body (I think we all know which part).  Way to stick it to the road though man!
 
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ORIGINAL: JKoolMann
I'd always care about my car, my car is practically an extension of my body (I think we all know which part).

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dude i LOVE my car lol. its not an extension of me. it IS me
my neighbor thought i was crazy when i took a whole afternoon to wash, dry, wax(two layers), and detail my car in the summer.  and my friends think im more crazy using Mobil1 full synthetic engine oil.  

i think people who TRULY love their cars will baby it like crazy (like me). but when the time comes to hav fun, know how to lay down rubber.  

I have the 215/45ZR18 Pirelli P-Zero Nero M/S on mine stock and they work great for MN weather. Unfortunately there isn't much to choose from as far as good tires that will go higher mileage, we have PERFORMANCE tires, and I can say with all certainty that performance/speed rated tires will only go about 30k when properly taken care of. Good luck finding ones that will get more. Also if you can't afford to buy new tires you shouldn't drive like you can.

My 2005 wagon has 43,000 miles on it with the original tires. They will probably go to about 50,000, according to
the tire boy. Rotate 'em, align'em, and drive smooth!! If I want to race around I'll get a real race car and go to a
track!!!

My 2005 wagon has 43,000 miles on it with the original tires. They will probably go to about 50,000, according to
the tire boy. Rotate 'em, align'em, and drive smooth!! If I want to race around I'll get a real race car and go to a
track!!!