What Tires Should I Buy For Longest Life?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

They are a bit cheaper than the Firestone FR710s (a little over $6.00 per tire), but will you get 80,000 plus miles out of them? I decided I don't want the 'upgraded' Firestone Affinity Touring tires that they put on my car (no additional cost) without telling me. I'm getting lower MPG readings on the Affinity tires, I don't like the 'PSI inflexibility' I mentioned in a previous post, and I don't like what I'm reading (more and more 'belt separation reviews'). I returned to my local Firestone Complete Auto Care (factory owned) location today (I'm within the 30 day trial period) and told them I don't like the Affinity Touring tires and want to exchange them for the FR710s. They put in the order and they'll be there ready to be put on my car this Thursday morning. I've had to rearrange my trip a bit, but it's worth it to me to have tires that I've lived with for nearly 3 years/85,000+ miles (1 set), and have confidence re how they will perform under many different conditions, on the car.

Sorry if I'm getting on my soapbox about the FR710s. I guess when I find that something has provided me with outstanding value, I'm not shy about it! Such products don't seem to be as plentiful as they once were.

Got the Affinitys switched out and the FR710s put on (see above) today. They didn't screw up the order this time! I'm SO glad I did this.

[Hershey]

Latest fill of the '11 Fit w/ the 422s' . Seems like there's less effort to keep gas mileage up . The calculated was 40.33 ( 320.7 mis. / 7.951 gals. ) .