2023 Mach-E Tires down to 4/32nds after 29.7K miles.

[pezzy84]

Yikes. I'm not used to Hankooks being the more expensive option.

So hard no on the Hankooks. The '22 recently went in for its most recent 10k inspection & "service", finally got around to looking at inspection report and they reported the rear tires down to 4/32's. It is not my car so I don't really pay too much attention outside quick walk around visual inspections on occasion, after seeing the 4/32's needing attention note I took my tire depth gauge and sure enough the rears are down to 4/32's. They have ~16k miles on them so they are wearing like room temperature butter and will probably need replacement in the next 7-10k miles - we definitely won't be putting the Ion Evo AS SUV back on them after burning through them this quick - $750-800 every 20k is unsustainable considering that mileage is covered every 8 months.

 

[i6pwr]

EV's make it pretty easy to rip from 0-60 in 4 seconds or less.....have to get the traction from somewhere. Accelerating and braking those heavy vehicles wears tires out quick.

If I floored my SUV from every light and did a leisurely mid 6 second 0-60 my tires would be smoked very early. EV's seem effortless to do 5 second 0-60 so that factor alone should tell a story.

Not saying the OP drives this way, but it's the high torque that seems effortless that wears the tires. Just because the car is quiet doesn't mean it taking it easy on tires

 

[Torrid]

EV's make it pretty easy to rip from 0-60 in 4 seconds or less.....have to get the traction from somewhere. Accelerating and braking those heavy vehicles wears tires out quick.

If I floored my SUV from every light and did a leisurely mid 6 second 0-60 my tires would be smoked very early. EV's seem effortless to do 5 second 0-60 so that factor alone should tell a story.

Not saying the OP drives this way, but it's the high torque that seems effortless that wears the tires. Just because the car is quiet doesn't mean it taking it easy on tires

That's the thing for a lot of people. Without the sound and the ramp up of effort getting into the pedal, most don't realize how hard they are truly accelerating. You'd think being pinned into the seat would be enough of an indicator, but it seems it is not.

 

[chazthespaz]

I'd rotate once more, then change before winter.

 

[Brons2]

I'd rotate once more, then change before winter.

I live in Texas

Average January high temp is around 60F/15C.

 

[chazthespaz]

I live in Texas

Average January high temp is around 60F/15C.

That's a different kettle of fish : )

 

[97prizm]

Ok here's a data point so all you BITOGers can say "I told you so"

The factory Michelins are down to 4/32nds in the back after less than 30K. The fronts are about 6/32nds. Probably time to just go ahead and replace them all, it's my wife's car. We tend to have torrential downpours inbetween long dry periods, so good tread is important to weather those infrequent gullywashers.

I noticed this because my wife got a nail stuck in the back tire. The app on my phone started squawking when I was at the office that the pressure was unusually low or something to that effect, and I saw that it was down to 24 PSI.

Car has no spare but it comes with an air compressor with the goop built in. I used that to pump the tire in question up to close to max sidewall pressure, about 47psi. So far it's holding after 2 days, I've been driving it to the office the last two days. The nail is still in it. Discount Tire refused to fix it because they said it's in the shoulder. It's definitely not in the sidewall, but whatever. I'll drive one of those cheap Amazon plugs into it this weekend when I have time to jack it up. Started looking for tire sales and rebates for a full set.

Costco has an overall better deal because they don't charge for mounting and balancing the new tires, even though a Continental at Discount is about $40 less per tire, but they make it back in mounting and road hazard. For Defender 2s in 225/55R19 it's $252/tire. $80 instant rebate, about $960 out the door with disposal fees. Over 800 UTQG. Still ouchy on the price, but all these new cars have expensive tires with their big wheels.

You can have off-brands shipped from TireRack to Discount Tire and the mounting fee is $126 for all 4. I guess it really comes down to whether we keep it off lease or not, the buyout is pretty cheap and it hasn't given us any trouble.

Have you looked at the Goodyear electric drive2 tires? They're a newer tire but optimized for ev's.

 

[MParr]

Ok here's a data point so all you BITOGers can say "I told you so"

The factory Michelins are down to 4/32nds in the back after less than 30K. The fronts are about 6/32nds. Probably time to just go ahead and replace them all, it's my wife's car. We tend to have torrential downpours inbetween long dry periods, so good tread is important to weather those infrequent gullywashers.

I noticed this because my wife got a nail stuck in the back tire. The app on my phone started squawking when I was at the office that the pressure was unusually low or something to that effect, and I saw that it was down to 24 PSI.

Car has no spare but it comes with an air compressor with the goop built in. I used that to pump the tire in question up to close to max sidewall pressure, about 47psi. So far it's holding after 2 days, I've been driving it to the office the last two days. The nail is still in it. Discount Tire refused to fix it because they said it's in the shoulder. It's definitely not in the sidewall, but whatever. I'll drive one of those cheap Amazon plugs into it this weekend when I have time to jack it up. Started looking for tire sales and rebates for a full set.

Costco has an overall better deal because they don't charge for mounting and balancing the new tires, even though a Continental at Discount is about $40 less per tire, but they make it back in mounting and road hazard. For Defender 2s in 225/55R19 it's $252/tire. $80 instant rebate, about $960 out the door with disposal fees. Over 800 UTQG. Still ouchy on the price, but all these new cars have expensive tires with their big wheels.

You can have off-brands shipped from TireRack to Discount Tire and the mounting fee is $126 for all 4. I guess it really comes down to whether we keep it off lease or not, the buyout is pretty cheap and it hasn't given us any trouble.

I said it on here before and I'll say it again. Your local Ford dealer will beat anyone's prices. You get a couple of quotes on the tires you like and let the Ford dealership see them. They will beat the lowest quote. You have 30 days from the date of the competitors quote.

 

[Brons2]

I said it on here before and I'll say it again. Your local Ford dealer will beat anyone's prices. You get a couple of quotes on the tires you like and let the Ford dealership see them. They will beat the lowest quote. You have 30 days from the date of the competitors quote.

interesting. I can get the 800+ UTQG Michelins for $950 installed at Costco, if they can beat that I'd be interested.

I'm still kind of up in the air if I want to spend the money for premium tires or not, not sure if we're going to keep it. If we turn it back in at the end of the lease, I just want something that will last through the remainder of the lease with good tread left. If we keep it, I want the longest wearing tires possible.

 

[MParr]

interesting. I can get the 800+ UTQG Michelins for $950 installed at Costco, if they can beat that I'd be interested.

I'm still kind of up in the air if I want to spend the money for premium tires or not, not sure if we're going to keep it. If we turn it back in at the end of the lease, I just want something that will last through the remainder of the lease with good tread left. If we keep it, I want the longest wearing tires possible.

Get a printed copy or screen shot of the cost and present it to your Ford dealer. You have 30 days to use the quote.
I've bought the last three sets of replacement tires at my local Ford dealer. They beat every one else.
Details: https://www.ford.com/support/service-maintenance/coupons-offers-rebates/low-price-tire-guarantee/

 

[MParr]

Here's a copy of a part of the link. Ford is offering $130 rebates on certain brands.
Tire Offer
We’ll beat your best price on a set of four tires,* plus get a $130 rebate.**

On these name brands: Goodyear®, Cooper®, Michelin, BFGoodrich®, Hankook, Bridgestone, Firestone, Pirelli, Yokohama®, Toyo®, and Nitto®.

Submit rebate online or by mail; rebate payment will be sent by mail.

 

[Torrid]

interesting. I can get the 800+ UTQG Michelins for $950 installed at Costco, if they can beat that I'd be interested.

I'm still kind of up in the air if I want to spend the money for premium tires or not, not sure if we're going to keep it. If we turn it back in at the end of the lease, I just want something that will last through the remainder of the lease with good tread left. If we keep it, I want the longest wearing tires possible.

That does seem like a good price especially for Michelins. I just don't feel tires should be cheaped out on, but there are good deals on quality, long established brands. The amount of odd cheap tires I see on cars as replacements these days concern me. I just can't imagine the quality of a set of tires trying to be the cheapest on the market are very good.

 

[buster]

Saw a new Mach E yesterday. Was surprised how nice it was. Interesting color too.

 

[Brons2]

That does seem like a good price especially for Michelins. I just don't feel tires should be cheaped out on, but there are good deals on quality, long established brands. The amount of odd cheap tires I see on cars as replacements these days concern me. I just can't imagine the quality of a set of tires trying to be the cheapest on the market are very good.

I'm not looking to skimp, it's more like buying a cheaper tire from a tier 1 brand that is more in the realm of 500-600 UTQG vs the Michelins at Costco that are 800+ UTQG. As I mentioned earlier in the thread I can get some Bridgestone summer tires for less than half of that, but they are 320 UTQG. Probably fine for year round use in Texas, and if we ultimately turn the car in at the end of the lease they'll still have acceptable tread left. If we keep the car I'd rather spend more for the longest treadwear possible.

As for now the OEM tires are still on the car. I drove a rubber screw with rubber glue into the nail hole and it's holding pressure fine.