<div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you, Ian, for commenting to the group. I will</div><div>need tires at some point, and that's good to know.</div><div><br></div><div>That said, my car is the spare car of the family, and</div><div>has had the same tires since 2019. How many years</div><div>can a set of tires go if they are just mostly used to</div><div>putt around town? (My car has not quite 10,000 miles</div><div>on it.)<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Shannah<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 7:20 PM Ian McFetridge <<a href="mailto:shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org">shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I have had the Michelin Defender LTX on my pickup since fall 2020 and they are wearing well, ride smooth and quiet. I’ve used Michelins on trucks since I worked in the tire dept at Sam’s in college. They always took the least amount of weights to balance and had the least returns for issues or to rebalance. The manager at Costco said that is all still true when I bought the last set. YMMV :)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best </div><div dir="auto">Ian</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 8:03 PM john niolon <<a href="mailto:jniolon@att.net" target="_blank">jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">time for tires... always used Michelin for the last 20 years with good service... Vehicle is 2008 Suburban 1500 with 95% highway or town ...no off road</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">occasional towing my hobby truck to shows on 20' car hauler (once or twice a year with load equalizing hitch...) Looking at reviews on my first choice Michelin Defender LTX/MS</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">275/55-20. The reviews talk a lot about road noise and rough ride..... My current Michelin Defenders (bought in Jan 2016 ride smooth and wear well.. 76K miles on them so far)</font></div>
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<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">I just turned 75 and this might be my last set of tires <img alt="Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes" src="cid:182e72b7af31c4708671" style="width: 24px; max-width: 100%; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" align="absMiddle"> … so I'm looking for your thoughts on Michelin or others afa mileage, ride, noise etc.</font></div>
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<div><font style="font-family:"Segoe UI";color:rgb(0,0,0)" face="Segoe UI">thanks</font></div>
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