New owners, get your next tires at a nice discount

[BeyondBeLeaf]

So as most everyone has learned, the Michelin Energy Saver A/S tires come nowhere near their advertised treadwear. After 13k miles I have 3/32nds of tread left and was advised by a tire shop that the tires are in need of replacement. I was hoping to get at least 20k on them, but I figured I'd go ahead and reach out to Michelin. I engaged their chat feature on their website and the process was pretty quick. They told me to go to my local authorized Michelin dealer and have them confirm the tires. The process took 2 hours (including mounting) and I made it out with a set of new Michelins for just under $600. I know I probably could've gone with a better tire, but I figure if I only get 15K miles out of these tires then I'd repeat the process. I'm curious how long Michelin will continue to sell me discounted tires although I guess at that point I'll be ready to buy a different brand that will hopefully come closer to 40K-50K. I'm surprised that tire manufacturers haven't decided that electric vehicles don't qualify for their tire warranties. Oh well. Get them replaced now at a decent discount before they decide to change their warranty. I believe the guy at the tire store told me that Michelin was covering 70% of the cost towards a new set of tires.

Oh and I put "New owners" in the title as most new owners probably don't realize that they can call Michelin for warranty claims. This doesn't go through Nissan and the date you purchased your Leaf will be when the warranty date starts.

[dmacarthur]

I bought a new set of the Continental Low Rolling Resistance tires and the efficiency immediately dropped a bit over 10% and has stayed there all summer. They are supposed to last way more miles than the Michelins but I am really disappointed in the mileage- not sure what the ideal trade-off is. Because I am disappointed in them they will probably last forever!

[Learjet]

33,000 miles on my OEM Michelins so far, they will easily go to 40,000 miles with the rubber left. Not sure why some are having accelerated wear?

[jjeff]

33,000 miles on my OEM Michelins so far, they will easily go to 40,000 miles with the rubber left. Not sure why some are having accelerated wear?

Thats great for OEMs! My OEM Ecopias didn't even make 20k before going bald but my Costco aftermarkets of the same tire are currently sitting at 40k and other than one looking very bad with a crack ring all around the outside edge 1" inside the tread of the drivers rear and overall worse wear than the rest, the other 3 look quite good. I will not ever be purchasing Bridgestone tires again though, Michelines for me as I've had better luck with those, Bridgestones are generally cheaper and I believe there is a reason.
I've never seen a crack like on my 1 Ecopia, really weird and definitely must be a factory defect but as they are 6?? years old I probably don't have much of a leg to stand on. Still I have a set of Michelines on my X-19 that are probably 30?? years old and not a crack to be seen. I know new bike tires are crap for the most part, crack badly after only a few years and again I have some on my old racing bike that are again 30+ years old and still look better than crap I purchased less than 5 years ago for a newer bike that are all cracked, really pitiful IMO.

[LeftieBiker]

I'm surprised that it's still $600 for 4 new Michelins after a 70% discount!

[knightmb]

The only tires I've seen that last the actual "stated" warranty are the Goodyear "ElectricDrive" tires for 60K miles. You can read about my experience with them here: https://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=33680
Granted, they are way more expensive at $210 for a single tire, but if you are keeping your Leaf long-term (like I am) and don't live in a climate that requires amazing snow traction for a large portion of the year, it might be worth it.

[knightmb]

33,000 miles on my OEM Michelins so far, they will easily go to 40,000 miles with the rubber left. Not sure why some are having accelerated wear?

My guess would be the PSI they run the tires at.
https://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=32785

[Learjet]

33,000 miles on my OEM Michelins so far, they will easily go to 40,000 miles with the rubber left. Not sure why some are having accelerated wear?

My guess would be the PSI they run the tires at.
https://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=32785

True...I try to keep them at 40 psi

[BeyondBeLeaf]

I'm surprised that it's still $600 for 4 new Michelins after a 70% discount!

They covered 70% of the cost of the tire, but the mounting, road hazard, and all that other stuff was what I had to pay for. Considering I was going to shell out at least $1100 for a set of 4, the extra $500+ (the $1100 didn't include the tax and other costs) in my pocket is welcome.

My guess would be the PSI they run the tires at.
https://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=32785

Funny enough, I run at about 41 PSI on average. The tires show a 43 PSI (IIRC) max so I try not to run them near the max rating especially when the heat can add a few PSI.