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Don’t forget the teslas eat a set of tires every 20-25k miles
by mgarfias 3y ago
Don’t forget the teslas eat a set of tires every 20-25k miles
- NewJazz 3y agoThat depends on how you drive...?
- mgarfias 3y ago25k for a set of tires driving pretty moderately. I got better life out of corvettes tires and that included track/autox time
- lowbloodsugar 3y agoYou were using the wrong tires! You can get a lot more out of a corvette just by getting off stock tires! But yes, the tires are an added expense compared to what someone might be used to on a Kia Rio.
- mgarfias 3y agoIm swapping it to softer rubber when she’s running. The tires will wear out due to heat cycles before it runs out to tread depth with as much driving as it’s going to see.
- qingcharles 3y agoAre you saying the Teslas eat more tyres than an ICE car? What is the reason? Extra weight of batteries? Special low resistance tyres? Increased torque spinning wheels from start?
- throwaway5959 3y agoThey do, the torque plays a big factor, but I’d rather replace tires than pay the maintenance schedule for a 100k miles in an ICE car.
- mgarfias 3y agoIn the past 2years I’ve spent about 7k in tire related items on the MYP. I’ve spent ~ 250 in maintenance on my truck in that time frame. Note: I had to replace a bent wheel on the Tesla in July due to Portland roads. Then last month a different wheel cracked (also Portland roads). Rather than putting on another pos Tesla OE wheel for $900 I opted to get a nice set of forged wheels (19” vs 21”) for 2k. Gives me more sidewall to hopefully absorb the impacts and not bend the wheels.
- throwaway5959 3y agoSounds like a Tesla problem, of which there are many. Thankfully there are many other non-Tesla EVs out there now.
- mgarfias 3y agoRivians are eating tires too.
- lowbloodsugar 3y agoPerformance. The “heavy” conversation is something of a myth. My buddy said that so we looked up his car and it was 400lb heavier. My mustang made it about 10k miles per set of tires.