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How long did your stock 19 Potenzas last?

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Old May 16, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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How long did your stock 19 Potenzas last?

I only have about 7300 miles on mine and the road noise is getting worse, tread is down more than half. I didn't expect to get a lot of these tires but I've been driving very casually not taking any sharp turns or peeling out but they are still going quick.

Please only vote if you have the 19" Potenzas with a 180 treadwear.

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Old May 16, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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yeah road noise sucks! i'm on 18k. however, i am getting new wheels/tires in the next 2 weeks.
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Old May 16, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I'm at 16,500 and still going. I've got more tread showing in front and rear than a couple of guys here that haven't hit 10k yet. Does this mean I'm un-fun? Hope not.
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Old May 16, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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i think my tires are good. had like 7k on them and the thread is good.
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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close to 17K on the potenzas and i am not hearing a lot of road noise. im gona try to get another 10K miles out of them.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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sheesh, who the hell got less than 2500 miles?!!?
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Old May 17, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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how expensive are they?
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Old May 17, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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I'm nearing 10k and they still look fairly new....
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Old May 17, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by kfr01
how expensive are they?
Probably between $250-300 each.

I hear a lot of stories about people getting outrageously low miles on tires. I had potenzas on my BMW and got 36000 miles out of them. The rears probably needed to be replaced, but they passed the lease return inspection. I had 30k+ on my G35 Pilot Sports and they were fine. I drive like anyone else. Love ripping up on/off ramps to the point of tire squeal. Maybe I'm just lucky. The tires got noisier with age, but not to the point I would replace them.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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I only got about 11,000 out of my PS2's, I'm hoping I can get at least 15,000 (half my lease) out of these so I only have to get one set of tires. Problem is they keep putting uber soft tires on our cars and they just don't last, they're quite, but they don't last like they should.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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I'm at 22,000 and still going strong. Tires look good, and are quiet. I don't know how much tread is left, I never knew how much there was to start with, but they visually look great.
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Old May 17, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by greggv
I'm at 22,000 and still going strong. Tires look good, and are quiet. I don't know how much tread is left, I never knew how much there was to start with, but they visually look great.
UH you might want to get that checked out!
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Old May 18, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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At 1,650 miles here and still going strong!!! Maybe I need to drive more! haha
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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At 5700+ miles... just had one replaced due to irreplaceable flat and I have the tire protection warranty thingy... so as long as they cannot fix they will give me a new tire.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by greggv
I'm at 22,000 and still going strong. Tires look good, and are quiet. I don't know how much tread is left, I never knew how much there was to start with, but they visually look great.
You must do a lot of freeway driving?
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