Lee DeRaud

My '04 coupe with 58K miles came with what looks like an almost-new (5/16" tread) set of GY runflats. Any estimates for how long I'll suffer before I can replace them with Hankook V12's or should I just suppress my Yankee thrift gene and do it now?

VETJAZZ

If they're 9 years old you better replace them ASAP, for your safety and the ride.

Lee DeRaud

Uh, no. The car is 9yo, but the tires have 0311 date codes...probably the third set total for this car.

VETJAZZ

Then enjoy the bumpy ride and poor handling for many more years.

jcgunn

I put 33K on the OEM runflats. They still had some tread, but I could not stand the bad ride any longer....

Leo23

Bust out the checkbook and put on a set of non runflats now, you won't regret it.

Evil-Twin

If you are suffering, replace them. As long as you have tire pressure sensors, you don't have to worry too much about not having a spare.
Get a set of non run flats and enjoy the ride. I cant see suffering over a poor noisy ride. That is if you can afford to replace them. IN stead of suffering you will get instant gratification.
Bill aka ET

Fcar 98

I got 11.000 out of the Goodyear, twice. Might not last to long

MS04Cpe

Just ditched the GY Run Flats on my '04 Coupe. Put on Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3. The difference is astounding. Smoother, quieter, and grippy... even in the wet.

Don't wait...bite the bullet and get you some better shoes...

Wayne

bj1k

If those tires have no value , why can't I get someone local to give me a set ? I'd be glad to take them off your hands ! :

bigcypress

replaced some last week with michelin because of the noise with goodyears . it helped .

Vetteman Jack

My set of Goodyear runflats got about 15K miles out of the rears and the fronts still had some decent tread left when I swapped them out for non-runflats. I've heard of some members getting 30K or more miles out of the Goodyears, but I've never been able to do it.

leadfoot4

My OE run-flats had about 14-15K of relatively easy, back and forth to work on the expressway miles, and were pretty well used up. But yes, some people claim to get 25-30K out of them. There must have been two different rubber compounds used in those tires. h

Having said that, I replaced the GoodYears with Michelins, and now have about 8k on them. They're now at about the 50% tread depth level, and are getting NOISY!!

Oldvetter

I get 40,000 miles on rears and 50,000 on fronts. On my third (fourth counting OEM installed) set with 140,000 miles on car.

B747VET

Michelin PSS non-run flats.

Grip, ride, noise ... 6,000 miles on them now and you couldn't give me a new set of Goodyears or even Michelin run flats. It is no contest. 18/275's & 19/305's. The car was completely transformed in every respect.

GrandSportRob

If you want a car that rides quieter and doesn't feel like it's on bricks then get new tires ASAP!

kybilt

YMMV; when I sold my 02 coupe (in 2005) with the original tires they had 25K +/-. Yeah, they were starting to get annoying.
Ain't no Yankee, but I do tend to try to get my money's worth out of any purchase.

Lee DeRaud

Thanks all for the input. There seems to be quite a range of mileage experienced from the OEM Goodyears.

I probably gave the wrong impression when I used the word "suffer": with the run-flats, the 'Vette still rides smoother and quieter than the Boxster S it replaced. Note that the Porsche was on Hankook V12's, which in turn were much more comfortable than the (admittedly well-worn) Michelins they replaced.

I think I'll hang in with the Goodyears for awhile, at least until I see how they feel on smoother roads than the typical SoCal freeway.