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This Guy Took His Factory OEM Tires For His Tesla To Nearly 60,000 Miles. How'd He Do It?

Some photos have surfaced with a guy who got nearly 60,000 miles out of his factory OEM tires for his Tesla. How did he do this, and is this something safe and that you should do?
This Guy Took His Factory OEM Tires For His Tesla To Nearly 60,000 Miles. How'd He Do It?

Original OEM Tires At Nearly 60,000 Miles

Whenever you are thinking about tires for your car, the number one thing you don't want to have happens is for the tread to wear all the way down. The reason for this is that the tires become susceptible to being punctured, or blowing out while driving.

One such owner of a Tesla vehicle took his original OEM tires to their very limit, and this is something we absolutely do not recommend you do. Nevertheless, let's look at how far they took their tires, as well as the amount of miles other Tesla owners are getting with their tires.

Shaw Taing from the Southern California Tesla Owners Facebook group posted pictures of his original OEM tires, showing the tread just about completely worn down and level with the tire itself. This is something any tire manufacturer or auto shop would not recommend.

He got a total of 58,632 miles and never did any tire rotations either. This is another mistake. There is always a recommended rotation mileage for tires - for instance, for my 2022 Model 3 RWD, the recommended tire rotation is 6,250 miles. Every 6,250 miles, I rotate the tires at Discount Tire.

Shawn also says very specifically to not do what he did and to always inspect your tires.

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Other Mileage From Tesla Owners

Depending on how you drive a Tesla, your mileage may vary between 10,000 miles and 60,000 miles, also depending on weather and the tires you purchase.

For instance, the Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires have a warranty of 60,000 miles.

Other Tesla owners stated that if you do not abuse your tires, which means not driving fast and not accelerating fast from a stopped position, you can get 60,000 to 80,000 miles.

Where I am at with my original OEM tires is just about 18,000 miles, and they still have tread - however, I don't think they are going to last more than 5,000 miles as the tread is getting low.

I drove the car very fast all the time for the first few months, and this no doubt has contributed to the lower miles I will get from them.

The Cybertruck Guy got 70,386 miles out of his original OEM tires, and they were not as worn out as Shawn's. That's really impressive, and it appears he had a Model Y. However, this is not a normal experience - most of the time, original OEM Tesla tires need replacing between 20,000 and 30,000 miles. However, he also drove mostly on the highway, and that likely contributed to the long life.

On the other end of tire life, a Model Y Performance owner has gotten about 10,000 miles out of his first two sets of tires each, and then bought some Michelin Pilot Sports 4 ZP and is at 32,000 miles with them.

For my next set of tires for my 2022 Model 3 RWD, I'm considering buying either a cheap set of tires that others say have lasted a long time for them, or buying tires with at least a 60,000-mile warranty and seeing what happens if I take advantage of the warranty.

In conclusion, always check your tires and never let the tread get below the recommended about, usually about 2/32 of an inch.

Do you have a Tesla or other kind of car, and what kind of mileage have you gotten out of your tires? I'd be curious to see how your experience compares to mine and the others mentioned here.

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