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Originally Posted by Hybrid_SUV
Hey...a question for you. How are your tires holding up? Are they original Conti Ecos? My feeling is the Ecos are harder compound (lower rolling resistance) which may help promote longer life at the cost of a "firmer" ride.
They have to be doing better than my 2001 Escape did with the regular Contis. Those only lasted 45-50k.  |
Just so you know... 45-50k with OEM tires on a new car is fairly standard. The same brand, same model bought later will last longer. My dad (who's worked at a car dealership since he was like 17 says Ford, GM, etc request the OEM tires to have a softer compound than the regular model. It makes the ride softer and improves the "grip" feel making the car easier to sell.