Originally Posted by mdaniels4
hey John, not sure when you put these shoes on, but in 10K you're at DW as the S is almost gone, huh? So how will this affect your 50K warranty, and idea? Is there any all season out there that will hold up on the Cross for at least 35K? I have 26K on my OEM's, Conti, and in our first little snow I was losing traction pretty fast. They're down to maybe 4/32 in the rears, so I figured I'd get most of the summer next out of them. On the other hand, I'm generally putting on about 7K max a year due to being able to commute as much as I do on the bike, so if I can get 4 years out of them I guess that's more useful a measurement than mileage alone. the interesting thing is that on my Explorer I had Michelin LTX's and got about 100K out of them which to me was unbelievably good, never saw that before.
The warranty works on a pro-rated basis. So, if you eat the tires in 30K, they have some formula in place to help you recoup a small portion of the cost. Either way, they'll be making their money. I can say with a reasonable degree of certainty that I will be testing that warranty, especially on the rears.
Keep in mind that their "grading" for their own tires is a bit like Jiffy Lubes recommendation for every driver in America to change their oil religiously every 3,000 miles. As we all know, that's a bit aggressive because most owners manuals recommend 5K. In ours, it's an even larger interval. The recommendation for every 3K is in place for revenue.
Why am I saying all of this? Because I drove my now "DW" tires in the snow a week or so ago, and had zero issues. I'm sure the tires would've been sticky enough to do a 1/4 mile run if they were still at DWS wear-levels.
Now, when I get down to just the "D", then I'll have to get a little lighter on the pedal. The tread pattern simply bites the road, at any depth. I'm still very pleased with them.