So how are the tires wearing? I have 3,500 miles so far and wear seems to be pretty even - haven't measured tread depth. Have any of you rotated yet? How did the tires look and what did you pay?

 

i have around 3,000 miles on mine. the side of my front tire bubbled out a bit. the dealer just ordered me a new tire.

 

Just had the car in for a first oil change at 1700 miles, just to get the breakin oil out.

While it was there, had them rotate the tires. No wear as yet, but just being ****.

 

What is rotating? is this what we call wheel balancing in the UK?

 

Rotating is swapping the tires from side-to-side to even out the wear. Typically rotation is front-to-back but since the Crossfire has dissimilar diameter wheels, they are swapped side-to-side.

 

So I take it that the tyres are removed from each of the wheels and swapped around? The garage doesn't just swap the wheels around does he otherwise I wouldn't see the benefit. (How would you know of course)

Another thing, how often should someone do this?. Once a year?

Chris.

 

No..... The Tires are NOT removed from the wheels. The wheels and tires are moved from one side to the other as an assembly. Crossfire wheels are not directional like some Corvette wheels.

 

Correct, tires are non-directional but are also asymmetrical meaning the outside portion of the tread is different from the inside portion, enabling side-to-side swapping. I usually rotate about every 5,000 miles but may rotate these spendy buggers more often.

 

Then I don't see the point of rotating wheels with the Crossfire as surely the weight will always be on the outside rim of the tire. Rotating them in the crossfire will not change this so I cannot see how by rotating the tires would even out wear?

I suppose I don't need to understand it but is it worth it?

Cheers,

Chris.

 

Depends, you may only ever turn left!!.

Seriously believe it or not, you do tend to get one side wearing more that the other. I was always griping with the SAAB garage because they NEVER rotated the tyres. I had a high pressure Turbo 2.0 Litre, front wheel drive. Pretty quick but one of the front tyres always wore unevenly to the other.

 

I am in the final stages of locating a Crossfire to purchase. My plan is to buy a automatic. However, I am undecided on the tire selection. Anyone have experience with the Continental all-season relating to handling & wear? Also, any opinion if they will wear better than the Pilots'? I don't plan on any high-performance, hard driving. Nor do I plan to drive this car in the winter (Ohio resident). I'm looking at this as being more of a touring car.

I also talked to a friend who owns her second SLK. She told me that the SLK has a monitor that tells her when to change the oil. Does the Crossfire have this also?

Thanks again for your feedback.

 

The car has a monitor that will tell you (but you have to 'ask' it) when your next service is due.

 

mine have 8000 miles and they seem good still....

 

Had bubble on front tire sidewall, michelin says i hit a pot hole, not covered. Went to dealer , he called chrysler they got me a tire in about 2 weeks. No charge! Chalk one up chrysler & the dealer.

 

Lots of good advice given so far but can anyone with experience and knowledge of these tires tell us how long (with proper MTCE) do these tires actually last before replacing them?

I live in an area with no winter snow just rain so these tires remain on my vehicle year-round.

Thanks,

Sapphire Blue 6 spd

 

I did a quick check of the TireRack reviews and found some who said they were bald after 15,000 miles and some who said they had 36,000 miles on them. As they say, "your mileage may vary."

 

Am I correct that the OEM Michelins can run in one direction (for example clockwise on the psgr side) but when rotated to the other side there is no tread or structural damage caused by now running in a counter-clockwise direction?

Does this now mean we cannot put directional tires on because at some point, if one rotates them, they will now be pointing rearwards? Will one get more benefit from directional tires but trade them off for the inability to rotate?