I would have thought the cars you have tires are more than that, like 2 grand each
So far, none that I know of are that expensive. I do know the ones on the McLaren, if I buy what came OEM, are like $800 for a single rear tire. The fronts are slightly less expensive as they're smaller. But, almost no cars use those size tires. That means it's a bitch for the tire manufacturers to make my tires. Plus, they're a different compound than most - rated for high speeds.
I have not yet had to replace those tires.
Yeah, you don't really put a whole lot of miles on any of your vehicles, that saves on tire wear, though depending how you drive you could burn up the tires in one afternoon
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That's all my pages averaged over all the search results where my site would be a suggested link. For quite a few searches, I'm in the #1 position.
I'm pretty damned pleased with that.
If I'm driving in a spirited manner, I'd say I get 1/2 the normal life of the tire. If I'm at a track day, that's at least one set of tires - though those are actually usually right around $500 each - or even less if it's a sponsored event. Some events will have a few tire sizes and sell them cheap - at like $250 each.
So, it's a bit of a variable as to how long the tires last. I mean, I can burn 'em off in short order if I want to just sit there smoking the tires. I have cars that'll do that without even doing a brake-stand. They'll sit right there and roast 'em, no braking required.
But, I typically drive in a relatively calm way and not all that spirited. The most efficient line through a corner is generally the line that's on the edge - meaning any sharper or faster then you'd be hearing the tires chirp as you went around the corner. Right at that threshold is generally the most efficient line.
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