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Originally Posted by Jon300C
Here is a pic of my Front Right Tire with 19K miles.
I had the Right Pull issue fixed at 7K with an alignment done same day
I took my car to the dealer today and they would not even give the tires a good looking over. Said tire wear and alignments were not part of the warranty due to road conditions, etc.
What to do, that is the question???
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The tire is really worn, but the wear bars are still below the curent tread depth (so you should have a few more miles left before you must replace). As I've been saying all along, 20K miles is not surprising (to me anyway) based on my past experiences with other OEM performance tires. In some respect, this makes sense as this is how the car will be judged by the Car magazines and reviewers - with the stock tires. So handling is their only consideration (albeit we would love it if they made milage a higher priority, we would also use the reviewers omments and findings againt them as well - so they lose no matter what).
Tire wear and alignments are never in a mfgr. warranty, but really top notch dealers will find a way to keep you happy if it reasonale to do so. Problems that are identified really early on are typically handled without much fuss. This is just one of those instances where the tire do not meet some customers expectations for wear (tread life).
As far as what to do... find a set of replacements that you believe will meet you criteria for handling, wear, etc. and see if you can find a tire dealer that will "steer" you in the right direction. A really good tire store with great tire people is the Rx for what ails you regarding the 300C tire problem. Once you find the right combo - stick with it and you'll never be disappointed (I hope).
