wear out the rear tires quite a bit faster than the front tires (12k miles). Perhaps I romp in the loud pedal too much. Time to rotate.

1.3L

 

Maybe you should just buy two more for the back at 12K. When you rotate them they seem to get LOUDER!

 

Had the same 'problem' at about the same milage. Now I'm at 30k and noticed I have quite an alignment issue in my rear so it's looking like I'll be buying new tires

 

I Rotate every 5k and it has kept things pretty good . . . but I lucked out and got Dunlops. Do you have Bridgies?

 

Now you've got me thinking... I'm getting an oil change tomorrow (Friday), maybe it would be a good idea to rotate at the same time? '07, 2500 miles. I have Dunlops and the "tires for life" deal.

At the rate of 5 months and only 2500 miles, though, it will be over 4 years before I qualify for a new set!

 

i wish i drove that little.

 

I commute to work and run mundane errands in another vehicle, & save the 8 for weekend fun.

 

Yea. That's about how much I drive too.

 

Yep, my 8 came equipped with the Bridgestone Potenza tires. They handle nice, but as is well known, they produce a lot of noise on anything but the smoothest of road surfaces.

1.3L

 

I drive the 8 twice a month if im lucky.

 

Is there a reason you guys drive so little? Just curious..

 

They spend all the driving time posting on the forums

My stock Dunlops are at 29769 miles of driving and are worn down to about 3/32nds (a little more on the rear now). Been rotating every 7K, although I should've done every 5K instead.

 

I assume you mean "drive the 8" so little. I actually drive about 150-200 miles a week, but I specifically bought the Mazda as a recreational car only. I commute in my Explorer.

My 8 is just for fun and never gets used for anything practical. It's only for generating adrenaline and pheromones.

 

I wish I only drove my 8 for fun (and wasn't racking up 25K miles a year), but then I also glad that my commute is in my 8.

 

If I could open it up on my commute, I'd probably take it to work more often, but then again there's a lot of road construction going-on around my office right now. The roads are covered in gravel, and there's always a dump-truck with crap falling off of it in front of me on the freeway. Better to spare my baby the rock chips for now.

Perhaps in four, five years, I may get a new sports car, then the '07 RX-8 will become my commuter- and it will still have pretty low mileage.

That's the plan, anyway.

 

In that case, I would cry commuting in my 8 every day.

 

I have to drive my car everyday, I get anxious if I don't it's like crack, I'm addicted. I got the car last august brand new cause no one wanted that color so it sat on the lot for a couple more months before I showed up. The car is 1 year and 3 months old with 17k miles on it now. I Drive ALOT! At this rate I will be out of Warranty in 2 more years, Until I get myself a daily beater, cause I gave my jetta to my fiance. (Which I still drive the jetta and still have fun driving that one to)

But anyways, I need new tires cause my Potenzas are gone they went bald at 16k miles but I also do Autocrosses so that kills them faster.

 

I'm too lazy to take the cover off my car is the main reason. The other is that my gsxr 600 is a lil faster and it gets 45 mpg.

 

Do you use the Mazda cover too? Jeez, that thing can be a pain to remove if you don't have a helper. I usually end up just wadding-it up in a ball to keep it off the garage floor, then rolling it back up in the living room later. Seems to stay in better shape rolled than folded.

 

That's because he afraid of the power in his AT!

 

I drive to work 3 days a week in my 8. I use my CBR on one of the other days, and my wife's car on 1 of the other days. This will save me approx. 6000 miles per year and I drive my car all weekend.

Back to the tire subject, I rotate every other oil change at 6000 miles. Makes more sense to work the rotation in with another service instead of separately.

 

Where do you find the restraint to do that?

Driving the 8 is what gets me up in the morning

 

yes i do and it is a pain to take off but it stays on for days at a time so i don't mind doing it by myself. i usually start at the front and fold both sides to the center of the car then fold it long ways toward the back a couple of times and then put it in the trunk.

Answering the original question, my Potenzas only lasted about 25k miles. I should have replaced them sooner but I only drove the car in fair weather. Regular driving in rain became too hazardous.

 

Is that before or after you turn your key ON OFF ON OFF


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