Miata Mailing List: September 1993, Message #155
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   From: "Michael Simmons" 
Subject: Re: Tire mileage
   Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1993 12:25:20 -0400

Tyler Walker writes:
>
> I am about to purchase a new set of tires for my '91 Miata.
> Netwizdom has pointed me toward either the Yoko AVS-I or the
> Yoko A509.  I'd like to go with the softer AVS-I, but I'm
> worried they are a little too soft.  I would appreciate it
> if anyone who owns either of these tires would comment on the
> mileage and durability experienced.  Will I be replacing'em
> every nine months?  Would you buy them again?
>
> I drive ~17K miles/year, and have 49K on the original Bridgestones.
> (Boy, are they slippery in the rain.)  No autocross yet, but I'm
> starting to get this real bad itch.
>
I can't say anything about the Yoko's since I've always used Dunlop's.
However, if you are thinking of autocrossing on them, I can speak from
experience about how soon you may be buying tires again.  I got 15k
out of my first set of D40 M2's because I chewed them up in slaloms
(mostly pretty rough surfaces).  When I got the second set I got some
spare alloy wheels and racing tires.  I don't feel as bad about wearing
them out autocrossing; that's what I got them for so I consider them
expendable (eventually).  If you're worried about tire longevity for
your street tires, you may want to consider others for autocross if
you really get into it.

Mike Simmons