Tire Tread Depth

[ctrcbob]

When I had my Genesis in for the Amplifier replacement a couple days ago, I dug out my Tire Tread Depth Gauge to check how much tread is on my tires.
Car now has just just less then 15000 miles on it. All four tires show 6/32 on the gauge. (My gauge measures in 32's, not mm's). OK, while there, walked over to a brand new 2009 V8 and measured it's depth. Measured 9½/32. Guess I'll have to start thinking about replacing my tires around the 30000 mile mark.

 

[Mark_888]

Thats' not bad for OEM tires.

 

[tjc78]

Yeah my 06 Avalon with Crapstone Turanza EL400s were shot at around 27K even though I am religous with pressures and rotations every 5K. I am hoping to squeeze 32 - 33 K out of the Dunlops. (3 yr lease)

 

[Mark_888]

Yeah my 06 Avalon with Crapstone Turanza EL400s were shot at around 27K even though I am religous with pressures and rotations every 5K. I am hoping to squeeze 32 - 33 K out of the Dunlops. (3 yr lease)

I have never leased a car before. Do you have to replace the tires if they are below a certain tread depth when you return the car? Can you buy any tires you want?

 

[Sayantsi]

I have never leased a car before. Do you have to replace the tires if they are below a certain tread depth when you return the car? Can you buy any tires you want?

The lease typically states that there is a charge for tires if they are below a certain tread depth or not, so start with your paper work (assuming you're leasing). Some leases actually dictate what types of tires are allowable on the car, so you may need to be careful about what you even buy as replacement.

Hyundai must have these details posted, so I'd start with one's lease for info.

 

[tjc78]

Mark,

I had no choice but to replace them. They were completely bald and I still had 9 months or so to go on my lease. Most leasing companies will state that the same rated tire must be on the car. The Avalon had "V" rated rubber, so in that size I was very limited (and couldn't get anything cheap). FWIW I put Goodyear Eagle GTs, very poor choice for the Avalon and would suspect wouldn't be that great on the Genesis either. They had great wet/dry grip but were noisy and hard to get balanced right.

 

[Mark_888]

The lease typically states that there is a charge for tires if they are below a certain tread depth or not, so start with your paper work (assuming you're leasing). Some leases actually dictate what types of tires are allowable on the car, so you may need to be careful about what you even buy as replacement.

Hyundai must have these details posted, so I'd start with one's lease for info.

I wasn't planning on leasing a car. I have always purchased, as I did for my 2009 Genesis sedan. I was just curious.

 

[Disaster]

In my experience, it is rare to get through a 3 year lease without having to replace the tires. On a two year lease I've never had to. My last lease company actually sent me a tire thread depth gauge with their "return kit." The Continentals, on our Volvo XC70 look to have adequate depth on them, after 21 thousand miles (2 years) but they perform horrifically bad in snow.

I think I am done with leasing. The best deals on lease cars were always through the car companies, when they overestimated the residual value. With the longer warranties on cars like the Hyundai, you can own the car for 5 years for considerably cheaper than you can lease.