I had the same question on my Avalon with Michelin tires. I emailed Michelin. They said to (for front wheel drive car) move the front tires straight back and to cross the rear tires to the opposite side front. They also suggested a 6000-8000 mile rotation interval unless you see uneven wear.
Tim K
Sorry Jeff, your information is out of date.
Tim K
I also have an Avalon. Michelins, even with rotation, lasted less than 30K. These tires dont have a long treadlife.
I just replaced them with Kumho Platinums, assymetric, with 60K treadlife. So far, they are great.
Let me be a little more specific. These PARTICULAR Michelins dont seem to have a long treadlife.
I have had several sets of Michelins of other types, on other cars, and have gotten ca 70K out of them. I am in general a strong supporter of Michelin.
I had looked into buying a Porsche but was put off by the expensive tires which had to be changed very frequently ( 15-20K miles or so). They were that way to give the ride that many Porsche owners wanted. Same for Avalon, I think.
####Your old Camry didnt come with this type of tire. (and it IS a fairly expensive tire...I believe they were $185 each to replace) It is VERY possible to buy Michelins that will give you 70-80k for some applications.
####The tires were properly inflated, and were rotated. They wore very evenly and had great traction. I couldnt believe it either, but found them on Tire Rack and other users who reviewed tdhem seem to have similar results.
It would be very possible with this one, but - no - I dont smoke the tires.
That's right. The Michelin Primacy at Costco is about $125 w/ installation. And these have a 600 tread rating (approx 60K miles) with a 60K mile warranty. And if people are saying the cheap Bridgestones last only 15-20K miles then owners shouldn't pay more than $35-50 having a Bridgestone installed (otherwise these cheap tires would cost too much).
Tire Rack shows my originals should have been Michelin Energy MVX4s. UTQC is 440. They are now $177 each, plus shipping, mounting, etc.
Neither of my new Toyotas came with Bridgestones. They BOTH came with Michelins.
You made a blanket statement, although the grammar in the sentence is a little lacking.
"Toyota uses Bridgestone tires because it is a Japanese company" is an independent clause. If you had said "Toyota (often or sometimes )uses Bridgestone tires because it is a Japanese company" your foot wouldn't have gone in your mouth.
Both my cars came with Michelins, and Bridgestone is irrelevant to this thought thread.
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