• MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    If you don’t do enough miles, you shouldn’t be even close to changing tires. Goes to show that weight is not free of issues.

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      9 months ago

      To clarify, I used to do more miles (which is why I bought the car in the first place) but in the last year I’ve moved to working from home full-time. Still need the car for occasional errands and long trips, but obviously tyre wear is now not much of a problem.

      However, given the massive amount of torque you can apply from standstill, if you drive like a hoon at all times then yes you can absolutely tear through them.

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        9 months ago

        Probably also depends on a model. I’ve seen some Tesla cars can kill entire set of tires within 6 months. Not sure how people are driving them but that’s too short.

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          9 months ago

          They can all do that because all their torque is available practically at standstill, but they also all come with “chill mode” that makes the car accelerate like a regular-torque-curve economy car.