papillion

What kind of mileage are you getting from your tires? Heard the Z51 tires go off very quickly. Sticky = Soft.

BWF07

I have an '07 A6 with the Z51 package and 14,500 miles and the tires are shot. Getting ready to replace them.

WAwatchnut

Yup - OEM Goodyear Supercars don't last very long. Typically 10k - 15k miles. Some people have reported less (as low as 8k), while others have gotten more (20k on my fronts, 26k on the rears, when I hit the bars).

In addition to driving style, temperature (higher temp = lower miles), and road surfaces play a big part. Some roads in the southern states have road surfaces which are more abrasive (crushed shells used as a material), and take a big toll on tires.

JJC5

The Good Year Supercar F1 tire that's on the Z51 equipped Vette is the same compound but different size than the ones on the Z06. I've got 9,500 on my factory original tires and they are almost on their way out. I had a Z51 equipped convertible before and I sold it with 17,000 miles on it and they had about 10% left. You're right, they're soft but the stick okay when they're new, but crap when they're old.

su8pack1

11,000 miles on my 2006 Z51 and they still look pretty good.

GuyFromLeMans

Just bought a Z51 (SB1) with a set of brand new Conti Extreme. So can't chime in on longevity yet, but heard on this forum that they rated way above average in that respect.
That, combined with great comfort and handling makes them (IMO) very underrated tires.

Walt White Coupe

I got around 19,000 miles on each of two sets of tires.

ProfessorDeath

My rears were good, fronts were toast at 18700. Not sure if they were original.

Bat Man

Mine were done at 12000 with heavy inner tread wear.

Kvothe

I got over 25k on mine and could have gone a few thousand miles more based on the tread depth.

LD85

12,500 miles on my 2005 tires and they might have another 3k or 4k at best

Duro

I have 8400 miles on mine and they look to be at least 60% gone.

Tally Ho

Mine lasted 13K miles with cord showing on my 06. The Bridgestones are at 12K now and still look new.

USCGA13

I have michelin sport A/S Plus on and they have gone 10,000 so far and still look new. Even after a small burnout

raspyc6

Pilot Super Sports

TKrug007

Michelin sport A/S Plus - 13,000 aggressive miles and still alot of life left.

Vette_DD

OEM Z51 tires have less tread when new than others.

Regular non-Z51 OEM front tires start with 10/32" of tread. Rear tires have 11/32" of tread.

OEM Z51 tires have 9/32" of tread on each tire.

So, in addition to starting out with less tread, they're also softer.

Johnny Utah

[QUOTE=Valleybacker;1584247 were done at 12000 with heavy inner tread wear.[/QUOTE]

Same here..
My fronts had inner wear,and were bologne skins.
The rears 11k had aprox 7/32 tread left.

06vert

Just over 11k on my 06 and I will probably have to replace them by the end of next summer (but I may average 1-2k miles a year).

boraxman

just over 12k on my original GY F1 Supercars, looks like they will go to 20k easy.