First Scheduled Service and Unexpected Rear Tire Wear - 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Convertible Long-Term
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First Scheduled Service and Unexpected Rear Tire Wear - 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Convertible Long-Term Road Test
Our 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata was ready for its first scheduled service with a hair over 10,000 miles on the odometer.
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I get some of the more complicated changes and my 2000 Miata's oil filter is a PITA to get to, but come on. An estimated Hour and a Half also just for a simple oil change? No express service?
I just don't get it. I just don't.
Shouldn't the Mazda dealer be checking in to this for you if they think it's an issue, since the car is still under warranty
And I don't understand the reason not to rotate. It's precisely because tires wear unevenly that one rotates them. This is the perfect example of why TO rotate tires. ???
Otherwise there are still a number of potential factors to consider, some of which are not known at this time.
One factor is that with extended oil service intervals, tire maintenance is getting overlooked until its often too late to address without creating a problem. (Think the pulling Jeep) The tires should have been rotated at 6000 miles, which would have allowed for less variance between the tread conditions then they have now at 10,000.
Another problem is, we can't see the tread wear ourselves at this point. But in keeping with the demands by the tire manufacturers, the worst tires should now move to the front so they should have rotated them. However, what if the wear patterns that the rear tires have now would result in a lead, or some other undesirable sensation if they were moved to the front? Then the dealer would be wrong in everyone's opinion for rotating them.
By extending this service interval too far the dealer now has to contend with the very real possibility that they get to be wrong for not rotating the tires, and they might just be wrong if they do depending on the outcome. That makes choosing to do nothing the easier of the two choices.
The time and expense of replacing the tires (or just those on one axle) may not be much more than just leaving a set in place until they wear.
cardoc3 brings up a good point about extended service intervals. most bmw dealers don't recommend tire rotations. makes sense when you consider we go 18k miles between oil changes. tires are wearing in a very specific pattern at that point.
and before you call me crazy for following that oil change interval we are at 163k miles and counting.