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[–] 1 point 22 hours ago (3 children)

The tires are rough though. I need new ones on my Rivian every year and they're special and expensive. Last time we did the math I think it came out even with what we were paying for oil changes and maintenance.

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  • [–] 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

    You could just get normal tyres if you want to save money.

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  • [–] 1 point 21 hours ago (1 child)

    My truck is really heavy and they said it needed tires rated for that weight :( hopefully it's not as much of an issue for smaller EVs.

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  • [–] 4 points 20 hours ago

    Yeah the right sidewalls are super important for heavier cars (like most EVs).

    I had to buy larger wheels for my vintage van because they stopped selling decent tires with reinforced sidewalls in 14”. The death of the mini truck and reasonable sized vans means we all need bigger wheels or suffer with shitty noisy cheapo tires.

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