Interesting. I also have the 19" wheel setup on my '05, and I wasn't offered nor did I know about the tire and rim warranty at the time of purchase (9/30/05)....however, I have my insurance set up with a $250 deductible for comp. and collision, so this will cover a wheel should I hit a big pothole etc. and ruin a wheel.

Regarding tire replacement, based on Tire Rack Pricing there are several choices for a 245/40/19 that are less than $300, including the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 ($298), Dunlop SP Sport 9000 ($262), Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ($258), and the Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position ($293).

If I lost a tire and a wheel due to a pothole I believe my insurance will cover it under comprehensive (or collision). If get an unfixable flat I believe I'm on my own though. When I replace the Bridgestones I'll probably a) get a different brand tires and b) buy the road hazzard warranty b/c I've had to replace 2 tires on other cars in the past few years.

 

320 sounds like a dealer price, stock 19" tires are only $270, only heh, and $50 to mount a tire is a rip off. But I have 23k miles on my stock 19" rims and tires right now; the tread is worn, but still safe for another few K miles.

 

I take it all of the alignment problems plaguing the 03-04 models was resolved for 05? (I hope)

 

I've got the OEM 19"s as well. With 6k miles so far, the tires still look have plenty of tread left. Since I only drive aggressively only about 20% of the time, I'm hoping I'll get over 15k miles with the stock RE050As. My wife's car came stock with Bridgestone Turanza ER33 with a 140 treadwear rating. She almost never drives aggressively and got about 40k miles out of her set of tires. I know the construction is different between our tires and power delivery is more on the G, but I would think with conservative driving, you could get pretty decent mileage out of the RE050As. Of course it wouldn't be much fun.

For replacements, I plan to go with BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW2s. They're rated pretty highly for the price on Tirerack and cost less than the other tires for our cars. I actually plan to go wider on the front, to 245/35YR19, and stay with the stock size in the rear. $223 for the fronts and $241 for the rears, it should be a decent savings. With the 300 treadwear rating, it should last longer too.

Tam

 

The dealer told me that it will not replace tires from normal wear and tear, but will from road hazzards. If these tires only last 1 - 1.5 yrs under normal wear... what's the point of having the extended warranty?

Can anyone confirm that our tires (19") is covered for 1 year under the tire manufacture??

 

I *just* put these tires on my '94 Mustang Cobra last weekend....haven't driven much since the G is my daily driver. The tires are really nice, I have 18x9 front wheels with 275/35s and 18x10 rears with big 295/35s. The KDW II tread pattern is VERY aggressive:
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4358/fr500se.jpg

 

i have 15000 miles on my 05 6mt and my camber came so far off in the front from the factory it is rediculous at about 7000 miles my front tires were completely bald on the inside