<story><title>Consumer Reports Calls Tesla Model S The Best Car Of 2014</title><url>http://business.time.com/2014/02/25/tesla-model-s-consumer-reports/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tlb</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve got nearly 20,000 miles on mine. One thing I just discovered is that the tires, 21&amp;quot; super-soft compound high-performance Michelins, only last 20,000 miles and cost $2900 to replace. This works out to $0.145 &amp;#x2F; mile, which is 3x more per mile than electricity costs me. And about what you would spend on gas for a 25 MPG car.&lt;p&gt;I didn&amp;#x27;t really buy it for the savings, though.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bri3d</author><text>You could easily switch to a high (but not quite extreme) performance tire like Continental ExtremeContact DW in the stock 245&amp;#x2F;35R21 size, which would run you only a little over $1000&amp;#x2F;set for a much better cost per mile without compromising performance to a high degree.&lt;p&gt;Or you could switch (maybe another Tesla owner would trade) down to a rim size with a more reasonable sidewall profile. I frankly don&amp;#x27;t understand the trend towards lower and lower profiles for street cars. The improved cornering characteristics are offset by the substantially harsher ride and propensity towards rim damage, and on the performance Tesla I believe even 19&amp;quot; wheels will easily clear the brakes.</text></comment>
<story><title>Consumer Reports Calls Tesla Model S The Best Car Of 2014</title><url>http://business.time.com/2014/02/25/tesla-model-s-consumer-reports/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tlb</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve got nearly 20,000 miles on mine. One thing I just discovered is that the tires, 21&amp;quot; super-soft compound high-performance Michelins, only last 20,000 miles and cost $2900 to replace. This works out to $0.145 &amp;#x2F; mile, which is 3x more per mile than electricity costs me. And about what you would spend on gas for a 25 MPG car.&lt;p&gt;I didn&amp;#x27;t really buy it for the savings, though.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dangrossman</author><text>Buying another set of high-cost low-life performance tires isn&amp;#x27;t a &lt;i&gt;requirement&lt;/i&gt; of any Model S trims, is it? You could replace them with some ordinary all-season tires when the included ones wear out?</text></comment>