jwest
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Higher rated tires generally last longer too simply in terms of miles, longer than the advertised mileage because you'd be putting it on a vehicle weighing much less than the rating is normally for and thus the tire actually lasts even longer due to it being able to handle more overall wear and stress.
For example, my 96 disco had the bfg's I love put on about 5 years ago (they are a 2004 built tire based on the sidewall) and they have probably 75,000 miles, and are not worn out at all but were getting little cracks and my mom has it now so I wanted her on safer tires going into winter, so Discount Tire actually gave me $145 credit towards the 4 on the ground (the spare never got rotated in so I kept it) and I had them put 5 new E range on the disco along with extra siping job and the whole long term warranty thing for $1100 including high WA sales tax.
Would other tires cost less? sure, but what's a couple hundred $ over so many years.
For example, my 96 disco had the bfg's I love put on about 5 years ago (they are a 2004 built tire based on the sidewall) and they have probably 75,000 miles, and are not worn out at all but were getting little cracks and my mom has it now so I wanted her on safer tires going into winter, so Discount Tire actually gave me $145 credit towards the 4 on the ground (the spare never got rotated in so I kept it) and I had them put 5 new E range on the disco along with extra siping job and the whole long term warranty thing for $1100 including high WA sales tax.
Would other tires cost less? sure, but what's a couple hundred $ over so many years.