2001 CRV hard on tires?

My Wife's 2001 CRV has 108k and on it's 4th set of tires. The Coopers have
lasted the longest and seem to be going to last for awhile. The Bridgestone
tires did not last very long.
My Rav4 uses the exact same tire, except in size that the CRV uses. I still
run Bridgestones and with 117k am on my 2nd set of tires. I still have my
original rear brakes and only replaced my front at 92 k, the CRV all
replaced long ago.
Has anyone else experienced tire issues or other problems with their CRV
like this?

 

maybe its your wifes driving?

 

Honda vs Toyota

Honda cars handle better than Toyota cars, in general. And Honda
drivers tend to drive their cars harder and wear out tires and brakes
faster. That said, Honda brakes are some of the worst and Toyotas some
of the best with respect to durability. Friends of mine with a CRV
also remarked about poor tire wear. They needed more room and bought
an AWD Sienna which they say is superior in every way except mpg.

 

eh? then they must be total freds. crv beats the sienna on handling
any day.

 

maybe its your wifes driving?

I was not going to say that. Even she trys to tell me it is her. ..lol

 

Honda vs Toyota

Honda cars handle better than Toyota cars, in general. And Honda
drivers tend to drive their cars harder and wear out tires and brakes
faster. That said, Honda brakes are some of the worst and Toyotas some
of the best with respect to durability. Friends of mine with a CRV
also remarked about poor tire wear. They needed more room and bought
an AWD Sienna which they say is superior in every way except mpg.

A Honda car may handle better, but my Rav4 will run rings around a CRV in
handling. That tank gets maybe 22-24 mpg and I get in the winter 24-26 and
in the summer 27-30. Even when I drove the CRV on a trip I could only get 28
out of it.

 

If you can get better millage out of the car than your wife can I
would totally think that its her driving.
she must be hard on the gas, hard on the brake, lots of stop and go
in town, or accordion driving on the hwy.

 

??

your being sarcastic right?

honda's handle better than toyotas? maybe it some cases, but a blanket
general statement like that is junk,
I would say the same thing if you said toyotas were better than
Honda's
yes, I like an accord over a camry, and my oddy over a sienna,
but, I loved my 4runner over anything that honda could toss out, and
it handled anything!
comparing handling characteristics on a brand basis is like saying
that french people are rude, and canadians are friendly after meeting
one of each in a bar.

 

maximum lateral G without tiping over, same as anything.

 

well, in fact they are.

define "better handling" for family oriented vehicles.

 

that's not what I said.

but feel free to rant away and tell us about how well that old 4Runner
handles.
heh.

 

That a really crappy definition. I car that is really really grippy,
but impossible to control will qualify by your definition as having
great handling.


Great handling means remaining in control and being able to precisely
control the car even during agressive maneuvering. The car shouldn't
roll excesively, it should go where you would expect it to,
and it should remain predictable during hard braking or acceleration.

 

and given the average skill level of your typical family car driver, I
think it's safe to say that in their hands the CRV and Sienna deliver
just about the same level of handling.

 

Nope. It's the classic race car definition of the term.

Impossible to control at high speed and *very* fast turns you mean by
definition. Entirely dependent on the driver.

Again control depends of the ability (or lack thereof) of the driver.

Those are only factors that determine lateral G, hence are redundant.
Acceleration (postive and negative) in the direction of movement are
completely beside the point. Lateral G is commonly measured most accurately
on a skid pad in a constant radius turn while *slowly* gaining speed.