Different kind of tires. Different driving cycle. Different location (it
does make a difference). Different vehicle. No accounting for average load.
Etc. There is Zero reason to expect correlation between your experience and
the original poster's.

"Zorro_2K" <pcollenDELETETHIS@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
newsbtrb.50329$jW5.658982@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
> I drive 99% on the freeway, and I put 87000 MILES on the original
Firestone
> FR680 tires on my 2001 Civic EX (bought 12/00) and they still had
> serviceable tread.
> Something is wrong with the way you are driving, or maintaining, your
tires
> if yours are shot at 27,500 miles.