Replacing / Rotating Tires

Aimee Asked:
First Question: How often do tires need to changed? What is the standard for general drivers and cars? I drive a Honda. I never know if they guys at the shop are telling me the truth when it comes to my tires.

Leon (Transmission Exchange) replied:
When you say change your tires I assume that you are meaning to rotate them. You should change your motor oil every three thousand miles, so using that as your reminder every other oil change would be six thousand miles. If you rotated them at that interval (every 6,000 miles) it would get the maximum wear out of your tires. In Utah if your tires are worn down to the wear bars near the bottom of the grooves in your tire tread they fail the safety inspection and must be replaced. There are many different grades of tires, buy ones with a good mileage rating if you are going to keep the car. It will be cheaper in the long run.
(Leon) Transmission Exchange SLC