Do you use the w409 tires all year around?
As Snuffy Smiths’ ‘ole lady once said “Po’ folks, got po’ ways”. Ya buy a set of tires and run ‘em til they need replac’n. Of corse ya rotate and balance at regular interals and keep that oil changed.
...haven’t had them a whole year, yet. It’s hard to know how others would do with them. When I was in my twenties, tires didn’t last long at all. ;-) Now, with the front end kept very well aligned, frequent enough tire rotations, avoidance of big Fords (couldn’t get good front end alignments) and much easier driving most of the time (and not foolishly taking a route through a summer pass in the winter), almost any tire will wear well for me.
If I were in the eastern lowlands, it would be good rain tires during seasons other than winter. It’s much warmer even in Ontario now than here (the Rockies).