Recent content by Dreamliner

Sounds to me like a fresh quart every 1000 miles? You could go YEARS between changes with that refresh schedule! ;)

I was considering a car from Kia but it’s pretty clear the engines in H/K right now are a gamble. I just saw somewhere someone sent in oil for analysis, results came back ‘all good’ and the engine crapped itself a few weeks later. No thanks on that. I just want to find the sweet spot. I’m fine...

Actually, I said "about everyone" as most people on here strongly advocate 5,000 OCI. I haven't seen many debates on changing OCI based on oil brand, for example. So if OCI remains constant, why does oil brand matter? If the additive packages make a big difference, why not longer OCI to...

Honestly not trying to stir stuff up, just hear me out. Regardless of the oil brand or duration, most of the 'I sent my oil in for analysis' posts result in the same conclusion: "I could have gone longer." So, I simply ask, why not? My last car was a 2001 BMW 330xi and I had it for 14 years...

Yeah I don’t know what to make of the various traction & treadwear ratings. It’s all self reported anyway and I don’t think anyone would say Defenders have *MORE* traction then a CC2…

You know what you have after driving your brand new tires home? Used tires. ;) It’s just a numbers thing. I don’t want spent tires, but 2/32 gone for half price seems worth it (if the tire was right). I picked up a set of WS90’s with 11/32 for $240. No brainer in my book. The CC2’s are only...

The only experience I have with PS4S was in a 2013 Boxster. They were pretty amazing. Hard to tell what was the tire vs car… I wanted a Panamara, considered a 2017 ES, ended up with a 2013 TL. I did look at a 2011 535 but it had wastegate rattle. It also felt a lot bigger outside and...

Based on the Tirerack test review, it does seem like the DWS06+ edges out the PS4S, especially in wet. Think it's worth the $200 over the CC2's I found? You do the timing belt on that Pilot of yours yet? What an annoying job that was on my TL...10 hours! I had a 2001 330xi for 14 years before...

Yeah, I do see the value of the winter set. I had them on my last car which was AWD and the new car is FWD. From experience, I'd rather have RWD with Blizzaks than AWD with crappy all-seasons. Once you experience dedicated winter tires, it's hard to go back. I know if I did NOT have a winter...

@edyvw @Sequoiasoon Well now I find myself in a bit of a predicament. I have those General Altimax RT43 tires pending pickup at TireRack for $458 after tax. I do also have an unmounted set of WS90's I picked up "used" early this spring with 11/32 on them (they start with 12/32) and do have 2...

Read it and weep. Quite literally. I’m just a bit lost on what to get. I’m in Minnesota so we definitely have winter. I do have a set of unmounted Blizzaks and I bought a nicer set of wheels. So I’m thinking of putting regular all seasons on the new wheels and the Blizzaks I’m the old ones. I...

Yeah now I'm wavering. I did have a set of DWS06+ on my old BMW, I did like them. I burned through a few sets of garbage Sentury UHP tires before getting the DWS06+. They were definitely better performing but not much quieter. Now I have an Acura TL and think these Defender LTX M/S are kind of...

Yeaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! So the RT43 at $107 is the right call? I mean, if there was something better within say $100 total set I’d probably want that, but when the prices are almost double…eh. These LTX’s for example…double.

I did. Defender LTX M/S tires are what was already on my car. RT43's are what I ordered and are waiting for me to pick up at the Tire Rack warehouse. I've been poking around on here to be sure that's what I want. I've been reading about Conti sidewall issues...since those RT43's are...

I bought an Acura TL FWD sedan last November that had Defender LTX M/S tires installed in 2016 that now have 77k on them, still at 5/32. I was planning to get new tires for winter but a sidewall puncture accelerated that. Unsure on what to get next.