Yep, I figure, it's worth a few bucks to stay on this side of crossing all T's and dotting all i's. It is the wife's car, and the kid-hauler, so, it's worth a few bucks.
Yep, lousy wear. We had "MXV4" on it initially--my notes just say "MXV4" so I'm guessing Energy--and those were replaced after 30k. The set of Primacy MXV4's were put on for free by the dealer--"buy here, 2yr/24k free service and first set of tires free!" or somesuch--and now after 28k they are 4/32's on outer edge and centers, while inner edge are 5/32's. All four tires measure the same; rotations every 5k.
Bum alignment? Perhaps. Will have one done.
I'd blame the batch on short-tread OEM tires (bought from the dealer, so perhaps they are short on tread?) -- but the wife said they were very bad in snow--and that the prior ones were just fine. Which is weird, as Energy's rated worse in snow on Tirerack, while everyone and their aunt likes Primacy's.
I've driven it in snow, and it was a bit sketchy with pretty new Primacy's. It would seemingly dart sideways--not pull, I mean literally the front end would slide to the right. I don't think traction control reacts fast enough.
BTW she gets 32mpg on a bad tank, and more like mid-30's. So I don't think she is canyon-carving with it; 7 of the 8 brake pads were in great shape at 55k (one wore out on the rear when it froze to the caliper) so it's not hard braking either.
We do have a number of turns in our roads up here (contrary to what Top Gear might think of America) but I didn't think that many...
Yep, lousy wear. We had "MXV4" on it initially--my notes just say "MXV4" so I'm guessing Energy--and those were replaced after 30k. The set of Primacy MXV4's were put on for free by the dealer--"buy here, 2yr/24k free service and first set of tires free!" or somesuch--and now after 28k they are 4/32's on outer edge and centers, while inner edge are 5/32's. All four tires measure the same; rotations every 5k.
Bum alignment? Perhaps. Will have one done.
I'd blame the batch on short-tread OEM tires (bought from the dealer, so perhaps they are short on tread?) -- but the wife said they were very bad in snow--and that the prior ones were just fine. Which is weird, as Energy's rated worse in snow on Tirerack, while everyone and their aunt likes Primacy's.
I've driven it in snow, and it was a bit sketchy with pretty new Primacy's. It would seemingly dart sideways--not pull, I mean literally the front end would slide to the right. I don't think traction control reacts fast enough.
BTW she gets 32mpg on a bad tank, and more like mid-30's. So I don't think she is canyon-carving with it; 7 of the 8 brake pads were in great shape at 55k (one wore out on the rear when it froze to the caliper) so it's not hard braking either.
We do have a number of turns in our roads up here (contrary to what Top Gear might think of America) but I didn't think that many...
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