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#5602 of 5646 Re: Radio and Clock not working. etc. [allyjay123] by dake Aug 23, 2009 (5:43 pm)
Replying to: allyjay123 (Aug 22, 2009 11:40 pm) The vibration at a stop light, is it a metallic rattle or is it a general vibration or is it a knock? If it's a metallic rattle it could be something in the exhaust or loose under the hood.   If it's a vibration that shakes the whole car but lessens while in neutral and stopped, or when you take your foot off the brake it's probably the motor mounts. That's actually a fairly common issue with the Echo it seems, and is more annoying than anything else.   If it's a knock you could try bumping up a grade in fuel. I know it says you only need 87 but I've found as the mileage rises the engine benefits from running on 89 instead.
#5603 of 5646 thought I would by nippononly Sep 01, 2009 (5:50 pm)
cross-post this over here, since I'm not sure where the traffic is more frequent:   So, for me it's tire time. Tell me out there in Echoland: what tires are you running? I could get another set of Toyo Spectrums, the ones I have now did the full 65K they promised, but I'm also thinking of spending a bit more money for Michelin Harmonys, which are supposed to be quieter and give me 80K miles, in addition to better wet-road traction.    So do tell, what tires do you have on your car, and do you like them or hate them? Replies to this message: dake (Sep 03, 2009 5:12 am)
#5604 of 5646 Tires by babyboomer Sep 02, 2009 (2:27 am)
Michelin Harmonys and no complaints but that was when millions of Chinese made valve stems were defected. So after two new stems, all are okay.
#5605 of 5646 fuzion by kneisl1 Sep 02, 2009 (1:46 pm)
I just got a set of FUZION HRI's for my wifes Camry in 205 65 15. $53 each from TR. They are made by Bridgestone and look like EXCELLENT tires. Very nice quality for cheap.   But something tells me your not a cheap tire guy? Replies to this message: nippononly (Sep 02, 2009 5:36 pm)
#5606 of 5646 Re: fuzion [kneisl1] by nippononly Sep 02, 2009 (5:36 pm)
Replying to: kneisl1 (Sep 02, 2009 1:46 pm) No, not a cheap tire guy, and Fuzion isn't in my vocabulary! Neither are Kumho or Nexen. But it doesn't have to be Michelins, the Toyos are decent for less money, I could get some Hankooks that would save me another $100 overall, Yokohama and Sumitomo make a decent tire for fairly cheap too. I find that there aren't a MILLION choices because of the tire size. I am leaning AWAY from the Korean tires.   I got a quote for $100 less than the Michelins on four Yokohama Avid H4s, which are a great tire for medium money, but I know that they would knock down my fuel economy by a solid 10% and I don't want anything to do with that. The superlative fuel economy is the main reason I still have the Echo, and am contemplating keeping it for another three years. I don't even want to THINK about dropping below 40 mpg! *shudder*   Hey kneisl, what tires do you have on YOUR Echo?
#5607 of 5646 ECHO by kneisl1 Sep 02, 2009 (6:55 pm)
Right now on the new Yaris I have Bridgestone Potenza 92s. These are the same tires that came with my 01 ECHO and which I had such terrible traction on snow with. So we shall see what happens this winter! If they are really bad like the ECHOs I just might get different ones and trash them. No sense having an accident! On the 01 ECHO are three Kumhos (cant remember model) and a General tire (get lots of nails in tires here in NJ and have to replace them) The Kumhos are not wearing too well maybe 10,000 miles on the fronts and half worn out. But they have excellent traction on snow. We just use the car as a "spare" now and drive it maybe 25-50 miles a week tops. My sons '00 ECHO came with Goodyear tires pretty basic model cant remember the name. They are old (maybe six years?) but only have 20k miles on them. They are in pretty good shape. Replies to this message: lhanson (Sep 04, 2009 8:33 am)
#5608 of 5646 Re: thought I would [nippononly] by dake Sep 03, 2009 (5:12 am)
Replying to: nippononly (Sep 01, 2009 5:50 pm) My Echo has Sumitomos on the back and Falkens on the front. Obviously snow is not an issue down here in Texas, but water is and they do really well in the crazy, heavy downpours we get from time to time. They same to wear evenly, but I'm pretty aggressive with my driving so I never get the full mileage out of a set of tires. I think they're both 60k mile tires but I probably won't make it much past 40k - fortunately I only drive about 10k a year tops, so I'll be good for awhile yet.   My wife's still got the original Bridgestones on her Yaris and I don't know that I like them that much - I'll probably get Sumitomos for that when it's time.
#5609 of 5646 Re: ECHO [kneisl1] by lhanson Sep 04, 2009 (8:33 am)
Replying to: kneisl1 (Sep 02, 2009 6:55 pm) I have the same tires on my 07 Yaris with 19000 miles on them and they still look new even though they have a very poor wear rating. We don't get much snow here in the Memphis area so I would be more than happy to "recycle" your tires for you if you are just going to "trash" them.
#5610 of 5646 potenza by kneisl1 Sep 04, 2009 (9:27 am)
$100 and theyre YOURS! The wear rating means nothing.They are very long wearing tires and they have excellent traction wet or dry. Worth your life on snow however.
#5611 of 5646 Tires/ where can I buy a yaris?? by rep5858 Sep 05, 2009 (2:35 pm)
I have Michelin agility touring. First set gave me 85,000 i believe. The Potenza's were terrible( had them with car new ( 2001) . Second set of Michelin's doing well. BTW I have 218,000 miles on the car and looking for the 2 door hatch Yaris 5 speed. .Nothing wrong with car, just giving it to my son.   Test drove one . What a car! Very fast to merge speed on highways. Quality bulit like my echo The car I test drove was sold next day. Now im looking most dealers around here are out they say becasue of CFC.Im in eastern PA Replies to this message: lhanson (Sep 08, 2009 12:13 pm)

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