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#1292 of 1335 Studded tires on porche Cayenne? by encinoomnia Nov 07, 2005 (9:28 pm)
Hi,Conner. I am trying to find out which tires I should get for my Cayenne 17"wheel. I originally wanted "studded" tires. But,as I searched your website, I could not find any studded tires whithin your recoommended tires for this car. My local Porche dealer only have Pirelli Scorpion " Studless"(exactly which "scorpion" is unknown to me at this point...).I can get some studded tires from my local rather known to this area(Oregon)tire place which sell mainly their own brand(I don't want to advatise anything for them ,so I'll withhold the name of place here)but I'm worried to get something your website doesn't recommend , yet I feel the need of studded tires.... What should I do, please help me. I'm totally lost.
#1293 of 1335 Michelin Cross Terrain's on Highlander by rick27513 Nov 08, 2005 (6:13 am)
Hi Connor, any idea why my 03 Highlander would feel like it is "working" much harder now to maintain highway speeds at 65-70mph, and when going uphill at city 35-45mph speeds? This change was immediately noticable after putting the 225-70-16 Cross Terrain's on the car. The old tires were OE Integrity's with 45k miles. I'm concerned that I could be creating unwanted engine and transmission wear. Other than this concern, they drive great! What an improvement in response and traction. I'd also appreciate your opinion on the Michelin Exalto's for an Acura CL-S (215-50-17). Ride comfort, low noise, and good handling are important to me, along with safe traction in rain and very light snow. Thanks for your help here! Replies to this message: rick27513 (Nov 10, 2005 4:27 am)
#1294 of 1335 Re: winter tires for 2wd 2000 Chevy Suburban in NYC area [connortirerack] by bc13 Nov 08, 2005 (6:57 am)
Replying to: connortirerack (Nov 07, 2005 5:44 pm) Thanks Connor. Would you recommend going down further? I plan on getting a set of wheels for the snow tires, just to make things easier. Also noticed at tire rack that a set of steel and alloys (factory takeoff's?) are about the same price. Any advantage to either wheel for snow tires?
#1295 of 1335 Re: AWD Saturn VUE tires [connortirerack] by carguy1234 Nov 08, 2005 (9:54 am)
Replying to: connortirerack (Nov 07, 2005 3:08 pm) Wow - you must really be busy and skimming these posts, since all that information was given. Here it is again: It's time to change tires on our Saturn VUE, and I'm seeing that the choices are limited with the stock P235/65R16 101S M&S type. So I'm wondering if I can go with P215/70R16's? There are a lot more and better choices in that size, especially for winter traction. Can I switch to the 215/70 tires on our 2003 AWD VUE? More simply, in case this was hard to understand: Year: 2003 Make: Saturn Model: VUE Trim package: AWD (so it is an AWD vehicle) Thanks
#1296 of 1335 Thanks Connor by dabimmer Nov 08, 2005 (1:01 pm)
I contacted you through this service a few months ago with a request for tires for my 2001 BMW 530 i . Your suggestion for my parameters was the Michelin PS2, I recently had them installed through one of your installers and I want to thank you for your effort. These tires make this bimmer very happy. The tires were not even a thought at the time I wrote so thanks again for all your hard work ,research, knowledge and helpfulness.
#1297 of 1335 2004 Honda Accord EX 4cyl by crankky Nov 08, 2005 (1:25 pm)
In reference to message number 1288, I had a question. I am shopping for tires for my 2004 Accord EX 4cyl sedan. Stock tires are the Michelin 205-60/16 MXV4's. Hate them. Poor cornering and horrible on wet roads. In the previous post, you say Honda only requres an H rated tire. Where is that published? The owners manual and door jamb sticker in my car both specify 205-60/16's with a V speed rating. I understand that V rated tires might be overkill for this car, but on the other hand, that's what the book calls for, as far as I can tell. I'm considering the Bridgestone G009, LS-V (H?) or BFG Traction T/A. Please let me know what you think.
#1298 of 1335 Rotation when buying 2 at a time by ajcstr Nov 09, 2005 (10:09 am)
From reading the TireRack article regarding purchasing 2 tires at a time, the recommendation is to put the new tires in the rear and older tires on the front. This would imply to me that the tires could never be rotated. Is this correct?
#1299 of 1335 Re: Michelin Cross Terrain's on Highlander [rick27513] by rick27513 Nov 10, 2005 (4:27 am)
Replying to: rick27513 (Nov 08, 2005 6:13 am) Scratch that question about the Highlander "working hard" at speeds... the tires were mistakenly 255-70, instead of the correct 225/70's. No wonder they looked so big! I'd still love to hear your thoughts about using Michelin Exalto's on the Acura CL-S.
#1300 of 1335 Re: Ask Connor from The Tire Rack [Sylvia] by scholder Nov 10, 2005 (7:53 am)
Replying to: Sylvia (May 04, 2004 8:14 pm) I'm looking for a good set of tires for Winter to put on a 2001 740i BMW. I have always felt safer with "snow" tires in the Winter months and wonder what your opinion is of how much more safe you are by buying "snow" tires instead of an all purpose tire. Am I being dumb to spend the extra $$?
#1301 of 1335 Advice for a Protege 5 by mazda6iguy Nov 10, 2005 (10:07 am)
My friend is thinking of buying a used 2002 Mazda Protege 5 from a private party. It has 44k miles on it. Currently the tires on the car are Kumho Ecsta Supra P195/50/16 tires. Are these strictly summer tires or will this handle snow also? Could you recommend an all season tire for this vehicle? Thanks.