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#1102 of 1169 Re: Driving belt & Tranny [mako5] by alanpreston05 Jul 02, 2009 (5:41 am)
Replying to: mako5 (Jul 02, 2009 5:31 am) I tried Goodyear Eagle 1's but had a bad experience with them. It is very important to keep the wheels in alignment, and to get an alignment when you purchase new tires. Because the M35x is all-wheel-drive, it is hard on tires. I had them rotated regularly but they still wore poorly. They became extremely noisy. I had to replace them at 18,000 miles. Fortunately the good people at Goodyear replaced them for free. Now I am trying the Goodyear Response Edge. Only had them for two days but they are quiet and handle quite well on dry pavement. A good place to review tires is www.tirerack.com.
#1103 of 1169 Re: Driving belt & Tranny [mako5] by osbornkg Jul 02, 2009 (8:48 am)
Replying to: mako5 (Jul 02, 2009 5:31 am) We replaced the original Bridgestone tires at 25,000 miles with: 245/45R-18 9V RRBL Michelin Primacy MXV4 RBL. 60,000 mileage tire. And, what a difference they made. Steering and tracking is much improved. Further, we are just drivers not performance nuts.   I'm sure there are other tires that work just as well, but the Michelin's work for us.   Wishing you well. Replies to this message: shmang (Jul 02, 2009 9:26 am)
#1104 of 1169 Re: Driving belt & Tranny [osbornkg] by shmang Jul 02, 2009 (9:26 am)
Replying to: osbornkg (Jul 02, 2009 8:48 am) You mean replace the stock Goodyear tires (instead of Bridgestone), right.   The micheline Primacy is fine just to drive around - as you stated. But, for a performance luxury sedan with 275hp (M35), performance should be take into consideration. With that in mind, I would recommend Bridgestone Potenza RE960 (Not the pole position, just the regular RE960).
#1105 of 1169 Re: Driving belt & Tranny [mako5] by tisley Jul 02, 2009 (12:36 pm)
Replying to: mako5 (Jul 02, 2009 5:31 am) We just purchased the Avon 550 M+S tires ,I have used them on our G35 and now our M35, its a good tire and last about 10,000 miles more than Michelin or Good years and About a third cheaper . Go to Tirerack.com and buy them and read the reviews. Replies to this message: shmang (Jul 02, 2009 12:53 pm)
#1106 of 1169 Re: Driving belt & Tranny [tisley] by shmang Jul 02, 2009 (12:53 pm)
Replying to: tisley (Jul 02, 2009 12:36 pm) Are you sure it is Avon - Just went to tirerack.com and searched under Avon brand and it is not offer anything for M35 (sport or non-sport). Did you get it with different tread width or different size?
#1107 of 1169 what should I do?? by kvaillancourt Jul 06, 2009 (7:14 pm)
I have negotiated price/lease for a Lexus GS 460 and M45; both loaded. My issue; sound systems and dealer network. I have already listened to both with my own music and I believe the Mark Levinson is better than Bose and I am a current Lexus owner so I know my dealer. In fact, my Lexus dealer is awesome. BUT...I can not get enough of the M45. I travel a lot and always rent a M35 or FX 35 from Hertz and they are a true joy. I have 5 days to make my decision; I would appreciate quality wisdom. One last comment; it is nice to adjust the Mark Levinson with respect to midrange for that perfect sound and no matter how loud I turn the volume it never craps out. Thank you in advance. Another comment; do you guys/gals always stick with the 3750 mile servivce? I use Mobil 1 Syn and was hoping to go every 6 months or 7500. Replies to this message: shmang (Jul 07, 2009 8:59 am) osbornkg (Jul 07, 2009 9:52 am)
#1108 of 1169 Re: what should I do?? [kvaillancourt] by shmang Jul 07, 2009 (8:59 am)
Replying to: kvaillancourt (Jul 06, 2009 7:14 pm) If you can afford the GS460 - apparently you can, I would go with that. I love my M45, but I believe the GS is on another level of refinement. On the other hand, M45 is more sporty and might perform better.   As far as oil change interval, I will definitely use longer interval - at least 5000 miles, 7500 would be OK if you do more than 50% highway driving and where you live is not very hot and dusty.
#1109 of 1169 Re: what should I do?? [kvaillancourt] by osbornkg Jul 07, 2009 (9:52 am)
Replying to: kvaillancourt (Jul 06, 2009 7:14 pm) We are now on our 2nd M35. The 1st 2007 M35 we totaled with 9000 miles. I believe this car saved us from serious harm. We love our 2nd 2007 M35 and now have 43,000 miles. We did not need the all-wheel drive because we are in the sun belt. There has been much discussion on this board site regarding the all wheel M35X/45X. The problem seems to be in the steering and tracking. Don’t know if this has been corrected with the 2009. I would suggest you start-off with Michelin tires. We replaced the original Bridgestone tires at 25,000 miles with: 245/45R-18 9V RRBL Michelins. There was a marked improvement in steering and tracking.   We are not into sound systems. When you get to our ages sound isn’t important anymore.   Regarding oil changes. We purchased our two M35’s. We run Amsoil in our car. We have changed oil twice in our 2nd M35. Amsoil has an excellent record of accomplishment for extended oil changes and they now have an oil filter that runs the life of the oil. Their recommendations for changing are 25k – 30k mileages or yearly with their premium oils. Web site: Amsoil.com   Lexus/Infiniti are excellent cars. You’ll be happy with both. I might stay with your current dealer. As you say, “my Lexus dealer is awesome” – that is meaningful.
#1111 of 1169 Re: Seeking just against Infiniti (Pinging noise issue) [leejoseph] by ghstudio Jul 08, 2009 (6:24 am)
I think you have summarized why I now only lease cars for 24 months.....but my experience has not been bad with my 08M35....in fact, I have had zero problems.   My 06 had a problem with the fuel fill cutting off and the passenger mirror was replaced because it was acting erratically.   Overall the M has been very reliable but then again, I have an excellent dealer with a good service department. Having said that, I'll be moving to a mercedes E class in 2010 when this lease expires.

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