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Replying to: upstatedoc (Apr 02, 2008 4:26 am) |
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Apr 02, 2008 9:08 am) Only a few k (~5k) miles on the Toyos. IIRC I bought em in July and the snows went on in mid-December. Note that I'm no tire expert, but I do find the Toyos to be smoother and quieter than the EL42s. A more comfortable ride. Also haven't noticed the flat spotting that I assume I was experiencing with the ELs. I do think that the ELs were a bit crisper at turn in, it seems to me a bit more understeer with the Toyos. But, I was looking for a bit smoother/quieter ride so I'm good with 'em. I think I was prejudiced against the ELs due to the poor snow performance. But, the Toyos are worse, hence my first snow tires on a fwd car ever. 235/45 sizing and probably more of a summer bias to the materials in the all-seasons means for real snow, the TL should have snow shoes. And, of course, once the Dunlops were mounted, no real snow to drive in! I bought the Toyos at a buy 3 get one free event, but I'm guessing there are better deals out there as I think I paid list for the three tires.
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Replying to: laurasdada (Apr 03, 2008 12:09 pm) Lauras - Thank your for update. Perhaps I will not look into Toyos. We had Toyo Proxes OEM on a 97 Maxima SE that were very good in retrospect. They were crisp handling, quiet and comfortable. The Proxes on the SE were a better handler than the the Proxes models put on the GLE and other Max cars. I recall owners of Maximas dissing the Proxes on web sites. When time for replacement, I tried Bridgestone Potenza RE950 and Turanza LS-H for a few days each and did not like compared to Proxes. Bridgestone dealer took them off and put Proxes back on. Went to another dealer and tried Pirelli P6000 and they were terrible. This dealer then suggested Eagle RSA which I bought and kept. The RSAs were not as crisp in handling as Proxes and started making noise maybe at 10K miles. So, very cautious about buying next set of tires for 04 TL. A number of 04-06 TL owners on Tirerack web site have said that handling of their TL improved when taking EL42's off and putting on such as Michelin Pilot PS2, Michelin A/S and other "performance" type tires. BUT, noise increased and ride was diminished. Is that extra dimension of performance worth the sacrifice of ride and noise. Maybe not for me. Bridgestone Turanza LS-H and LS-V, discontinued and replaced by Serenity, might have been good choice a couple of years ago. Present owners of Serenity who previously owned LS-H or LS-V said that these older models provided crisper handling than the new Serenity. Perhaps Serenity is worse in handling than OEM EL42. Except for flat spotting, perhaps brand new EL42's might be the best choice for fair amount of handling but quiet and comfortable ride. If this happens, will be first time in my life that I replaced OEMs with OEMs on a car.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Apr 04, 2008 6:51 am)  ). I was looking at Conit Extreme Contacts, Bridgestone RE960, P Zero Nero, etc. as I was looking for a performance all-season that might be good-ish in the snow (and that might be a fruitless search?). But, given the more rapid wear and increased nvh from such a tire, given most of my daily driving, I opted for the Toyos. In my limited time on 'em, I'm pleased. Maybe the other Versado owner here could review them for us? I don't think I hated the EL42s (except in the snow), but I don't miss 'em either. Good luck, let us know what you end up buying.
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Hello, I have a 2006 Base TL and need to replace the Bridgestone's. I'm looking at either the General Exclaim UHP or the Falken 912's. Does anyone have experience with these? I'm interested in getting a tire with very little road noise, good handling and tread life. Can I run both of these tires all year round - i live in Dallas, no snow but we do get weather below 25. |
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Replying to: laurasdada (Apr 04, 2008 9:14 am) After approx. 1,000 miles, I am fairly pleased with the tires. I did have to get one replaced. The tire shop said I hit a pothole and "broke a band". A bubble showed up on the tire. With the low profile tires, I highly recommend the Road Hazard warranty. The Versado came with a 40,000 mile warranty. After 5,000 or so miles, I will post again. |
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Today I swapped my 16" Dunlop WinterSports for my 17" Toyo Versados. Instant improvement in nvh! Although it probably means snows a comin'...!
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Replying to: laurasdada (Apr 15, 2008 11:52 am) BTW, did you see my post on the chalky dashboard?
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Replying to: upstatedoc (Apr 15, 2008 12:27 pm) Would have been nice to actually drive in some real snow with the Dunlops... Maybe next year. Yeah, the TL was made for the low profile 17s...
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Replying to: laurasdada (Apr 15, 2008 7:30 pm) 
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