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33 messages, Last post on Sep 23, 2009 at 11:12 AM
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What the expected lifetime in mileage is for the all season tires vs. the performance tires on the A3? It's a no cost option to get the sport package with all seasons.... instead of performance tires. Are we talking 30 K vs. 40K miles, or more of a difference?
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Replying to: andres3 (Feb 16, 2006 5:24 pm) Even with the difference in the life of the tires, and even though Performance tires would mean a set of winter tires for me, I'd still opt for the Performance tires. Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: shipo (Feb 16, 2006 6:26 pm) DL
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Replying to: dl7265 (Feb 16, 2006 8:37 pm) 
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Replying to: dl7265 (Feb 16, 2006 8:37 pm) Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 16, 2006 8:38 pm) I can't rotate my staggered unidirectionals, so 13K is about where the rubber stops. It's worth every stinkin' penny, says I. |
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I'm on my second A3. The first one 2006 - 6 speed red/black cloth, I loved the car, but after 8,000 miles I thought I heard wheel bearing growl. At 13,000 miles I paid for a alignment, at 16,000 miles the tires were replaced, I split the cost of them with the dealer. The tires had been rotated at 5,000which is when they got really bad then at 8,000, again at 13,000. The tires sounded as though there were four snow tires on the car and vibration that reverberated throughout. The dealer recomended Michelin Pilots the second go-round. After 4000 miles the tire noise was back, at 6000 miles they were at 50%, the dealer recomends replacing them with a set of Continentals, as the service mgrs just back from Audi school, this issue having been a topic of discussion. The dealer would pro rate my second set towards the third set. There was only 22,000 miles on the car. I never had any other problems with this car. The dealer had no resolve to the problem. So I traded it on a used 2007 A3 6 speed S-line with the open sky system,with 10,600 miles, I noticed irregular wear on the front tires, on the lot, the car is in the dealer now, waiting on the verdict. My courtesy loaner is an 2008 A3, automatic, that has 1700 miles on it and I heard the same familar tire sound, they have the same feathering/scolloping wear. Am I nuts????? Am I the only one that has or notices this problem????? This is an expensive car anyway, toss in a set or two of tires once a year. That's crazy. If this is a common issue SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!
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Replying to: aphrodite74 (Mar 05, 2008 6:09 pm) |
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