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17 messages, Last post on Oct 18, 2008 at 4:05 PM
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What difference should I expect to see in driving a '06 (or '05) Rio with the std 14" tire/steel wheels or the 15" tires/alloy wheels? With regards to MPG, road noise, handling,etc? Thanks |
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what looks like high-performance 15" tires on it, Kumho's. The Rio5 is built to throw into the turns with gusto and one reviewer wrote that the little car invites you to test it out. That is cool. The 2006 Kia Rio5 in Tropical Red with 5-speed manual tranny is still sitting there at my local dealer, waiting for me to go test drive it. 
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My 2006 Kia Rio 5 has Kumho Solus HP4 Plus 716 P tires all around. They are P195/55R15 84V M+S. I have 10300 miles on the car - bought it new Labor Day 2006. There is excessive wear on the front tires..they are nearly down to the wear indicators in the center treads. I had it in to the dealer last week and they were not helpful. Said it was not an alignment problem or camber problem. Said it was overinflation if anything, but we have tried to keep them at 30 lbs as the label in the door recommends. Said it was just something that happened in low profile tires. The car also shimmied when we had it up to 75 on the interstate. Is anyone else having this problem? Does Kumho make lousy tires? Does my car have a problem that Kia doesn't want to deal with?
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I have had a new set of tires after only putting 13,000 miles on the spectra ex. Also had four wheel alignment done at the dealership, also tire balance three to four times, the front end wiggles at 55-60 mph. I've dont tire rotation regular 7000 miles, inflation done according to the manufacturer specs. So, what the hell is the problem then? Kia can make constant excuses to blame the buyer, as they always do. They are thieves pretty much to take your money and not honor their end of the warranty. This gets old. Shoddy parts in the front end is all i can say. I've heard it from two other owners to owned spectra and the new sedona van, including premature tire wear in the other brands of vehicles. I love my spectra otherwise, but buyer beware. 
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I bought a "08 Rio5 SX last Thursday. It has 195/55-15 tires on it. What's the widest tire I can put on this car? 
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My rio also has excessive tyre wear front tyres inside shoulders.Specialists advise camber wear but kia say no fault take car away. Inspected by two dealers , none of them worth a light. After sales is a joke. Any suggestions as to where we go from here very welcomed as car off road at 10months old.
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Replying to: kmuircroft (Sep 15, 2008 1:42 pm) learn how to spell tires. Get a lesson in proper english. Take a typing lesson or two. and put better tires on it. Glad I could be of help...
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Replying to: boughtrio5 (Sep 21, 2008 6:36 am) As far as the rapid tire (I spell it this way because I am living in the U.S. If I were living in the U.K. I would spell it "tyre") wear, you might want to consult with the Better Business Bureau and/or the tire manufacturer. The wear does seem excessive. I don't know that I wouldn't replace the tires and hang on to the receipts in order to continue to drive the car, but I would keep pushing for reimbursement. Oh, and on the slim chance that you paid for the car with a credit card you might want to try pursuing reimbursement through the credit card company. Good luck with that, and don't give up until you can say you gave it your best shot and tried every avenue. |
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| To put things in perspective, I wrote that to find out if anyone actually read any of these questions, comments, as they rarely get answered. It took my responding to get your attention, right? And we are not natives. We are Americans, speaking english. And tire is spelled t i r e. Racism has nothing to do with the post. I encounter stupid people all day long, and frankly, get tired, (no pun intended, maybe) of people making the english language their final effort to push it out of this country. Just the way the 14% get their way in religion in this country. If you cannot spell correctly, use the spell check. If you cannot make a complete understandable sentence, or paragraph, try to take an english lesson. I am not looking to degrade anyone for what they are ignorant of, but if you are going to post on a forum, post it so everyone can read it, and understand it. Next time, just answer the question without the guilt trip. Duh, did ja udrstnd dat??? | |
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