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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [moparbad]
by 1racefan
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Dec 01, 2006 (10:24 am)
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Replying to: moparbad (Dec 01, 2006 9:59 am)
no, i have never had my oil analyzed. i agree with you that i could probably bo much longer between oil changes, but as it stands, we currently have 3 cars:
car #1 (the Elantra) is driven 15,000 miles a year, so i change the oil in it 3 times per year - use synthetic.
car #2 (Honda) is 10 months old, and only has 6,000 miles on it - looks like we will average 7,000-8,000 miles per year on it. i have the Honda dealer change the oil every 3,000 miles on it (regular oil), because they do it for $9.99, and for that price, it is cheap peace of mind.
car #3 (Mitsubishi) is being driven about 6,000 miles per year. I run synthetic in it, and do an annual oil change on it with synthetic.
So, to answer your question - no, i have never had the oil tested, and realize that i could probably go longer. but, i really don't spend that much on oil changes using my current schedule, and at least i KNOW i am not pushing my oil any further than i should.
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [backy]
by nj2pa2nc
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Dec 01, 2006 (10:34 am)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 01, 2006 8:24 am)
thanks for the quick reply. which kumho tire?
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [1racefan]
by nj2pa2nc
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Dec 01, 2006 (10:36 am)
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Replying to: 1racefan (Dec 01, 2006 9:28 am)
thanks for your reply. we have the tires rotated and balanced every 6,000 miles. we also check the tire pressure often.
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tires on my 07 SE auto
by acura03g
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Dec 01, 2006 (12:17 pm)
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are Hankook Optimo H426. Don't know whether they're good or not. I only have 450 miles on them so far.
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [nj2pa2nc]
by acura03g
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Dec 01, 2006 (12:18 pm)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Dec 01, 2006 10:36 am)
How much do you pay for rotation and balancing? Do you need balancing every 6000 miles?
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [acura03g]
by nj2pa2nc
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Dec 01, 2006 (12:47 pm)
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Replying to: acura03g (Dec 01, 2006 12:18 pm)
we found that if we did not get the tires balanced on the elantra when they were rotated the car would develop a shimmy at 60-65MPH. this only would occur with the elantra.the last time we had them rotated and balanced it cost $25.00. It used to cost $l7.00.
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [nj2pa2nc]
by backy
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Dec 01, 2006 (2:58 pm)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Dec 01, 2006 10:34 am)
I told you which Kumho tires I bought, but it doesn't do you much good unless you can find some remnants because I don't think they are made anymore. Your Kumho tire dealer e.g. Sears or Discount Tire can tell you which tire replaced the Ecsta HP4 716.
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [nj2pa2nc]
by backy
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Dec 01, 2006 (3:00 pm)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Dec 01, 2006 12:47 pm)
At a place like Discount Tire you can get lifetime free balancing and rotation added for a nominal charge. They have (at least the one near me has) the Hunter balancing machine that Hyundai recommends in their TSB on the Elantra re wheel shimmy. There has been no shimmy on my Elantras when they use this machine correctly.
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [backy]
by nj2pa2nc
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Dec 02, 2006 (3:37 am)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 01, 2006 2:58 pm)
sorry about that-must have been a senior moment for me. When we have the tires balanced at our hyundai dealer they must use the hunter machine correctly. no problems. when we used to take it to our local sears. we usually had to bring it back at least once to get them rebalanced.
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Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [nj2pa2nc]
by dekorai
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Dec 03, 2006 (9:33 am)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Dec 02, 2006 3:37 am)
I just bought a used 04 Elantra GT yesterday. I went to Sears today to get new Kumho tires installed; Sears includes free tire rotation every 5000 miles or 2 times a year with the tire installation and computer alignment.
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