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#29 of 35 Re: Forced to buy run flats [heatmiser] by duval1 Apr 10, 2009 (5:42 am)
Replying to: heatmiser (Sep 30, 2008 6:44 am) Just replaced my Michelin sport A/S with Goodyear GT from discount tire. Love the ride and handling and a lot cheaper than the Michelins. Excellent reviews on Tirerack.
#30 of 35 Run Flats or Regular by oldersc430 May 07, 2009 (10:57 am)
My dealer says I have to get new tires immediately or risk death to self and family. The tread (original Bridgestone Potenza, 245/40ZR18) still looks pretty good and an independent mechanic said 2-3K more miles if not at speeds. I have 35,000 miles on these tires. My ride is as tough as it has ever been and it is super noisy. I want to switch to regulars. But then there's the Kit business ($1400 quote from my dealer). So, I'm with the others who are buying their own donut. What size? Also, in the $250 -$300 range - what's a good reg tire for handling (no snow) and noise?
#31 of 35 Re: Trying to understand how much safer are runflats? [lucywest] by graceanders May 26, 2009 (6:23 am)
Replying to: lucywest (Oct 19, 2008 2:09 pm) Lucy, Did you every change your tires? I just bought at sc430 and I really really hate the run flats. What was your outcome?
#32 of 35 Do you need tpm. by jimbo409 Jun 02, 2009 (6:46 pm)
What will happen if you just put on regular tires without the tpm sensors, will the light stay on and beeper stay on. Thanks jim Replies to this message: dprocyk (Oct 25, 2009 8:24 pm)
#33 of 35 Re: [bbatts] by bbatts Sep 02, 2009 (3:11 pm)
Replying to: bbatts (Oct 21, 2008 8:32 pm) I tried the Bridgestone 960 for about 45 days. Never could get a smooth ride, then Discount Tire identified 3 of the 4 were out of round. Discount Tire was great to work with but I lost all confidence in Bridgestone. I requested to replace all 4 tires with Michelin Pilot AS Plus. I gladly paid a little extra for the Michelin's and now have a great smooth ride. I'm not a hard driver, so a smooth, quiet ride is important. Michelin's do have a very slight grumble up to about 30 MPH that I did not notice on the Stones.
#34 of 35 Re: Do you need tpm. [jimbo409] by dprocyk Oct 25, 2009 (8:24 pm)
Replying to: jimbo409 (Jun 02, 2009 6:46 pm) I put new snow tires on last winter without the sensors. The indicator light came on and stayed on......that was ok.   After approx 200 miles, 5the buzzer would come on approx every 3 minutes for about 30 seconds......a real annoyance. The dealership said that they could adjust the program to eliminate the buzzer......cost $250.   There has to be an easier way.
#35 of 35 Tire Sensors by dprocyk Oct 25, 2009 (8:36 pm)
I installed new high performance snow tires last winter.......car ran beautifully throughout the snowiest winter in 20 years in Toronto.   I didn't buy tire sensors.......never had them or needed them for my previous 40 years of driving, and didn't feel like paying the roughly $800......the tire pressure indicator light wasn't an issue to me.   Trouble is the tire pressure buzzer started after a couple hundred miles. it was intermittent and annoying. Dealership said it would cost $250 to deactivate or activate this feature.   Anybody out there know an easier or less expensive way for deactivation of the buzzer ??

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