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269 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 11:26 AM
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my son's 2008 mazda3 sport has 6000 miles and needs new front tires. the dealer says the alignment is OK and not the cause. he says the car is being driven 'aggresively' because the back tires are OK. we do understand these tires wear out quickly, but 6000 miles is ridiculous. though our son [18 yo] drives fast, we have not seen him floor the pedal and squeal out or anything of that nature. we do live on a hill. is it possible that his fast driving is causing this wear? suggestions for they say it is not under warranty for this.
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Replying to: davedf (Aug 07, 2009 8:53 am) As for mileage, I now have over 17,000 miles on them and they look like they've maybe consumed a quarter of their tread. To my way of thinking, if I get anything over 40,000 miles out of them they will owe me nothing when I finally do replace them. Best regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 07, 2009 11:33 am)
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Replying to: davedf (Aug 07, 2009 12:41 pm)
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 07, 2009 1:02 pm)
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Replying to: davedf (Aug 08, 2009 10:55 am)  Best regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 08, 2009 1:17 pm) I complained to the dealer and they said the Alignment must be done annually, I had the alignment done twice and it was in-spec both times. I was told I needed to rotate the tires more, I followed the 7500 miles in the manual. I put Kumhos on and did not rotate at all. Have about 25k miles on them. The fronts are wearing well. the backs are cupping on the inside, the specs call for too much positive camber and the shocks are probably not helping. The suspension is a weak part of the design in my opinion. |
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Replying to: rbucc1 (Aug 17, 2009 12:06 pm) That depends entirely upon your perspective. The suspension on the Mazda3 is tuned for handling (at the expense of some tire wear) and it shows as this car will easily run rings around the likes of a Civic at the track. That said, I've never heard of a FWD car that wouldn't cup the rear tires if they were never rotated, and that goes back to the dawn of the FWD revolution that took place back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Best regards, Shipo
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Replying to: rbucc1 (Aug 17, 2009 12:06 pm) Why aren't you having your tires rotated?
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Hi, Does anybody know what is the material used for the wheel of this vehicle? Aluminum or magnesium? I plan to use the all wheel cleaner from Meguinar's. But the direction says don't use it on magnesium wheels. Thank you.
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