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Re: Tire decision help [acdii] by bwia
Jul 23, 2009 (8:28 am)
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Replying to: acdii (Jul 23, 2009 6:59 am)

Since this is a new line of tires, find out if they are a brand new design, or if they are a redesign of an existing tire, and if a redesign, base the decision off of the reports on the tires it replaced. Also check the ABC and wear ratings, those are actually pretty reliable.
 
acdii, the Advantage T/A is a brand new design and everywhere I've checked they say "no reviews yet". By the way, the tire is for my Toyota Avalon and I am a moderate driver who prefer driving comfort and quiet over spirited driving.
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Re: Tire decision help [imidazol97] by m6user
Jul 23, 2009 (8:57 am)
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jul 23, 2009 8:06 am)

Appreciate the science lesson but have read all those things before. After driving for 40 years and having hundreds of different tires all I can say that I have never had occassion to go anywhere near this long(9 months) without having to add air to the tires. Maybe it is a great tire/great seal more than the nitrogen, I don't really know. It may be just a coincidence that this happened with full nitrogen. My Tundra with Goodrich and the nitrogen has also not needed air added for about 6 months so I guess those must be a great tire/great seal as well. I do check the air pressure fairly often so air temperture really isn't a player.
 
I have a 07 Mazda6 as well with plain air and have added air to those tires a couple of times a year since new. Usually about 4-5 low when I add. Those are Michelins. I added air to the two vehicles "in question" when they were running the OEM tires quite often as well. So you can see the pleasant surprise I had with the nitrogen. If in fact as you say the nitrogen doesn't add anything to the equation, they should pay the Costco tire installers more for doing such a great job.
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Re: Why is the Optima not on this list? [pat] by backy
Jul 23, 2009 (9:22 am)
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Replying to: pat (Jul 23, 2009 7:41 am)

Well, pretty soon we may have a slot open up (Aura). Then cars like the Legacy and Optima can duke it out over the open slot.
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Re: Why is the Optima not on this list? [backy] by ergsum
Jul 23, 2009 (10:15 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jul 23, 2009 9:22 am)

Backy, you always see the silver lining!
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Re: Tire decision help [imidazol97] by mickeyrom
Jul 23, 2009 (10:22 am)
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jul 23, 2009 8:06 am)

Since I have filled my tires with nitrogen,I have had no loss of pressure.That is a fact in my case.
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Re: Why is the Optima not on this list? [pat] by mickeyrom
Jul 23, 2009 (10:24 am)
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Replying to: pat (Jul 23, 2009 7:41 am)

I feel like my car is the victim of prejudice
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Re: Tire decision help [mickeyrom] by imidazol97
Jul 23, 2009 (12:12 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Jul 23, 2009 10:22 am)

Nitrogen in tires discussion
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Re: Tire decision help [mickeyrom] by backy
Jul 23, 2009 (1:23 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Jul 23, 2009 10:22 am)

Yeah, but have your tires lost pressure?
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Re: Tire decision help [backy] by mickeyrom
Jul 23, 2009 (1:33 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Jul 23, 2009 1:23 pm)

Not so that I noticed.In my Chrysler I used to have to add air constantly,but not since I added the Nitrogen.For me it's been worth it.

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