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25 messages, Last post on Sep 02, 2009 at 7:00 AM
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Replying to: bc2005rl (Nov 15, 2007 9:39 am) I will NEVER again buy a run flat tire system in my life--more because of lack of a spare than the higher price--I always picture myself out in the middle of nowhere--with--a flat tire and no spare. BOO on Acura and Honda for this boondoggle. |
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OK, I'm new to the forum because I picked up an '06 RL last week. Love the car! The technology is great, it has only 25,000 miles and is in fantastic condition. Before I bought it, I had test driven this car around some local roads and did take it on the highway, which, at that time, didn't cause me any concern. However, after driving from the Philly suburbs to Long Island and back this weekend, my ears are killing me! The road noise on various surfaces was, frankly, unbearable. My '05 MDX is as quiet as a cathedral compared to the RL! What gives? All the review spoke about how quiet this car was and that it has the active Bose noise dampening. Not mine: I think the noise was actually echoing around the inside of the car. I could barely hear the radio. So, I'm guessing that it's not the car's sound-proofing but the Michelin tires that are the culprit. From all that I've read here, these tires basically suck for road noise once they get some miles on them. Sadly, my tires are in great shape. But, I'm so disgusted with the road noise, I'm ready to shell out >$500 for some quite driving. Here are my questions: 1. Are the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S and Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus the tires of choice on this car as a replacement (I will be driving in a little winter snow)? 2. What else will give me a quite and fairly responsive ride without breaking the bank? 3. Lastly, has anyone tried to add more sound dampening materials to either the outer wheel wells or inner wheel wells (trunk space and/or behind rear seat carpeting)? I did a search for sound dampening and it looks like there are a number of people who are into audio sound that have experimented with increasing the sound dampening in the wheel wells and trunk with some success. Should this be necessary on a $50,000 (new) car?
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Replying to: cbrose (Jun 21, 2009 6:06 pm) |
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Replying to: nebraskaguy (Jun 21, 2009 6:48 pm) Thanks for the reply. As you can tell, I'm looking for peace and quiet in a performance tire. The reviews at tirerack.com (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Turanza+- Serenity&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&partnum=45VR7TS) give it very good ratings on ride and noise comfort, with decent snow capabilities. Tread design doesn't look as aggressive as the Pilots but that might be a good thing regarding road noise. |
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Replying to: nebraskaguy (Jun 21, 2009 6:48 pm) Chris |
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Replying to: cmhsec1 (Aug 27, 2009 12:58 pm) I actually didn't get new tires. I made some adjustments in the air pressure of my tires and that made a huge difference. Very bearable now. The manual says to run 30 psi in the fronts and 32 psi in the rear. I'm running about 32 all around and it's much quieter than before. I'm going to go as long as I can before I shell out $700.00 for tires.  But when I do, it will most likely be either the Bridgestones or Toyos. I've heard good things about both on this car.
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Replying to: cmhsec1 (Aug 27, 2009 12:58 pm) |
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Replying to: nebraskaguy (Aug 28, 2009 3:28 am) Good luck to all and stay safe. jensad |
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Replying to: nebraskaguy (Aug 28, 2009 3:28 am) JJ
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