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Hatchbacks Mazda3 Mazda 3 Handling in the rain
16 messages, Last post on Aug 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM
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Replying to: ahightower (Nov 20, 2008 6:35 am) First time I went away from that was in the early 90's and I was amazed how much more tread life I got with a different brand. So my attention turned to "saving money" by getting better wearing and performing tires and not having to change them as often. I've been running Kelly tires on my cars for years now, and just got 59,000+ out of a set of Navigator Golds on my one vehicle. The Continentals that came on my newest vehicle were horrible in the rain right from the outset (again, compared to what I had become accustomed to with the Kellys) and the day they were completely shot at just under 30,000 miles was a day I looked forward to. On the recommendation of a buddy who owns a tire shop and garage I'm trying Cooper CS4's this time around. About 10,000 miles into the set and I'm very happy with them. |
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Replying to: ahightower (Nov 20, 2008 6:35 am) Like many other folks, I usually run through the OEM tires before upgrading to newer/better rubber, however, with winter looming, the RS-As will be history by Tuesday.  Best regards, Shipo |
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trose - The 07 Touring Htchbk that I just traded for my new 09 Mazdaspeed3, had those same Goodyears on it and I upgraded to Kuhmos Ecsta Asx's after 2000 miles - great price(Tirerack.com),great handling,no hydroplaning not for deep snow, as the 3 sits low and uses a 50 series tire. If you're really worried about snow and ice you might have to go to a 2nd set of dedicated snow tires as I'm doing with the 'speed3(Michelin x ice). I can't say enough for the Kumho's though, have had them on 2 different cars and although they're not a name brand icon - they're a real bargain and about half the price of the Goodyears and were very good in rain and light snow. |
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Replying to: shipo (Nov 20, 2008 8:38 am)
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Replying to: ahightower (Nov 20, 2008 5:15 pm) With that said, I was not all that shot with the aftermarket 16" wheels I looked at, and even if I had found a set I liked; the available tire sizes that won't cause speedometer error in the 16" world are precious few and far between. The other option is to stay in the 17" world by going to a 17x7.5 wheel and then moving to a 225/45 R17, however, with TPMS sensors we're taking $1,800 for the set. Said another way, more than 10% of the value of the car just for the wheels and tires. As you already know, I opted for "Plan-B" instead, and bought a set of Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires in the factory size. That should last me a year or two before I'm faced with this decision. Best regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: shipo (Nov 20, 2008 8:38 am)
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Replying to: stash3 (Nov 20, 2008 7:47 pm) |
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Replying to: shipo (Nov 20, 2008 8:38 am) I replaced the Goodyears with Michelin Pilot Exalta A/S tires after only about 10K miles, and the Goodyears had so little tread left that I didn't even get anything for them on trade-in. The Michelin's are amazing, especially on wet roads. Since we have four distinct seasons where I live, in winter I drive on Bridgestone Blizzak WS60's, and haven't had even one "scary" moment. |
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| I have only hydroplaned a few times... it wasn't fun. But it was in very hard rain in roads that are mostly untraveled. | |
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