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Looking for tire history on Pilot HX's
Posted by John Adams (more from John Adams) on Fri, 28 Mar 2003 23:51:43
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Here's my thing: last August I acquired a 98 CSE with 56k miles. It was and is (at 62k) wearing Michelin Pilot HX 205/50 ZR16. Judging by the wear over the past 6 months, I will likely get another 5k out of the tires. What I notice (I think, and I'm pretty sure it isn't my imagination) is that the tires are getting much noisier and are no longer riding as smoothly.
I know I'm crazy (about this car) but does this tire experience fit with other people's? I came to the 98 from a 91 9kT, which by comparison rode much harder and was appreciably noisier, so at first I found the CSE as peaceful as a hearse. Has my level of sensitivity changed or is there some validity to my observations?
And I am crazy about this car. Ran up the 101 on Sunday, March 2--LA to Carmel non-stop just over 4 hours (averaging about 80 mph). Wife driving all the way. Never a missed beat or a quiver. 29.2 mpg (mileage divided by actually gallons to fill--the dash gizmo said 30.7). Wife is now converted to using the 98 for road trips vs her brand new 9-5 wagon (her second one, and an improvement in several ways over the 2000 year model)-- it gets 24 or so at best, and gas around here is running $2.25 and up.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Looking for tire history on Pilot HX's, John Adams, Fri, 28 Mar 2003 23:51:43 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Looking for tire history on Pilot HX's, Ben, Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:14:01
- Yer tires are worn out..., Andrew
, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:35:27 - Re: Michelin tire noise, BobS, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:46:52
- Re: Looking for tire history on Pilot HX's, zeke, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:51:32
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