advice for first time tire replacement
Performance wise they're probably the best money can buy, even there are pretty expensive. They are also very quiet and perform when you need them to (even in the rain). I've driven probably near 20k on them and there still alot of tread left. But then i'm mostly driving on the freeway 60mi/day since this is my commuter car. But i have no regrets spending the $$.
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Performance wise they're probably the best money can buy, even there are pretty expensive. They are also very quiet and perform when you need them to (even in the rain). I've driven probably near 20k on them and there still alot of tread left. But then i'm mostly driving on the freeway 60mi/day since this is my commuter car. But i have no regrets spending the $$.
i would say about 6-7/32 tread left since we looking at the tires last weekend at Musicbox when Tommy was doing some work for me and were still pretty good... but i'll see when i get off work. lol
I need to replace my tires, and went to discount tire for quote and was advised to purchase the goodyear F1 ZR's. I have had a bad experience with the 'look' when going aftermarket on my last car. We all know that just because a tire is good DOESN'T mean it's good for the car's 'look' nor 'handling'....
Anyone have a good tire that looks and feels good on the lexus IS250? Thanks
Anyone have a good tire that looks and feels good on the lexus IS250? Thanks
You know, that's all good and everything and I like Car & Driver and I have PS2s on my IS but I think Car & Driver is biased towards companies that generate advertising revenue for them. Hachette Filipacchi is a business not a Not-For-Profit Courtesy Consumer Awareness Forum Publication.
Much revenue for many Michelin ads in a year's worth of issues is reflected by favourable comments in stories and articles.
Now, if a comparison was performed and an article was written by Consumer Reports, that would be another story.
Incidently, for those of you who are wondering after all of this, I buy Michelin PS2s because I like Michelin tires as a result of real world personal experience using them in the conditions where I live; not because of some article in a car magazine.
Uh, did you actually -read- the article?
Because the actual content of it doesn't support your insinuation of dishonesty on their part at all.
[I]Of course I read the article.
The author of the arrticle sounds elitist about the Michelin PS2 and subjectively favours it; without any scientific qualification except exactly that - that the PS2 is a favourite; even before the comparison test began and because fellow staffers said so.
The author of the arrticle sounds elitist about the Michelin PS2 and subjectively favours it; without any scientific qualification except exactly that - that the PS2 is a favourite; even before the comparison test began and because fellow staffers said so.
And yet, he goes on to rate several much cheaper non-michelin tires better than the PS2 in many of the tests they did.
It's almost like you made up your own conclusion then ignored all the parts where the story directly proves it wrong.
From a looks and performance perspective, I recommend getting 255/35-18's for the rear instead of the 255/40-18's. This will give the rear the same sidewall height as the front, which I think looks MUCH better. The lower profile also lowers the effective gearing, which gives the car a little more umph. The only downside is that it theoretically lowers the highway gas mileage very slightly, and makes your odometer and speedometer read slightly higher.
Have you measured this? I am really curious how it affects speed determination and odometer. I'm still trying to wrap my head around using all four wheels in aggregate for determining speed and distance. I understand it, but when you introduce a variable the way you have, I'm very curious what the actual result is.
I would go with the BFG G-Force kdw's. I have used them on many different cars and I absolutely love the milage I got out of mine. When I had a set on my Mitsu 3000gt Vr-4 I got 45k miles out of them before they needed to be replaced. I have them now on my IS350 and they work great, sticks to the ground very well, pretty quiet, very smooth and tons of tread on it. Not to mention the tread on it looks awesome on it as well. Its a great looking tire. At about 150 to 160 a piece at sam's club and coscto its also one of the cheapest tires you can buy in an 18 for your IS as well.
Have you measured this? I am really curious how it affects speed determination and odometer. I'm still trying to wrap my head around using all four wheels in aggregate for determining speed and distance. I understand it, but when you introduce a variable the way you have, I'm very curious what the actual result is.
I set my cruise control at a GPS speed of 70 MPH. The speedometer read about 73 MPH. Then I reset my AVG Speed indicator, and it immediately calculated a new average speed of 71 MPH. My GPS speed did fluctuate some between 70 and 71, so I assume it was really about 70.5 MPH (my GPS doesn't go down to tenths).
After that, I used my GPS to calculate travel distance and simultaneously reset my trip odometer. After 15 miles, my GPS was indicating just 0.1 miles less.
