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Looking for more tire feedback
We are in the market for new tires or our 2006 RX330. I have read lots of the tire threads here, and am looking for a little more info.
We have about 53K on a set of Bridgestone Dueler Alenzas, and I have mixed thoughts on that tire. They seemed to get rather noisy on us fairly quickly and I have read that comment from others. They seemed to wear a little faster than I was expecting. Winter performance has been pretty decent
Anyone out here running the newer Ecopias who also had the Alenzas? I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the Ecopias and how they comp[are to the Alenzas. How about the Goodyear Assurance ComforTreds? Those to seem to be getting more favorable comments than any others.
I am not going to be running winter tires, so I need a tire that works well in the snow here in Wisconsin. All other things being equal (which they never are), that would be the deal breaker. If it matters, we have the 18-inch wheels so we need the 235/55-18 size. I believe some of the tires people have been running on their 17-inch wheels are not available in the size we need.
We have about 53K on a set of Bridgestone Dueler Alenzas, and I have mixed thoughts on that tire. They seemed to get rather noisy on us fairly quickly and I have read that comment from others. They seemed to wear a little faster than I was expecting. Winter performance has been pretty decent
Anyone out here running the newer Ecopias who also had the Alenzas? I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the Ecopias and how they comp[are to the Alenzas. How about the Goodyear Assurance ComforTreds? Those to seem to be getting more favorable comments than any others.
I am not going to be running winter tires, so I need a tire that works well in the snow here in Wisconsin. All other things being equal (which they never are), that would be the deal breaker. If it matters, we have the 18-inch wheels so we need the 235/55-18 size. I believe some of the tires people have been running on their 17-inch wheels are not available in the size we need.
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Another Wisconsinite with the Alenzas. I am getting pretty good tire life from them and have twice as many miles on them as I got out of the OEM Goodyears. I've got 50k on them and the tread depth is at 8/32nds. They haven't gotten noisy (yet) for me but I do mostly (90%) highway/freeway driving so they might wear better in that environment. I also rotate them every 6 months.
I'd suggest some research at the TireRack to see what other tires might be even better.
The one tire I'd look at more closely is the Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season. This is an "eco" tire with lower rolling resistance and yet it seems to have done well in snow and ice as well as quietness and handling ratings.
Keep us posted on what you choose.
I'd suggest some research at the TireRack to see what other tires might be even better.
The one tire I'd look at more closely is the Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season. This is an "eco" tire with lower rolling resistance and yet it seems to have done well in snow and ice as well as quietness and handling ratings.
Keep us posted on what you choose.
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Jim,
Interesting you are getting such great wear on your Alenzas, which is more in line with what I was expecting when we bought ours. We certainly did not. I have mine rotated for free with each oil change (5,000 miles) and hit 8/32nds long before 50K. Inflated to 32 lbs. so that should not be a factor.
I have done lots and lots of reading/comparing at the Tire Rack site, which is what led me to the two finalists (?) in the competition. The Continental DWS looked like a good option until I read several reports on Tire Rack about excessive wear.
Interesting you are getting such great wear on your Alenzas, which is more in line with what I was expecting when we bought ours. We certainly did not. I have mine rotated for free with each oil change (5,000 miles) and hit 8/32nds long before 50K. Inflated to 32 lbs. so that should not be a factor.
I have done lots and lots of reading/comparing at the Tire Rack site, which is what led me to the two finalists (?) in the competition. The Continental DWS looked like a good option until I read several reports on Tire Rack about excessive wear.
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My Alenzas are wearing nicely at 45,000 miles, but I am not sold on buying them again. I rate them average to slightly above average across the board.
The Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season surely are worth looking at.
By the way, the Alenzas are V rated.
The Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season surely are worth looking at.
By the way, the Alenzas are V rated.
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Jim,
Interesting you are getting such great wear on your Alenzas, which is more in line with what I was expecting when we bought ours. We certainly did not. I have mine rotated for free with each oil change (5,000 miles) and hit 8/32nds long before 50K. Inflated to 32 lbs. so that should not be a factor.
I have done lots and lots of reading/comparing at the Tire Rack site, which is what led me to the two finalists (?) in the competition. The Continental DWS looked like a good option until I read several reports on Tire Rack about excessive wear.
Interesting you are getting such great wear on your Alenzas, which is more in line with what I was expecting when we bought ours. We certainly did not. I have mine rotated for free with each oil change (5,000 miles) and hit 8/32nds long before 50K. Inflated to 32 lbs. so that should not be a factor.
I have done lots and lots of reading/comparing at the Tire Rack site, which is what led me to the two finalists (?) in the competition. The Continental DWS looked like a good option until I read several reports on Tire Rack about excessive wear.
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BTW, for those who shop Costco you will find the current offers include $70 off 4 Bridgestone tires along with $30 off installation of 4 tires.
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Jim,
Interesting you are getting such great wear on your Alenzas, which is more in line with what I was expecting when we bought ours. We certainly did not. I have mine rotated for free with each oil change (5,000 miles) and hit 8/32nds long before 50K. Inflated to 32 lbs. so that should not be a factor.
I have done lots and lots of reading/comparing at the Tire Rack site, which is what led me to the two finalists (?) in the competition. The Continental DWS looked like a good option until I read several reports on Tire Rack about excessive wear.
Interesting you are getting such great wear on your Alenzas, which is more in line with what I was expecting when we bought ours. We certainly did not. I have mine rotated for free with each oil change (5,000 miles) and hit 8/32nds long before 50K. Inflated to 32 lbs. so that should not be a factor.
I have done lots and lots of reading/comparing at the Tire Rack site, which is what led me to the two finalists (?) in the competition. The Continental DWS looked like a good option until I read several reports on Tire Rack about excessive wear.
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We have about 53K on a set of Bridgestone Dueler Alenzas, and I have mixed thoughts on that tire. They seemed to get rather noisy on us fairly quickly and I have read that comment from others. They seemed to wear a little faster than I was expecting. Winter performance has been pretty decent
http://www.motorweek.org/features/go.../tire_rotation
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Yes, the shop has been rotating the tires in the correct pattern, so that's not an issue here.
I appreciate the info to this point. Not many posts since I joined, but I am a frequent reader and have picked up many valuable tidbits here since we bought the car in the summer of '09.
I appreciate the info to this point. Not many posts since I joined, but I am a frequent reader and have picked up many valuable tidbits here since we bought the car in the summer of '09.
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The top TIRE RACK ranked tire for this vehicle is the Goodyear Assurance Comfortred Touring. And that's what I put on about 6 months/5000 miles ago. So far, so good.
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Only 1 storm this winter, oddly. But they did fine in that.
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Goodyear ComforTreds for me .... of the five sets of tires (two Michelin, two Bridgestone Alenza, one Goodyear) on our 160K RX330, the Goodyear has been a far superior tire (noise, traction, treadwear, etc). They performed nicely this past winter during a few Colorado storms.