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My factory Goodyear Eagle LS tires (which have a reputation of being just mediocre tires) are still going strong (tread-wise) at almost 50,000 miles on my 2002 Regal GS. But I suspect the road noise and handling could be much better with a better set of tires.
For those of you who replaced your Eagle LS tires, what did you replace them with and what did you notice in terms of difference in noise, handling and wear? If you could include the size of your replacement tires, that would be helpful too.
Thanks,
jbm
Excellent tire and very reasonably priced...Much better handling than the Goodyears...
We live in Southern CT, suburb of New Haven. Road pavements are not good in our town. Like pavements in Moscow, Soviet Union, in end of 1980-th. Except CT is hilly and roads are winding and in some places lean side to side. Cannot imagine the OEM tires to serve 50k miles on our roads.
I replaced OEM tires with Bridgestone Potenza 950. They hold road substantially better - either dry, wet, or in downpour. I can compare, because our other car is 2004 Regal GS with the same OEM tires, about the same mileage on tires, and I often switch cars.
The new tires are bad in wet snow, however. We stick once, could not go uphill from full stop. Had to wait until town trucks spread sand.
233,450 miles to date
oil changes with Penzoil 10w30 every 5,000 miles (now use the High Mileage variety), I lose about qt between changes now
checked the SC oil every 30K and add as needed (never really needed much)
I have never completely changed this oil.
changed plugs and wires at 100K and 200K, also replace both serpentine belts at these times
replaced tranny filter every 45K
I use a permanent K&N filter (the stock replacement) clean every 20K
I replaced the OEM Goodyear LS tires when they wore out with Yokohama Avid Touring tires (I live in Louisiana and have NO snow), I have replaced three sets of these Yokohama tires, usually get about 60K on them.
Problems I have had:
Had to replace the A/C control display after about two years, I bought the module from gmpartsdirect.com and replaced it myself.
Replaced pwr sterring pump @ 150K
Replace fuel pump @ 160K
Have had to replace plastic idler pulley on SC twice, along with new belts.
Driver Information Display went out, sent instrument cluster to mrwhizard.com for repair, about $140.
About six months ago I had to have the intake manifold lower gasket replaced and the air flow mass sensor, $800
Replaced the AC compressor, condensor, & accumulator @ 200K, bought the parts @ gmpartsdirect.com
Today I just picked up the car from the transmission shop having the tranny rebuilt.
Mechanic told me that after 233K miles it had just worn out, I just smiled.
I have loved this car for six years, driven through nearly every state, and look forward to another 100K.
Feel free to comment or ask any other questions.
As a 2002 Regal GS owner (with a comparably measly 50K miles) , I have to say congratulations, and thanks for the info! wow that would be great if mine held up that long.
-jbm
I got it directly from a Buick dealer. They should have the part number
I carry two sets of keys in my pockets and they pick up lint and crud and occasionally don't make contact.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Thanks
My X-ones gave me trouble after 70K only because they had lost a lot of their forward traction on snow ice. The Michelin salesman said it was because much of the siping had been worn past its depth. The lateral traction due to the large circumferential grooves was fine. It was just stopping and starting. They still had 30% of tread depth left.
I replaced them with Harmony's which were rated on Michelin's site as a 9 for snow traction, which the Sears version was rated 8 (less tread depth) and the Discount Tire's version (Integrity?) was rated 8. They are all on the site even though the Harmony comes up easily.
I'd recommend wearing one pair more on the front and put the rears with better tread on the front part time for winter and then as you get past 60% wear one summer, put two new tires on the front.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Any case, first open the hood. The intake air filter is in big black box on the driver side. Cabin filter is under the black plastic panel with a grid of small holes, just under windshield and side wipers. The panel is made of two parts; the cabin filter is under the passenger side half-panel.
There is a wonderful online manual how to change Chevy Impala cabin filters. It applies as well to other "W" cars by GM, including Buick Regal.
http://www.impalahq.com/HowTo/Cabin_airfilter.html
It was the "cabin filter" I was looking for. Boy, they hid it well! The Chevy instructions are excellent... I hope the Buick is the same.
Thanks again.
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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
http://www.slponline.com/view_product.asp?P=63012
Does anyone else think this device could cause major engine damage? BTW, the new pulley increased S/C boost by 2 psi (from 8 to 10). I noticed a big difference in acceleration. SLP says gains up to 25 HP are possible with this pulley.
Do you have an LS1M or similar device that you can monitor your timing?...
If the 2 people that mentioned that it 'could' hurt are from regalgs.com they are correct...The cost of replacing pistons can be expensive...and it would probably be the #1 and #3 pistons...
Was looking for some ideas on what might be wrong. I have a 2000 GS with approx. 44k miles on it. Just recently I started the car to move it out of the garage. Came back to it an hour later and tried to start it. It was turning over but wouldn't start. I then pushed the gas pedal while cranking and it started. As soon as I lifted my foot off the gas pedal it just dies (as if you turned off the car, no ruff idle or anything). Car will not idle and the only way to start it and keep it running is to keep your foot on the gas pedal.
Any ideas would be appreciated. Could someone also point me in the right direction for pulling the engine codes off thsi model.
Thanks...Chris...
Have you noticed in the past when you go to start the engine doesn't kick on or seems to die, but then starts again with another attempt??? I have on occassion.
I'll keep you posted if I learn of anything else... by the way, add (at a o l) to my user name and you can email me if you wish. Good luck.
Thanks.
As a side note, I think it is a great car, I was just a little disappointed to have to replace the transmission at 225k miles. Other than that only routine maintenance was required.
regards...
Have had mine in for over a year with no problems. The onlly suggestion I would make is have them installed since the whole rear seat and deck needs to come out. Quite a job and Buick didn't make it easy.
Go to a small stereo chain and try to stay away from the Bestbuys, etc since they will try to sell you a complete new system after telling you that you can't use normal 6x9's.
Regards....
About the 225k, it should be 125k. Didn't catch that soon enough to fix it.
If you replace if with 4 ohm it will be not be as loud, was not designed for just bass and will not be able to take the power and blow, BOTTOM LINE: will NOT work well, WILL sound like .....
This is my wife's car. I drove it only two times this months. The both times very soon after starting driving, about 1/8 mile from our home or so, I noticed that the mirror is way off adjustment: could see rear seats only. When starting adjusting the mirror felt unusually loose in my hand, very loose. Then it fell from windshield. My wife and I have very close driving positions, and usually I do not need to adjust mirrors, or adjust it very little, not more than on my car.
This is the big auto dimming mirror with map lamps. After it fell I let it dangle on wires, parked on safe place ASAP, and put it back. The first time I thought it is a freak. However, the problem repeated yesterday, and now I am afraid the mirror will fall off in dangerous situation. Not on rural road near home, but in heavy traffic, in city or on highway.
The steel mirror base glued to windshield is OK. However, the black plastic part that cover the steel base and holds mirror slips from the base and became loose. Probably under normal driving vibration. Mirror did not fall of by itself, because for this it is necessary to slip the part further up, but points to changing, wrong directions.
I do not know how the plastic part was originally attached to the steel base, in addition to simply slipped to cover it. Was it glued, or latched, or what. I simply slipped the plastic down, and pushed moderately to wedge it a bit to the steel base. I was afraid to push strong to not break the steel base from windshield. Or break the plastic.
Any suggestions?
Thank you so much.
Our second car is a 2004 Regal GS. A screw in center of the plastic part fastens it to the steel base. The part will not slide up, and mirror will not fall off.
I wonder, why there was no recall? Looks as a safety problem to me.
and there it is. (passanger side)
The plastic does not look broken. Who knows, however...
1) Bought it with too many miles (112k) I just replaced the tranny which was expensive.
2)Not the best gas mileage. I get about 17-18 mpg around town which gets expensive with gas going up.
3)I am not sure if it is the same with the LS, but the GS generally has more expensive parts to replace if anything goes bad.
Looks like you won't have to worry about #1, and if you aren't too worried about gas, I would say the Regal is an excellent car.
I looked up the average retail price at nadaguides.com and it says it should be around $12,125. I personally got my car for the average trade in, and felt that I got a pretty good deal. For the 2002 LS that would be around $10,075. Just thought I would throw in some numbers so you know where you should or could negotiate to.
I think $13500 is too high; that should be about the average retail for a 2002 Regal *GS* with 33000 miles. Check Kelley Blue Book and edmunds.com to calculate, I think you should be able to buy that for at least $1500 less.
-jbm
Thanks,
David
From what I remember I couldn't believe how involved it was to replace to rear speakers.
Regards...
What was the cost for replacing your tranny? Did you go through a dealer or private shop? Mine isn't in need of it just yet, but I can feel it changing from the smooth operator it has been. It's been serviced recently and that didn't help matters, so I know it's just a matter of miles. My mileage is just shy of 120,xxx on a 98 GS.
My short-trip driving stinks MPG-wise also. I still manage to get 28-30 on the hwy though so long as I keep my foot out of the fuel injectors (in other words laying off the super charger). Trips I've taken that involve a lot of hills and some SC use seem to ave in the low-mid 20's.
My gas mileage was really poor before replacing the tranny 14-16mpg. Now it is up to 21-23 around town with premium gas. (I earlier posted 17-18 and that is with regular). I live in the mountains and I mostly drive short distances <5 miles with lots of stop and go traffic, so I am sure that doesn't help.
-jbm