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All wheels are painted... they won't have any trouble matching it.
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He felt really bad and I told him that it happens and I've even been known to do it.
Well I proved it this afternoon. I took a right turn a bit too sharp in my Q7 and curbed the driver's side rear wheel/tire. Apparently the tire took the brunt of it, which is good for the wheel, but the tire had a small split on the side.
So I learned how to use the repair/inflater pump (with the tire sealant) which surprisingly got me to Discount Tire.
Apparently these tires, which came off a 2019 Q7, aren't rated adequately for a 2018 Q7 - makes no sense to me, but bottom line Discount wouldn't install the same tire. So they're giving me a credit for the 3 undamaged tires and I ordered 4 new Michelins to be installed tomorrow.
My son feels better about his little ordeal now.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
I took a set of wheels off of a '95 M3 to Costco, because they had a killer deal on Pilot Super Sports.
Original size is 235/40-17, which almost no one makes, any more. The replacement size most used is 225/45-17.
The guy at Costco: "You know, that isn't the correct size for the '95 M3"..
Yeah, do you have any 235/40-17, in any brand tire?
"No, but this is still the wrong size"..
That's okay, just go ahead and put them on.
"I'll mount them, but if the car was here, I wouldn't be able to install them. Because the width is smaller than stock."
Sheeeeesh
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My ex popped a fairly new tire on an S40 once. I went to Costco to replace one tire, they refused due to wear, ok fine I’ll take 2, put the older ones on the back and new ones on the front. No, they said, our requirement is to replace all 4. Took it down the road to somewhere else who was happy just to replace one tire.
2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe Granite Crystal over Saddle
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
I do the research, order the tires, and bring in the wheels. They install, and they don't ask more questions than I plan to answer. Funny enough, my biggest issue with most tire shops is arguing with me about TPMS sensors (I don't want them, don't need them, and won't pay for them).
Other than balancing, it is on me if if anything goes wrong with the install. That's just the way I prefer it!
I can recall a single time when I curbed a wheel: Ohiopyle, parallel parking our rental Impala back in May of 2016. We were stopping at the little local pizza joint they have there (some of you may know it). I had two things working against me: 1., rental car that had crap mirrors, and 2., was parking on the left side of the street (one way). I think that is the one and only time I have ever done a left side parallel park maneuver, and boy did I feel bad about that poor wheel.
I did, however, split the inner sidewall on my wife's Forester one time when I was doing a sort of off-roading stunt to access a parking lot that was blocked off due to some sort of road construction. I thought I was being clever, but I missed the parking bumper (those concrete wheel blocks they have in some lots) just slightly on the right rear tire, the wheel slipped off the side of the bumper as it was starting to climb over, and it just split the sidewall as it slid down.
My wife was not impressed; I ended up getting a full replacement set the following summer (just used the full-size spare for the remainder of that season), and I was very glad that it was the factory tires on the car at the time.
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
I actually got one a while back for my Odyssey. Had one wheel bent enough that they couldn't ever get it balanced right, so i just bought a new one, and problem solved.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I have not yet bothered to find out how much the dealer wants for one!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
https://www.motortrend.com/cars/honda/civic/2019/2019-honda-civic-2020-toyota-corolla-2019-mazda3-comparison-test/
"Mazda's move to ditch the independent rear suspension has been a gossip topic in the auto industry, but the key question remains: Is it still fun to drive? The Mazda3's 2.5-liter engine is pretty robust and hasn't really changed much since the previous generation. The transmission also feels jerky when driving at low speeds. But our biggest critique was—you guessed it—the new torsion-beam suspension, which dramatically changed the driving dynamics on twisty roads and broken pavement.
"Moving to a torsion beam detracted from the car," Ogbac said. "It has a good ride on glass-smooth surfaces, but it feels less sophisticated than before and loses composure once it has to deal with successive imperfections." Example: The rear end bounced sharply side to side when driving over a midcorner bump."
Yeah...I’d get that fixed. Looks like it’s been chipped? Did you curb it that hard?
This guy at least made calls to his fitment specialists as well as Audi and confirmed that “by the book” they couldn’t install the same tire as I had on it.
So, new Michelin Pilot Sports for me.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Weirdly, they measured my tires at 7/32" (after only about 7,500 miles on the tires). I suspect they were being conservative, as the last time I checked a few weeks ago, they were around 8 to 9/32".
Edit: False alarm on the tires. Checked with my digital Fowler X-tread depth gauge as well as an analog one. They're still at 8.5-9/32". Oddly, when you measure them with the analog gauge, they do show as 7mm, so I'm guessing the tech was using a similar gauge and read mm instead of x/32".
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
New Supra?
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Wish mine had come with the Predator steps. Would have been $3/mo on the lease, instead of $520 out of pocket.
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LH deal?
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
It is a lease for 2 years, 24K miles. It isn't one of the LH deals, however I was able to get what I thought was an extremely comparable deal in my own backyard. It's a one pay lease and the monthly averages out to $250.XX/month on a $39.7K truck. If it were a manual it would probably be under $230/month but with the Mrs. that wasn't happening. It has the tech package (blind spot, rear parking sensors, cross traffic) but no premium. We decided we could do without heated leather, sunroof, and auto climate. The most important thing is I had buy in from the wife and she approved of the color selection, which I also like.
As far as usage this will become mostly my vehicle. My commute is a few miles 3 days/week to the park and ride lot and the other 2 days it will sit in the driveway or go with my wife. After almost 2 years the Acura has just under 12,000 miles and it's just not used enough to justify the payment. My wife loves it so she'll start using it more but she's already said she'll have no problem taking the truck either. Additionally the idea of having a vehicle with more utility that we can use for trips to Lowe's, Costco, or hauling baseball equipment without folding seats or taking 2 cars is appealing. I never thought of myself as a truck person but oddly I find myself really liking the driving experience. It's a little loud and rough riding (almost oversprung), but it looks good inside and out and the quality is top notch.
As for the Altima we have a handshake agreement to sell it to a family a few houses down whose son will be of driving age in November. It just so happened we were both at another neighbor's house on national night out and were chatting and he mentioned they were on the hunt for a sedan for their son to learn to drive on so one thing lead to another and that transfer should be completed within a few weeks.