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We're not there yet, but we're not that far either.
A lot of us are pushing 20,000 miles, which means we're probably about halfway to having to think about a new set of tires.
I know that a lot of people are leasing and might be getting rid of the car before it's time for new tires.
But a lot of people won't.
So, if we're halfway there, it's not too early to start thinking and to be ready when the time comes. Especially since sometimes stuff happens that makes you have to get the new tires sooner than you thought.
As of now, I gotta say the best option seems to be the totally boring option: another set of stock tires. On all of the TSX sites, people have talked about how crappy those tires are, and about how just about anything would be better. But every time we start asking for specific recommendations, it seems that anything else that gets mentioned involves compromises. Like, you can't use them in winter. Or, the ride is rougher. Or, they'll last only half as long. Or something else. As near as I could tell, nobody was able to suggest any tire that would be better-performing than stock, without some compromise in one of those other areas.
I'd love to hear about some better tire, especially since the price of the stock tires is pretty darn high for something that people say is crap. But the more we've talked about it, the more I think maybe the stock tires aren't crap after all.
Larchmont, who is about to hit 20,000 miles.
A lot of us are pushing 20,000 miles, which means we're probably about halfway to having to think about a new set of tires.
I know that a lot of people are leasing and might be getting rid of the car before it's time for new tires.
But a lot of people won't.
So, if we're halfway there, it's not too early to start thinking and to be ready when the time comes. Especially since sometimes stuff happens that makes you have to get the new tires sooner than you thought.
As of now, I gotta say the best option seems to be the totally boring option: another set of stock tires. On all of the TSX sites, people have talked about how crappy those tires are, and about how just about anything would be better. But every time we start asking for specific recommendations, it seems that anything else that gets mentioned involves compromises. Like, you can't use them in winter. Or, the ride is rougher. Or, they'll last only half as long. Or something else. As near as I could tell, nobody was able to suggest any tire that would be better-performing than stock, without some compromise in one of those other areas.
I'd love to hear about some better tire, especially since the price of the stock tires is pretty darn high for something that people say is crap. But the more we've talked about it, the more I think maybe the stock tires aren't crap after all.
Larchmont, who is about to hit 20,000 miles.