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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2464 on: October 12, 2024, 08:27:15 AM »
gonna get new tires on the Impala in a few weeks for the looming winter driving

got over 71,000 on the current tires
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2465 on: October 12, 2024, 08:31:09 AM »
71,000??? Da Fuq what brand? Sure you didn't forget a set in there?
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2466 on: October 12, 2024, 08:51:09 AM »
pretty sure

my memory is poor
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2467 on: October 12, 2024, 09:13:06 AM »
@FearlessF I'm guessing it takes you forever to go through brakes on that thing? Years back we had an outside sales rep in NC that spent most of his days going between customer visits all through NC, mostly freeway driving. He said when he took the car in for service at 70,000 miles the mechanic told him the brakes looked brand new :57:
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2468 on: October 12, 2024, 09:31:55 AM »
Freeway driving is obviously easiest on a lot of auto components.  One nice thing about a hybrid is the brakes should last nearly forever.  I hope.

One weird thing is that it gets better mpg around town than on the highway.  It doesn't like speed.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2469 on: October 12, 2024, 09:33:39 AM »
yup, I drive around 3,000 miles a month.

bought the car 4/1/2022 (30 months ago) with 37,700 miles

now have over 109,000

they check my brakes every 5,000 miles at oil change
They've not mentioned the brakes yet

I rotate the tires every 10 or 15,000.
I don't think the tires were brand new when I bought the car, but maybe

another salesman has the same 2017 Impala - got 80K outta the tires
I'm sure I could make that but not with winter weather coming
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2470 on: October 12, 2024, 09:41:32 AM »
A thing about tires beyond wear is age.  The rubber does oxidize, and get harder, with less traction.  After around 7 years, they really start to lose grip and should be changed even if the tread is fine.  Some would claim 5 years, tire salesmen for example.
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« Reply #2471 on: October 12, 2024, 10:19:39 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 12, 2024, 09:41:32 AM
A thing about tires beyond wear is age.  The rubber does oxidize, and get harder, with less traction.  After around 7 years, they really start to lose grip and should be changed even if the tread is fine.  Some would claim 5 years, tire salesmen for example.
I'll have to watch that on the Jeep. But my current tires will probably be replaced by 35s in the spring, so I'll have to start the 7 year clock at that point... 
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2472 on: October 12, 2024, 10:20:11 AM »
I check for cracks
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2473 on: October 12, 2024, 02:51:26 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on October 12, 2024, 08:31:09 AM
71,000??? Da Fuq what brand? Sure you didn't forget a set in there?



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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2474 on: October 13, 2024, 10:46:33 AM »
You need tires.

I'd recommend Michelin V rated for that sports car. 
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2475 on: October 13, 2024, 11:01:13 AM »
My old van had a tendency to hydroplane so I got in the habit of changing tires perhaps too often.  
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« Reply #2476 on: October 13, 2024, 11:26:55 AM »
Dry rot in tires is especially bad on something that sits.  I religiously change out my trailer tires before they hit 5 years.  Two friends have lost their RV trailers when their tires blew out traveling, both times at the 6 year mark.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #2477 on: October 16, 2024, 06:59:15 AM »
During its top speed testing at the ATP track in Papenburg, Germany, GM President Mark Reuss achieved a Top Speed of 233 MPH in the 2025 Corvette ZR1.
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