by "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
Published 04/10/2017 at 21:24
by "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
Published 04/10/2017 at 21:24
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The more I work on her, the more signs that she was severely neglected.
While claying, just half the door already completely blacked out the clay bar. It almost looks as if that debris formed a protective later that underlying there wasn’t much other scratches, probably saw no car washes until I took ownership.
And today I found yet another severely damaged wheel. Tire was basically totalled from the inside with metal frayed and showing, surprisingly wheel isn’t bent. Only clue was a suuuuper slow leak from 32 PSI to 25 PSI in a week.
Lesson learned: if there are a bajillion curb rashes on an ex-lease, just walk.
Off to find a set of cheap 225/45R18 to use for 2 weeks before winters get back on... anyone used Fuzion UHP before? Though I am leaning towards paying a bit for General Altimax RT.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
04/10/2017 at 21:38, STARS: 0
I’d recommend the General Tire. I’ve heard nothing about Fuzions except how cheap and crappy they are.
I’ve only had the Altimaxs for a few months, but they’re fine.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
04/10/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 1
Here’s the thing though, since I only drive her in the winter, I only use this set 4 weeks combined max each year, so I’m not even sure if I should even get a full set and just replace that damaged one, maybe even just an used tire and get over with it so I don’t get a blowout. Thinking I should just save the budget and splurge on the winter set instead.
But then on the flip side, if I already have one damaged rim repaired and now this damaged tire, not sure how long those others would last or even what condition they are in.
I know the Generals should be good, they’re made by Continental and use very similar designs, maybe a slightly different compound. I’ve had good luck with those.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
04/10/2017 at 21:59, STARS: 0
I’ve had good luck with General tires in the past...I had Altimax HPs on an allroad and they were terrific.