so if everyone knows the potenzas are...
03-27-2006, 09:35 PM
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Good point...I'm putting them on next weekend and I'm worried about the slick roads concern. I had the same tires on a Celica and they were brutal. Are there better summer tires out there? (I know....SEARCH MUTGATU)
03-27-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by daisuke
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then why after 3 years of production doesn't mazda do something about it???
then why after 3 years of production doesn't mazda do something about it???
03-27-2006, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by daisuke
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then why after 3 years of production doesn't mazda do something about it???
then why after 3 years of production doesn't mazda do something about it???
I've got about 11,000 miles on the Potenza's and I've gotten a little "loose" sometimes on wet roads. I knew that the Potenza's were **** when I bought the car, was just waiting awhile before I decided to replace them. So I broke down and ordered some Kumho ECSTA SPT's 245/40/18 yesterday.
03-27-2006, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Miker
Good point...I'm putting them on next weekend and I'm worried about the slick roads concern. I had the same tires on a Celica and they were brutal. Are there better summer tires out there? (I know....SEARCH MUTGATU)
Am I the only one who likes the RE040? I've only driven about a month on them before switching to winter tires, so maybe I'll grow to hate them soon. They seemed to me like they had good traction and nice steering response, but I've heard the treadwear is pretty bad.
03-27-2006, 10:25 PM
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see I don't get it, they put on a tire that is known to be crap, especially in the snow
here is the customer rating for the potenzas from 1010tires.com (55 reviews)
Dry/ Wet/ Snow/ Handling/ Comfort/ Noise/ Treadwear/ Rating
3.3/ 2.1/ 1/ 2.8/ 2.2/ 1.8/ 1/ 2 out of 5
cost on that website for the tire is $288.99
now compare that to the Toyo Proxes 4 with 271 ratings
Dry/ Wet/ Snow/ Handling/ Comfort/ Noise/ Treadwear/ Rating
4.7/ 4.6/ 3.5/ 4.6/ 4.5/ 4.4/ 4.2/ 4.5 out of 5
and they cost... $164.99
so if they change the tire to something different, not only could the car come cheaper, it could come BETTER too!
I suppose that goes to show the FORD element in mazda, they didn't learn from their mistake with firestone on the explorer, they had to keep using shitty tires so they don't break their tradition, I guess that shows why their sales are lagging so bad.
here is the customer rating for the potenzas from 1010tires.com (55 reviews)
Dry/ Wet/ Snow/ Handling/ Comfort/ Noise/ Treadwear/ Rating
3.3/ 2.1/ 1/ 2.8/ 2.2/ 1.8/ 1/ 2 out of 5
cost on that website for the tire is $288.99
now compare that to the Toyo Proxes 4 with 271 ratings
Dry/ Wet/ Snow/ Handling/ Comfort/ Noise/ Treadwear/ Rating
4.7/ 4.6/ 3.5/ 4.6/ 4.5/ 4.4/ 4.2/ 4.5 out of 5
and they cost... $164.99
so if they change the tire to something different, not only could the car come cheaper, it could come BETTER too!
I suppose that goes to show the FORD element in mazda, they didn't learn from their mistake with firestone on the explorer, they had to keep using shitty tires so they don't break their tradition, I guess that shows why their sales are lagging so bad.
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03-27-2006, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by daisuke
here is the customer rating from 1010tires.com
Dry Wet Snow Handling Comfort Noise Treadwear Rating
3.3 2.1 1 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.
Dry Wet Snow Handling Comfort Noise Treadwear Rating
3.3 2.1 1 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.
^ yeah there not much better on tirerack.com
03-27-2006, 10:38 PM
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this gets me thinking too, you could tell the dealer they could replace your tires at the time of pickup and they could keep the brand new potenzas so they could sell them while you get new cheaper but better tires for free.
03-28-2006, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by daisuke
see I don't get it, they put on a tire that is known to be crap, especially in the snow
03-28-2006, 09:29 AM
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Am I the only one who likes the RE040? I've only driven about a month on them before switching to winter tires, so maybe I'll grow to hate them soon. They seemed to me like they had good traction and nice steering response, but I've heard the treadwear is pretty bad.
03-28-2006, 09:46 AM
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Our 8 came with Dunlop S Sport tires from the dealer. They must have switched them out or something. Any feedback on these?
and these Dunlops have been GREAT on my 8, almost 30000 miles now and they still grip excellent in dry and wet. of course, don't use these in snow
03-28-2006, 09:50 AM
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RE040s
I have no complaints about these tires. I replaced 2 of them at 35,000 and the other 2 still have useable tread at 41,000+. I'll probably replace them at the next oil change.
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Same with the Bose sound system
03-28-2006, 10:55 AM
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my summer tires are goodyear eagle F1 GS-D3s and the difference is incredible. The RE-040s lasted me 8000miles and were relatively worthless IMHO. The traction and treadwear difference between the goodyears and these is unbelieable....2lbs lighter as well