Recent content by ColoradoDriver

Kinda crazy what 12 years does...and I guess part of it is Mazda trying to move their brand up-market. My 2014 AWD Touring was $25,500 before taxes/fees in 2013.... Back then you also only had 3 trim options, so was the mid-trim too. Probably the equivalent of a base trim these days though...

I have not. It was the other tire I was considering.

Only a couple weeks on them so far, but color me impressed and very happy with them. Quietest tire I've ever put on my CX-5 by far, but for my purposes, more importantly these tires feel extremely well planted. I've taken some sharp turns a little quicker than I should have and let's just say...

Need new tires. Ordered a set of Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3's on Tuesday night. Get them on next Wednesday.

That's good to know. I should have figured that with the tread pattern. Thanks for the heads up.

Need to get my winters off. I was mainly deciding between the Continental CrossContact LX25's or the Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3's. I ended up ordering the Pirelli's last night since they had an $80 off a set deal going on. I get them put on next Wednesday.

Sorry for the triple post, just leaving some closure here. I decided to order up the Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3's that had $80 off a set of four. After reading tons of reviews and given the general positive sentiment here, decided to try them out. Kinda busy this week so scheduled to have them...

I hadn't thought about it before but I just remembered my Dad having Defenders on his Kia Sportage and I hated how they drove and took corners when I borrowed his car while my suspension was needing work last summer. So a definite no for me on those particular tires. I'm sure a lot of it was...

Thanks for the feedback. I am mostly sensible driver to some spirited driving but less so vs say 5-10 years ago lol. Now that I work from home full time for the last 2 years, I find my drives out I sort of default to a why is everyone in a rush method of driving a lot. 😂

What did you end up going with @SBMongoos ?

I think right now leaning towards the Pirelli's. Discount has an $80 off deal going on right now with those. Reading some reviews, I think also leaning that direction as well though.

My sister just put these on her CX-5 with the goal to just sell her Blizzaks. I don't know, guess could be a good option for me too if I wanted to just sell off my VikingContact 7's. I'm not leaning that direction to be honest, but I suppose it could be on the table.

Probably not specific to KYB, but change in ride height can be one, other reports of just not feeling as nice. @ruthrj might be right, maybe it was Monroe that was getting all the negative feedback.

I ultimately did OE struts and re-used the spring. I've seen folks like @ruthrj say they had good experiences with the KYB quick struts, but on the same token seen plenty of folks say they hate them.

On price, that's for sure! I have had Michelins on this CX-5 before and I really liked how they rode (Latitude Tour). Had them on from 2013 to 2017. The problem? They wear out WAY faster than they should. Don't think I even got 50k out of them. Given the price premium Michelin asks for these...