new tires advice

[mr.weatherman]

I have managed to get 35K out of my stock turanza's even though they were showing some serious wear around 20K-25K.

Now with winter coming here in MA, I need to get some new shoes on my cx-7.

I have narrowed it down to 2 on tirerack,

The Kumho Road Venture APT KL51 ($103)

OR

Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge ($147)

Keep in mind that I'm probably going to turn my car in when the lease is up this june '08, so should I go the cheap way out, what if I keep it?

The gas milage is killing me on the cx-7, I get about 325 miles on a tank during the summer but when it gets cold it DROPS to like 275 miles?

I don't warm the car up either like some folks do for like10-15 min.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[CX7_Scott]

well - I dunno. Since you're not investing in the car long-term, that's up to you. I just dropped a little over $1k into new sneakers for mine. Got the Nokians. I am waiting to find-out this winter if the difference is noticeable or not. For that kind of money, I HOPE so. I have read and heard many good things about them.

I am ALSO in Massachusetts and I drive a lot up into VT and ME in the winter and hope to get better traction than the stock tires. They kinda sucked-a** for me last year.

Good luck on your quest.

 

[Durfdaddy]

check out the Nitto 420s tires. I think they are like $125-135 but look at discounttiresdotcom. My question is what size to get. The 235's are hard to find....I am actually looking on here to see if I can put 255's on my CX-7.

Feel happy about the 325 on a tank of gas. I haven't seen more than 275 on a tank since they did the turbo upgrade. I went from an average of 18 or 19 mpg to 16-17.....very frustrating!

 

[meanstreak]

2 Questions:

How did you get so many miles out of the Turanzas when everybody else is getting less than 20K out of a set?

Second... The cheapest I can get the Eagle Response Tires is 179 installed and that is a good price compared to other discount quotes I have been getting. How did you find them so cheap, or is it extra for install and balancing?

I have managed to get 35K out of my stock turanza's even though they were showing some serious wear around 20K-25K.

Now with winter coming here in MA, I need to get some new shoes on my cx-7.

I have narrowed it down to 2 on tirerack,

The Kumho Road Venture APT KL51 ($103)

OR

Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge ($147)

Keep in mind that I'm probably going to turn my car in when the lease is up this june '08, so should I go the cheap way out, what if I keep it?

The gas milage is killing me on the cx-7, I get about 325 miles on a tank during the summer but when it gets cold it DROPS to like 275 miles?

I don't warm the car up either like some folks do for like10-15 min.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[erhayes]

My Teranzas' look to go 30,000 + miles. Your decision would be easy but, you tossed in a big variable i.e. are you going to keep the vehicle or trade? That decision is the important question that only you can answer.

 

[dcptv cx7]

i just bought the Michelin MXV4 Pilot in 255/55 18 and love them. we just got 10 inches dumped on us here and they've done great. Anything was better than the goodyear crap that my "baby' came with.

 

[family guy]

FYI.... if you have a AWD is higly recomended to change all 4 tires, if is FWD 2 tires only is ok

 

[Jeffp]

I'm in the same boat- had Goodyear RSA & lasted barely 20k. Have a 15 months left on the lease & ended going with Hankook. I was going to purchase Bridgestone 245s from tirerack.com that were much cheaper but was told by a local store that mileage would drop with wider tire. I can't afford worse mileage so went with the Hankooks on a whim.
Anybody using 89 or 87 octane?

 

[MrPirelliCX7]

been using 87 octane, no problems