Greetings to all of you CX9 er's out there. I have the second set of tires on our 09 CX9, Yokohama Parada Spec-X, and they have given over 50K miles of service. Alas, the replacement costs are way too high for my retiree budget so I'm asking you all if you could recommend an alternative tire. I am looking for one that will give us similar road ability along with high mileage but at a lower cost. I know, big order, but the $ amounts required are just way too much for our budget. Thanks in advance for you input, suggestions and recommendations.
Time to Put On New Tires
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- 2022 CX-5 Turbo
This should be a good choice.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...oYear=2009&autoModel=CX-9&autoModClar=Touring
Not as good on snow, but you are in Irvine.
You probably won't care.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...oYear=2009&autoModel=CX-9&autoModClar=Touring
Not as good on snow, but you are in Irvine.
You probably won't care.
Thanks to you both for some excellent suggestions/recommendations. I am going over to my local Costco and check out their Michellin prices. We really have to watch our budget these days, thanks, in part, to our do-nothing congress and administration! When will the spending of our hard earned income at least slow down? I don't really expect a response on that just venting some frustrations with our countrys' economic castastrophic money issues!!!!
Michelins tend to be priced very high and in my opinion are dangerous. They often last the lifetime of a car at the cost of no wet traction and dangerous hydroplaning tendancies. The rubber is manufactured really stiff. Good Luck! And don't get me started on our communist regime in place. I emptied out our Walmart a couple months ago and my reloading machine is in overdrive. Getting ready for the zombie apocalypse. Lol. I keep thinking about transferring to Texas in case the country fractures.
I agree. If you are set on Michelins, Costco is a great place to get them. I saved myself $350 2 weeks ago because road hazard is included in Costco's price, and I blew 2 (!!) of the Michelin Primacys I got in October on my Lexus (replaced with an early treadwear claim--otherwise I would have gone with Continental Extreme Contact DWS) when I drove through a ginormous pothole.
But--Costco *only* stocks Michelin, BF Goodrich and Bridgestone, so if there are better alternatives which may be cheaper (like I mentioned, the Continental ExtremeContact DWS), it's not worth going to Costco.
I think that you should call around some independent tire shops, and check out the Yokahama Parada Spec-X. I've been on this forum since I picked up my car in the spring, and this has been the most recommended tire, hands down. They are about the same price as the Ecopias, and have better ratings across the board on the Tire Rack Surveys.
the Ecopias aren't the same as the OEM Duellers--but based on this forum, and the Tire Rack surveys, I'd get the Prada Spec-X's
I had the duelers when i bought my 9 new. I have no complaints and i live on the east coast where there is quite a bit of snow in the winter. I now have the parada's and my first experience with light snow and sleet was not good at all. I know that most people here hate the duelers, but i was able to drive in over 10 inches of snow with no problems at all . I have the 18 inch wheels as i have the touring model.
I have only about 10k miles on my 2011 GT AWD and I can't wait to get rid of the OEM Duelers on my 20 inch rims. They seem to have been chosen for decent handling in the dry. They are pretty responsive when it's sunny out. They are OK when wet but are the WORST All Season tires I have every experienced in light snow. We didn't get much last year here in the Northeast so I had no idea. But I slid several times on my own street and once into an intersection with ABS fully kicking in minimal slush at under 10 MPH. They felt like Summer tires! My FWD Acura TSX Wagon with Michelin MXMs stopped as expected with the same number of miles on the tires. I was shocked when I discovered many CX-9 owners reporting the same issues on Tirerack.
I am guessing that the 20 inch rims and wide 245 width tires are not meant for even light snow. I'm seriously contemplating a set of 18 or 20 inch snows for next winter. It's a shame that Continental doesn't make their Extreme Contact DWS tires for our car. I loved those tires on my TL and they did well in the snow for an Ultra High Performance All Season tire.
+1. Totally with you. This was my first winter with the car--3rd mild winter in a row. I had it out when there was about an inch, but coming down hard. Same deal--not moving fast, started braking early, and VERY lucky that no cars were coming when I slid past stop signs / red lights.
Glad to hear you are OK. But I am dumping the factory tires next winter. I'm tempted to just bite the bullet and get snows instead. I would never dare to take this car out in the snow especially with my family riding in it. These tires should have never been labeled or sold for all season use. I wouldn't throw them away but would relegate them for non snow use in late Spring to early Fall when I can appreciate their crisper turn in and handling characteristics.
Excuse my ignorance, but do you guys who swap out snow tires keep 2 sets of tires (one rim set) and need to go to the tire shop 2X a year to remount, rebalance and possibly re-align? Sounds really expen$ive. Or do you just go year round on the snows?
Also, is there any cost associated with moving/removing the tire pressure monitor system during the swap?
It seems that the simple act of rotating the tires (with rims) would require recalibrating the TPMS system, if done right. More shop costs?
Your warm weather cousins are wondering what all this seasonality is costing you.
Also, is there any cost associated with moving/removing the tire pressure monitor system during the swap?
It seems that the simple act of rotating the tires (with rims) would require recalibrating the TPMS system, if done right. More shop costs?
Your warm weather cousins are wondering what all this seasonality is costing you.
I think some folks have 2 sets of wheels, because it would be crazy to remove tires like that every winter....wheels would get all scraped up, and tpm sensors would get damaged from so many instances of dis-mounting.
Of course keeping a set of dedicated winter wheels & tires either requires going with the tpms light on the dash saying on, or having 4 additional tpm sensors installed on the second wheel set.
I think most just wear all seasons and gripe about it. (We all know there is really no great all season tire for snow) and yes, 245 width does not help either!
Of course keeping a set of dedicated winter wheels & tires either requires going with the tpms light on the dash saying on, or having 4 additional tpm sensors installed on the second wheel set.
I think most just wear all seasons and gripe about it. (We all know there is really no great all season tire for snow) and yes, 245 width does not help either!
