Mmm, new rubber breathes new life into the Maxima!

[charrison]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
The beast in question is a 2003 Nissan Maxima SE. I'm the original owner and this is the third set of tires in the 80,644 miles I have on the car now. I've been putting off buying new tires for it because they weren't quite worn completely out yet but today I broke down and replaced all four tires. The steering wheel was shuddering a bit, the road noise was noticeable, and I had zero confidence in these tires to handle rain...which is a possibility around here in the winter.

Anyway, the money has been spent and I'm very happy with the results. The ride is smoother, quieter, and the car just responds better.

I even spent a couple hours cleaning the car up this afternoon after I got home. The commute will be enjoyable on Monday that's for sure.

Wow. I have double the miles on my 2000 and I am only on my 3rd set of tires.

I'm not sure how you guys get so much life out of your tires. 40,000 is decent for performance rubber IMO. My wife's Lexus goes through rubber at an alarming rate. She has 55,000 on her car and is already on her 3rd set of tires. Wear has been perfectly even on both cars and I do rotate the tires on the Maxima every 5,000 miles.

It is mainly the tires. ON the original tires I got 50k off one pair and 60k off the other pair. The first pair got replaced with a pair of dunlops and they lasted about 20k because they were soft performance rubber. Needless to say, I have gone with the harder rubber tires since then. I dont recall it handling any different with the softer rubber.

 

[NutBucket]

You're not doing it right 😉 On the other hand, since you didn't notice a difference you're obviously able to save yourself a lot of money 🙂