07-21-2017, 04:50 PM | #67 |
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As a former business owner and general manager, I can easily envision customers getting steered towards a particular model or models on the lot. I can't say for certain, but I imagine dealers "floor" most or all of their inventory through credit companies. In other words, the dealer most likely does not own his inventory - it sits on his lot on credit. And that credit line has time limits on each car or each fleet order. It is also possible (or likely) that when the dealer placed his car order, the factory gave him some "free" flooring time: something in the order of 90 days; 180 days; perhaps a year. During that time, the dealer pays no interest to his flooring company (credit company). So, you can imagine what is on the dealers mind when some of his inventory is getting "old" and the no "interest payment time period" is about to expire on certain vehicles.
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07-22-2017, 11:04 PM | #68 |
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To echo other posters and add my personal experience; NYC roads are utter shit. I hit a pothole so deep it bent a control arm and caused an egg on the tire. That was on a Mazda 3 with 205/55 R16s. I'd never dream of running a 245/35 R18 if I were driving around that area.
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07-24-2017, 12:35 AM | #69 |
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I went through 5 in a year. Got the optional lower profile tires. Helps if you put more psi in the tires. Otherwise, I have to drive very carefully, and if I have to go over any pothole, do it at the slowest speed possible.
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Statistically speaking, it is so unlikely (even if there was a defect) that all 4 tires would fail at around the same time.
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07-24-2017, 06:03 PM | #71 |
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i had 1 blow out with the oem perellis, sidewall bubbled and popped.
The tires are horrible, but theres no way you should have that many in such a short period of time. How much air are you running, 90psi?
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