Curious if these recommendations were made based on durability/treadlife or performance/handling.
My bias is to always choose based on the latter, but …
I’ve done a quick, honest assessment of how the car is actually used, and the “spirited driving” that isn’t straight- line acceleration from suburban stoplights consists of 3 or 4 on/offramps between home and the airport. And the car itself isn’t exactly designed to push the envelope around curves.
OTOH… the biggest problem now is that the power that can be delivered to the rear wheels exceeds the tire’s ability to move the car accordingly, so I suppose that tips the scales back in favor of grip / performance.
Yes and no… There seems to be a lot of variations with EVs - far more than on the ICE cars - as far as real life experience with tire wear. From limited data points I’ve seen, EQS SUVs seem to shred tires less than the EQS sedans regardless of the battery size. Seems counterintuitive, right?
BMW and Audi owners may not look at EQS thread and vice versa. Given that we’re still very early in the luxury EV game and even Tire Rack has very limited resources on those tires, it might be helpful to share experiences cross brands to make for better decisions shopping for those tires. Do you think it’d be better on it’s own thread if you want to keep this one as strictly hacking?
For the tires I need for a car I’ll continue to drive, they’re priced the same here, at Discount Tire, and Tire Rack.
Difference is that Tire Rack includes two years of road hazard coverage for free, but it’s $40-50 per tire at the other two.
So I think I’m going to order mine from Tire Rack and have them shipped to Discount Tire for installation (one of the two DT locations in our metro area that also does alignments).
I don’t know where else to put this (it’s a brake question, so close enough?).
Is $1,070 too much for pads and rotors and labor (both axles) for a 2008 RX350? If yes, is it WAY too much?
I put in almost no effort (called the local Midas), and honestly I’m not going to call 5 other places to save $100, but if this is outrageous I’ll take suggestions on more economical places to have this done.
Our independent mechanic is booked too far out. These need to be done now.
DIY isn’t an option, as I have eleven thumbs and zero patience.
If anyone if offered insurance by Tire Wise, stay far away from them. We were told they will fully replace Porsche tires since they can’t be patched/plugged and they refuse to honor that commitment.
My experience with Smart Autocare sold through AAA has been good on both a BMW and Mercedes. Had to have tires replaced three times on three different cars and no issues whatsoever.
Why? Lexus RX350 should last a long time with regular maintenance (yes, brakes n rotors are regular maintenance). As long as your spouse is happy with the car and there’s no major issue needs to address, I will let him keep it.
I know it easily has another 100,000 miles in it, but we’ve averaged ~2,500 miles a year over ~10 years, and no one wants to still be looking at this thing in 2064.
I didn’t even bring up the idea of a new car, because it isn’t my decision. I was just happy when the idea popped up.
Thankfully, no. Starting list: Land Cruiser, GV70 EV, EV9, and below that line is Lyriq and Model Y.
I suggested getting rid of my 750 at the same time, and replacing both with a Taycan CT, but that didn’t go anywhere. So the Taycan goes on the maybe list for me when I turn in my e-tron GT next summer.
Final cost was $869 for pads and rotors (both axles).
We just submitted the receipt for partial reimbursement from my spouse’s “Lifestyle Spending Account,” which is a preposterous $125/quarter work benefit to pay for things like “Unexpected/Emergency Automotive Repairs.”
Apparently people don’t “expect” to replace tires or brakes, because both qualify.
So we have new brakes now for $744 OOP, just in time for the car to go on Facebook Marketplace, AutoTrader, etc. tomorrow.
No one with working ear drums or even modest tactile sensation in the right foot would have purchased the car as it was before this work was done.
