Personal experiences with cars

[Daso]

I've owned and drove a 1987 jetta carat, 1997golf 4dr, 1992 Fleetwood caddy (still the most comfortable car I've ever drove), 1997 jeep tj, 2002 mitsubishi outlander, 2010 Ford f150, 1996 vw golf gti, 2005 gmc Jimmy, 1982 Mercedes i don't know wtf model....my favorite car has got to be my 2015 mirage... I have never treated such a cheap car so well. It's my pride and joy. That is all. This car is the ��

[Wallythacker]

I've owned and drove a 1987 jetta carat, 1997golf 4dr, 1992 Fleetwood caddy (still the most comfortable car I've ever drove), 1997 jeep tj, 2002 mitsubishi outlander, 2010 Ford f150, 1996 vw golf gti, 2005 gmc Jimmy, 1982 Mercedes i don't know wtf model....my favorite car has got to be my 2015 mirage... I have never treated such a cheap car so well. It's my pride and joy. That is all. This car is the ��

I know the feeling. My Mirages are priceless to me. I pity the person who opens their car carelessly while I'm standing there. It might be very ugly.

[Pryme]

I've owned and drove a 1987 jetta carat, 1997golf 4dr, 1992 Fleetwood caddy (still the most comfortable car I've ever drove), 1997 jeep tj, 2002 mitsubishi outlander, 2010 Ford f150, 1996 vw golf gti, 2005 gmc Jimmy, 1982 Mercedes i don't know wtf model....my favorite car has got to be my 2015 mirage... I have never treated such a cheap car so well. It's my pride and joy. That is all. This car is the ��

I had a 94 Fleetwood. Loved that car with the 5.7L LT1 V8. 335lbft moved that car so effortlessly down the freeway.

[Dirk Diggler]

Great experiences with my old Accords, one auto or 5speed. Terrible experiences with my old Mercury Marquis, 1999 Nissan Altima, and 2004 Subaru Outback. My neighbor is a Subaru Technician and he tried to explain to me that Subaru uses Aisin CVTs now which is bull****. They build their own uses JATCO parts to their specifications. The guy did agree with our theory that low torque, low curb weight, makes a big difference in CVT longevity and that Subaru is starting to experience the same issues Nissan has been having with reliability. My old H6 3.0 Outback had a trad 6speed auto and was about the only thing reliable in that car! Even though I only averaged 20 mpg combined! I also found out at the time that if you had an AWD vehicle, got a flat, you had to replace all 4 wheels! If you didnt it could throw off your differentials, trashing your transmission. Living down here where the weather is nice, owning a Subaru is a complete waste of money.

[Fummins]

I also found out at the time that if you had an AWD vehicle, got a flat, you had to replace all 4 wheels! If you didnt it could throw off your differentials, trashing your transmission.

Unless your other 3 tires are totally worn out I see zero need to replace all four other than to make money. If anything I'd say it'd wear the transfer case before the diffs and have nothing to do with the transmission.

[Wallythacker]

Unless your other 3 tires are totally worn out I see zero need to replace all four other than to make money. If anything I'd say it'd wear the transfer case before the diffs and have nothing to do with the transmission.

Subaru is building such useless garbage, is facing so many lawsuits that they'd be wise to enter bankruptcy and wind up business. a niche brand like them in this economic climate will buckle under the strain they're facing.

I've a feeling that Subaru would deny some poor sucker warranty because he replaced ONE tire. Hey, it's new so it's a different diameter, right? It will rotate at a different speed than the other wheels, right? Too much driveline stress, Warranty denied. Sue us if you want.

[Mark]

Unless your other 3 tires are totally worn out I see zero need to replace all four other than to make money. If anything I'd say it'd wear the transfer case before the diffs and have nothing to do with the transmission.

Any AWD vehicle that I have owned has had two sets of tires. The older set used during the summer months, and the newer set used during the winter months. It's important that all four tires match up on an AWD systems regardless of their age.

I've never lost a single tire out of a set of 4 tires, except for a Dunlop Enasave on my Mirage. A pair of Federal tires were cheaper than one Dunlop. Thus, I went that route at the time. Even if the Dunlop were the same price, I would buy the Federal instead.

I would never run different tires on an AWD vehicles. The systems are designed for a matching set of tires. If you have some research that indicates otherwise, I would like to read it.

[Fummins]

Any AWD vehicle that I have owned has had two sets of tires. The older set used during the summer months, and the newer set used during the winter months. It's important that all four tires match up on an AWD systems regardless of their age.

I've never lost a single tire out of a set of 4 tires, except for a Dunlop Enasave on my Mirage. A pair of Federal tires were cheaper than one Dunlop. Thus, I went that route at the time. Even if the Dunlop were the same price, I would buy the Federal instead.

I would never run different tires on an AWD vehicles. The systems are designed for a matching set of tires. If you have some research that indicates otherwise, I would like to read it.

Sorry, didn't mean to offend you or something. I didn't say run different tires. I said if you get a flat and all the other tires have lots of tread on them then it would be stupid to replace all 4. I would replace the one tire that doesn't have the air inside of it. If the remaining 3 tires are bald, meaning having not a lot of tread left on them then yes it would make sense to replace all 4 of the tires as there would be a noticeable difference in circumference. I think it's a waste of money to replace 4 tires rather than replace just 1 tire if the other 3 aren't worn down noticeably. If the front tires wear faster on an awd, better replace all 4?

I think you really misinterpreted what I was trying to say.

[Eggman]

I said if you get a flat and all the other tires have lots of tread on them then it would be stupid to replace all 4. I would replace the one tire that doesn't have the air inside of it.

Lockers & limited slips might take a beating, along with confusing all the sensors. Old trucks with open differentials don't have this problem.

Wood stoves would never have this problem, and they are safer for marshmallow time too.

[Fummins]

Good point. I see warranty problems. I meant if I had old one without warranty and someone told me I need 4 new tires I'd suggest they perform filaccio.