Trade it,sell it,keep it?

buddscreekman

buddscreekman

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My wife and I are thinking about selling our car. We love it,have never had a problem with it,save for one - and it is a big one for us. We bought our car brand new in 2009,and since then have put tires on it about 6-7 times. It requires a special size which is a ##### to find and expensive,and on top of that they are very low profile and wear out fast - they have only one crappy manufacturer as well. On top of it all,the least thing that may have needed a plug or a patch on a regular tire necessitates replacement because of the low profile. I'm sick of it,especially considering we bought this vehicle for our daughter to take with her to college in a year. I don't want her on the other side of the country worrying about replacing the tires all the time. We are at a point where we are damn near exactly even and what we owe is the same as the trade in value. Is this the time to sell/trade? Or would we be making a mistake?
 
lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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I would have traded/sold it a long time ago!

Just to put tires on my crappy mini van is a freakin $800 ordeal. That is every 2 years or so. I could not imagine 6 times in 2 years. DAMN!
 
DEEKAYPEE8569

DEEKAYPEE8569

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buddscreekman said:
My wife and I are thinking about selling our car. We love it,have never had a problem with it,save for one - and it is a big one for us. We bought our car brand new in 2009,and since then have put tires on it about 6-7 times. It requires a special size which is a ##### to find and expensive,and on top of that they are very low profile and wear out fast - they have only one crappy manufacturer as well. On top of it all,the least thing that may have needed a plug or a patch on a regular tire necessitates replacement because of the low profile. I'm sick of it,especially considering we bought this vehicle for our daughter to take with her to college in a year. I don't want her on the other side of the country worrying about replacing the tires all the time. We are at a point where we are damn near exactly even and what we owe is the same as the trade in value. Is this the time to sell/trade? Or would we be making a mistake?
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Put a decent set of tires on it. Get the front end aligned. Look up "Book" on it, and put a sign in the windshield.
 
glhs837

glhs837

Power with Control
What kind of car is it?

LM, $800? WTH are you putting on there? And how many miles do you drive in a year. My tires wear out in a year, but they are not too far from race car tires. If you are not getting 40-50K, I think there is a problem.
 
aps45819

aps45819

24/7 Single Dad
huntr1 said:
Buy new rims with smaller diameter then get tires in a common size with normal sidewall.
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:yeahthat: and go to an all season with a tread wear warranty. I use a 45 series summer high performance tire and they don't have a tread life specification
 
aps45819

aps45819

24/7 Single Dad
.... on a side note, my rear tires are about shot and on a nice cold day like today it's real easy to get the back end to step out :dye:
 
glhs837

glhs837

Power with Control
They should, aps. Not one advertised as such, but there should be, in fact, barring real racecar tires, there is required to have a treadwear number on them. While that number is manufacturer derived, and subject to some variation, you can draw some rough lifespan conclusions from them. My tires, for instance, have ranged from 280 (about 24K miles) down to 200 that lasted on 15K or so.

Most folks are looking at tires that have a higher number and therefore should last a lot longer. A 2007 Grand Caravan with TPMS comes with tires that at 320 should last I think 30-40K. So I might have mispoken about the expeted tire life

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These should behave as well as the stockers, and add 15K or so to lifespan.

General Altimax HP
 
lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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glhs837 said:
What kind of car is it?

LM, $800? WTH are you putting on there? And how many miles do you drive in a year. My tires wear out in a year, but they are not too far from race car tires. If you are not getting 40-50K, I think there is a problem.
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That was the cheapest tire Mr Tire had. Oh it included an alignment also. The van is a 2007 and I had the tires put on last October when the van had 60k or so miles on it.

I have a 2005 hyundai also that needs tires ( I mean they are in desperate need of tires :lol: ) and the cheapest I can find is like $400. That is just crazy!
 
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bresamil

wandering aimlessly
lovinmaryland said:
That was the cheapest tire Mr Tire had. Oh it included an alignment also. The van is a 2007 and I had the tires put on last October when the van had 60k or so miles on it.

I have a 2005 hyundai also that needs tires ( I mean they are in desperate need of tires :lol: ) and the cheapest I can find is like $400. That is just crazy!
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Big Ed's Tire 301-475-2929. Give them a call and I'm sure they can find something better priced for you.
 
buddscreekman

buddscreekman

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Anyone have a car/truck/SUV they dearly love and would recommend? Only make we won't consider is Dodge. So far,we have owned a Hyundai - loved it,Honda - the current one and we have also found any parts it needs to always be pricey,and the other two were Dodge.
 
lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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bresamil said:
Big Ed's Tire 301-475-2929. Give them a call and I'm sure they can find something better priced for you.
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Awesome, thanks! I'd even consider getting used tires.
buddscreekman said:
Anyone have a car/truck/SUV they dearly love and would recommend? Only make we won't consider is Dodge. So far,we have owned a Hyundai - loved it,Honda - the current one and we have also found any parts it needs to always be pricey,and the other two were Dodge.
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Go w/ a Hyundai again then. We have owned 3 of them and loved each of them :yay:
 
buddscreekman

buddscreekman

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I lean that way - I just often wondered if it was a fluke or if Hyundai is consistently good.
My wife got rear-ended in her Hyundai and the guy who hit her seriously hit them hard - doing about 45 and she was at a red light. She and our daughter walked away without a scratch and so did the car. Not a bit of damage save for a very small scuff on the bumper.
 
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