What do you think of this tire condition?
03-03-2015 | 07:28 PM
#31
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I live in Chicago and have a 2014 CS. I put the Continental DWS on in October and they have been great this winter. Was curious to know what dealer you went to for service as I want to try and avoid them. I went to MotorWerks in Barrington for some minor warranty work and they seemed pretty good. Don't know much about Loeber but they are about the same distance from my house. I am due for my first oil change in about a month.
03-03-2015 | 09:08 PM
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I live in Chicago and have a 2014 CS. I put the Continental DWS on in October and they have been great this winter. Was curious to know what dealer you went to for service as I want to try and avoid them. I went to MotorWerks in Barrington for some minor warranty work and they seemed pretty good. Don't know much about Loeber but they are about the same distance from my house. I am due for my first oil change in about a month.
I bought the car and service it at Porsche Westmont and for what it's worth I'm genuinely disappointed with sales and service.
03-03-2015 | 11:49 PM
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I ended up buying from Jim Ellis Porsche in Atlanta. Took 3-4 hours to get the deal done by phone/email. My wife and I flew to Atlanta and drove it home. Was an excellent dealer experience and a fun adventure.
03-04-2015 | 03:01 PM
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03-05-2015 | 07:17 PM
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Just a little food for thought on powder coating your wheels or any structural component made from aluminum. Read all four pages. http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/w...pros-cons.html
03-08-2015 | 12:24 PM
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Dealer update: They stood behind the old 9,000 mile check (when I first complained about handling). At that time they said No Trouble Found and the tires did not show a wear problem. They repeated No Trouble Found and said that the condition now (pictured in the post here at 20,000) isn't "abnormal." They did say, as you guys did, that the "low" ride height adds camber and accounts for that inside wear. Their only recommendation was to replace the rears with the same equipment. I declined replacement tires through the dealer saying that I was dissatisfied with their snow handling.
The service tech was unaware that Pirelli requires documentation of rotation every 5000 miles in order to process a warranty assessment so I'm not even going to waste my time on that. When I pressed why they didn't rotate the tires when they responded to the first handling complaint (and changed the oil), they said that rotation is only by request. It is not scheduled.
Overall I'm dissatisfied with my experience. Next I'm going to have a non dealer shop powder coat the wheels black and go with Continental All Seasons that are a little better in snow than Pirelli Scorpion Verde.
The service tech was unaware that Pirelli requires documentation of rotation every 5000 miles in order to process a warranty assessment so I'm not even going to waste my time on that. When I pressed why they didn't rotate the tires when they responded to the first handling complaint (and changed the oil), they said that rotation is only by request. It is not scheduled.
Overall I'm dissatisfied with my experience. Next I'm going to have a non dealer shop powder coat the wheels black and go with Continental All Seasons that are a little better in snow than Pirelli Scorpion Verde.
03-08-2015 | 01:00 PM
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I live in Chicago and have a 2014 CS. I put the Continental DWS on in October and they have been great this winter. Was curious to know what dealer you went to for service as I want to try and avoid them. I went to MotorWerks in Barrington for some minor warranty work and they seemed pretty good. Don't know much about Loeber but they are about the same distance from my house. I am due for my first oil change in about a month.
Nokian WR G3 comes with 14 or 12/32 ( depending on the size) of 100% treadlife of the " all-weather " rating and compound
03-08-2015 | 01:23 PM
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I forgot to mention, Also have a 4-wheel alignement done... BUT do not do to factory specs.. Make sure you tell them to NOT do the BMW/Range Rover/Porsche Toe-in alignment. That is how all 3 brands get that extra handling out of the vehicles, but you'll chew up tyres 2-3X faster than you should be.
I tell tell them " I want dead flat tyre , dead straight, no toe, no performance tyre eating factory spec alignments. "
Also keep in mind that if you have air suspension , all those specs should be set for your normal mode of driving, If you are a highway daily driver like me 90+% of the time then you need to have them set the dead flat, dead straight specs in aero model, not normal mode. If you are a around town driver ( under 50mph) , occasionally on the highway then have them do the dead flat , dead straight in the " normal" height mode.
I tell tell them " I want dead flat tyre , dead straight, no toe, no performance tyre eating factory spec alignments. "
Also keep in mind that if you have air suspension , all those specs should be set for your normal mode of driving, If you are a highway daily driver like me 90+% of the time then you need to have them set the dead flat, dead straight specs in aero model, not normal mode. If you are a around town driver ( under 50mph) , occasionally on the highway then have them do the dead flat , dead straight in the " normal" height mode.
Last edited by cwazyeurodrivr; 03-08-2015 at 01:38 PM.