bellztoring wrote:
Since you mentioned you live in California, do you happen to have lots of potholes in your area too?
I've taken my car in 3 times already in the last few months. I've had the car for almost a year, and it seems to only happen after the rain.. obviously, our low profile tires are doomed to potholes,
I just don't want to replace the tire one more time without knowing whats the smartest action here.
my current tires are- Yokohama S34NV All-Season Tire - 225/40R18 92V.
I don't have that many potholes where I live. I live in the eastern suburbs near Pasadena. But even when I drive to the city and encounter potholes I guess I just avoid them. I'm pretty good with either swerving around or slowing down for the wide ones. I haven't drove into any deep ones even after the rain. I'm from the east coast and know to be more observant after rain or snow for deep potholes.
I think I may agree with DeepSeattleBlue. Just get different tires. After a whole year on these new Michelins I never blew out a tire. Knock on wood I've never blown out a tire on any car. And I think my tires are XL load. The battery makes our cars heavier so it would make sense to get XL load tires.
I just read a few TireRack reviews on your Yokohamas, weak sidewalls and frequent blowouts seem common with your tires. Just switch I say. Our tires are not that low profile by today's standards and as I said I never had one blowout with my e-tron with the 18" wheels.
But if you read my review, while I'm happy with the insane grip of these Michelins. They are noisier, bad rolling resistance compared to OEM, and heavy sidewall browning even after a heavy cleaning and coating.
I would recommend getting the warranty with whatever tires you buy if you blowout alot. Look at the Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate and the Conti Extreme Contacts that tmwes has also. They also look like good options.
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