RE: Tyre wear on UK Mazda 5
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RE: Tyre wear on UK Mazda 5 - 11/24/2007 6:28:27 AM
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CO2000
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Thaks for the update, sounds good. We looked at a sport one before buying the Mazda but thought it was maybe a bit too big - how does it compare sizewise to the 5 after living with it for 2 weeks.
Cheers,
Co.
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RE: Tyre wear on UK Mazda 5 - 11/24/2007 2:26:11 PM
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nick2b
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The mazda is actually a surprisingly long car. Park it next to a Disco and there is nothing in it length-wise, its the height of this type of vehicle which gives the impression of vastness. The Nissan feels good to drive, especially now it is getting wet and miserable here up in the Lakes. The wife, (who had the final say when we bought the Mazda - and yes, I have never let her forget it), took it to Manchester airport today, and enjoyed the drive - so i would say the size is not an issue - I guess the only down side is the slight decrease in fuel economy.
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RE: Tyre wear on UK Mazda 5 - 1/31/2008 12:57:55 PM
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Dads_Taxi
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A Happy New Year to all our readers!!
Just a quick update - quite a promising one for a change.
As previously reported, at 12,800 miles my totally wrecked Dunlops on the front were replaced with Bridgestone tyres. I'm pleased to report that at 26,800 miles (i.e. they have done 14,000 miles) these front tyres are wearing totally evenly across the whole surface, and seem to have several thousand miles left in them.
Meanwhile, the original Dunlops were still on the back, and were now suffering the wear on the inside edges. When the car was in for the 25,000 service I pointed this out, and a 4-wheel alignment was carried out under warranty (which the dealer point blank refused to do when it was the front tyres, I had to pay for it myself). Once again the adjustments that were made were only a few tenths of a degree, nothing major, so I really can't see the alignment being the problem. The Dunlops have been replaced by Bridgestones and hopefully they should last for a lot longer than 25K.
I have a nice print-out of the wheel alignment figures if anyone is interested. I could scan it and post it on here.
Any other news on this topic? It's all gone quiet, either we're all happy or you've all sold your cars!
Dave.
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RE: Tyre wear on UK Mazda 5 - 1/31/2008 2:37:33 PM
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virgin1
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I would be interested in seeing the new specs.
Did you see how they adjusted the rear camber to bring it back into alignment? Was it the cam-bolt on the lower rear control arms?
< Message edited by virgin1 -- 1/31/2008 2:39:15 PM >
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