Ahh, I posted something using Google Groups yesterday, but I didn't
think it has posted (thought I pressed 'Preview' instead of 'Post' or
something). Yup, those recommendations will help me out :-)

Bob S. wrote:

> You got several recommendations on the other newsgroup. You didn't like
> them? we are all the same on both groups.
>
>
> "Lee" <now@yjo.se> wrote in message news:40eae25f$1_3@news3.es.net...
> : Hi folks,
> :
> : I have a 2003 Honda Civic with 26k miles. I took the it for a tire
> : balancing yesterday as it was starting to vibrate at speeds > 60mph. The
> : guy at Tire Express said that I needed new tires! I get my oil changed
> : just under every 5000 miles, and with one exception, get my tires
> : rotated while I'm there. The guy said that my tread was completely gone,
> : and recommended that I should have my wheels aligned twice a year. Don't
> : remember reading that in the "what to do every N thousand miles" chapter
> : of the manual.
> :
> : Does 4 new tires after only 26k miles sound reasonable? I'm not a
> : boy-racer (don't no handbrake turns, skids, etc), and my driving is 95%
> : highway (no more than 10mph over the speed limit). Could not rotating my
> : tires for ~10k miles have done this much damage?
> :
> : Anyway, I'll cut to the chase. I need some new tires. Can anyone
> : recommend something? Like I said, my miles are mostly highway in New
> : Mexico (dry and dusty 85% of the time, wet/icy 15% of the time). I don't
> : mind buying expensive tires as long as there is a good reason for the
> price.
> :
> : Can I do any damage to my car by driving on the tires with little tread?
> : I plan to get them changed ASAP, but I had no idea how expensive tires
> : were. I think I'll rotate them religiously every 5000 miles next time!
> :
> : Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> :
> : - Lee
> :
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