Discuss your 2000-2005 Bonneville SE, SLE, SSEi, Buick Le Sabre 00-05 and Buick Park Avenue 97-05. Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.
Just got new tires put on my 1997 Park Avenue and I had to share how much of a difference they made. The car is so much smoother and handles bumps just like my Cadillac used to, totally worth the $700+ for anybody looking for a nice smooth ride. So much better than the old Goodyear Eagle LSs I had before.
I hope you continue to have a great experience with the tires. The tires on the wife's CTS (Michelin) have a Nylon cord - that means a flat spot on the tires until they become warm, as in thump, thump, thump, thump. Michelin does have the best customer service, at least in my opinion. - BC
In Memory of Brad - 1/21/1977 .. 10/23/2013 ...... Aaron - 1977 .. 2017 .....
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ..... 1992 Bonneville SSE 1SB 170 HP L27 4T60E retired/sold to MattStrike ..... 2005 Bonneville SE 1SC 205 HP L36 4T65E - retired/salvage yard ..... PBCF user 2321
Those are the same tires I just put on my Bonnie and love them too. I had the flat spot problem with the Pirelli's that were on it, but never with these.
Had these on the Limo. They were great until they dry rotted and got noisy just before I sold it. Haha
Will
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
02 Bonneville SSEi | 171k mi | Black w/Neutral Int. | Backup and road trip car
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
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Great Tires! My grandparents put these on my 02 right before they gave it to me. That was 6 years ago and they still 8/10 tread left! The only problem is that they are weather checking and I will have to replace them soon.
I just replaced a set of these on my Lesabre. They lasted 100K and were still good except for snow. I bought the same tires at BJs, very low price and excellent mount/balancing in Waterford.
Connecticut, Michelin Primacy MXV4 16"x225, Pro Quick Struts, 195 SuperStat, Moog K8989, Energy Suspension 9.5170G, Monroe MA882, Timken 513179, Rear Stabilizer bar
KVH2002 wrote:Great Tires! My grandparents put these on my 02 right before they gave it to me. That was 6 years ago and they still 8/10 tread left! The only problem is that they are weather checking and I will have to replace them soon.
Have a reputable tire guy at a store that is not captive, i.e., sells a mix of brands and is not a Goodyear, Firestone, etc. store. Ask him off the record if the problem is appearance on the sidewall with the checking or drying or if it's happening between the tread rows where the cracks eventually let salt and water in deep to the steel belts and speed their failure.
In other words, if the car is not in danger from tread separating and flying off at 80 mph, I might consider keeping the tires for my own style of driving with my car. In fact I did that with my Harmony tires on the 03; bought new ones after the tread was down at 40% just because I wanted deep tread for driving in winter snow, if we had any snows that deep.