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Old 08-01-11, 12:16 PM
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I have always ran Michelins on my SUV's and full size trucks. When I bought my Lexus 3 and a half years ago, it had a wore out set of Uniroyals on it, so I replaced them with the same.

I got a little over 40K out of them (just turned 168K) so I decided to go with Michelins this time and just put a set of Harmonys on it last week. I put brakes on it all the way around while I was at it, as the pads were close to the end.

I can not get over how much better it rides. It is like a different car. The road noise is gone.

Getting it ready to turn it over to my daughter as her first car, and thinking of trying to find me maybe a newer model 330.

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Old 08-01-11, 05:29 PM
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The reason it's quieter is because your rubber is still nice and pliable. Tires usually get noisier towards the end of their life. But thanks for the heads up, I'll look into them.
Old 08-02-11, 01:13 AM
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All of my detailing clients are in love with Michelin's as well. I am currently running with BridgeStone Potenza's but my next set will be the Michelin Primacy's for sure. I got to drive an RX with them and I honestly could not feel the road whatsoever. That's not the case with my current ones, but they are performance rated.

My client with a Range Rover just replaced his low profiles and he loves them too.
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