阿邊個邊個

my friend had the same problem too, she took it to the mechanics, they said it would cost her $1000, she was shocked by the price (cuz he said there are 3 things that needed to be replaced)... so she found another mechanics that would charge her cheaper $700-ish

depends on your car 's model, the price varies

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原帖由 阿邊個邊個 於 2007-12-3 01:32 發表
my friend had the same problem too, she took it to the mechanics, they said it would cost her $1000, she was shocked by the price (cuz he said there are 3 things that needed to be replaced)... so she  ...

有時你要睇平左係邊, 如果人地換得兩樣, 梗係平D...

再唔係一個用新, 一個用舊

wongcasey

i got my car checked at the local wheel shop and it turns out i have a bent/broken front control arm
and it needs to be replaced
they don't know the price yet since they have to check with the subaru dealer

my all season potenzas have also worn out and that mechanic wants me to change to BLIZZAKS
but that means when spring time comes, i would have to buy new all seasons again and i'm against that

so i'm thinking of just buying some good all-seasons
any suggestions?

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sounds like a $400 to $600 repair bill, better double check the sway bar linkage and tie rods as they are always bent along with the control arm (from my experience with subaru)

no matter how good of an all season u buy, it can never beat snow tires; even tho snow tires are not "perfectly" safe on snow, but it's a lot a lot better than any all season...

i have snow tires on my parent's legacy too...even tho my sister's GC is still running all season (Bridgestone RE960), traction is not compariable...

if u wanna avoid another accident, go for snow tires!

AWD can always get u going but if u take of the right shoes (tires) to stop, accident is no longer an accident

wongcasey

i have been running all-seasons on my 04 matrix for several years now and have also drove it up to ski hills
i haven't had any problems with them so i think all-seaons would be fine for now

what are some good all-seasons?

wongcasey

the guy quoted $240/each for bridgestone BLIZZAKS
i don't know if that is reasonable
i feel like that guy doesn't really want to help me fix my problem but just wants me to buy new tires

btw, i run on 215/45R17

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u can pm me if u need any info on tires

i love Dunlop SP5000 and Bridgestone RE960 (yes, RE960 is much better than the RE92 crap; even RE910 is better than RE92 lolz)

spoonek4

唔理果個冬天落唔落雪都好我一樣會用雪呔，天氣一低過十度我就會擺套雪呔上車，事關雪呔無論o係雪/濕地既traction都好過all season多多聲，無論awd定係前驅車都好all season同雪呔o係冬天既分別都好大，轉彎同落brake都靈敏d，當然我唔係指有雪呔就可以亂飛，但係雪呔既compound就係俾你用o係低溫，所有all season同summer呔一o係低溫就仲硬過石頭，冬天用住all season，凍壞左d compound到天暖果陣都回復唔返果個performance就唔抵。

我用左雪呔至起碼我知我會少左機會撞到人地，可以多D留意番條路有冇其他盲毛有機會撞埋黎(我特別留意D 美國佬SUV同埋 BMW X5)

chobit

I agree la.  I still don't think it's a good idea to drive on all-season tires..!  I have seen so many accident that can be avoided if they are to have snow tires on..!  At the end, people paying more for accident/repairs..!

As long as we are keep the car for a couple of years, I think it's better to get some less expensive rims on winter tires, than get another set of summer tires that works well on the wet.  Then you will have better tires for both winter and other seasons as well.

EL