WTF is with Honda "Shakymobiles"

JFC, it seems every new Honda I test drive has got a goddamn tire problem.
Jeez!

 

It could be that they ramped up production (Because of good buzz and
fuel prices driving customers) and when they did, tire balance and
wheel alignment suffered. Were the Hondas from different manufacturing
plants?

 

It could be that they ramped up production (Because of good buzz and
fuel prices driving customers) and when they did, tire balance and
wheel alignment suffered. Were the Hondas from different manufacturing
plants?

 

Honda not very good now,don't buy.

 

Honda not very good now,don't buy.

 

Some radial tires can develop temporary flat spots if not driven for a
while. Should become round after heating up.

 

Some radial tires can develop temporary flat spots if not driven for a
while. Should become round after heating up.

 

Just went car shopping. Drove a new Accord, Civic and Acura TL. No tire
problems with any of them. Actually, no problems like that with any of
the cars I drove, regardless of make.

YMMV

 

Just went car shopping. Drove a new Accord, Civic and Acura TL. No tire
problems with any of them. Actually, no problems like that with any of
the cars I drove, regardless of make.

YMMV

 

Civics and CR-Vs, so yeah

 

Civics and CR-Vs, so yeah

 

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Accord and Acura TL have Michelin, yes? You just got lucky with the Civic.

 

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Accord and Acura TL have Michelin, yes? You just got lucky with the Civic.

 

Do the Civics still come with Fire** I mean Bridgestones?

I've decided that just about every Honda and Acura and probably most
other manufacturer's products have mediocre or worse tires. The worst
part is that they are optimized for long milage so you will be driving
on them forever. If/when I buy another new car I will probably have
the dealer switch tires before I drive it home. Life is too short to
drive on crummy tires.

 

Do the Civics still come with Fire** I mean Bridgestones?

I've decided that just about every Honda and Acura and probably most
other manufacturer's products have mediocre or worse tires. The worst
part is that they are optimized for long milage so you will be driving
on them forever. If/when I buy another new car I will probably have
the dealer switch tires before I drive it home. Life is too short to
drive on crummy tires.

 

I bought two new Hondas in the last year and almost immediately changed the
tires. On a civic Hybrid I changed the bridgestones for michelins (mileage
is the same), but I now have a tire with 740 tw rating, and antilock brakes
that don't need to activate on every puddle. On my Element, I changed the
miserable goodyears for Yokahamas with the same results. Changing the tires
makes all the difference.

 

I bought two new Hondas in the last year and almost immediately changed the
tires. On a civic Hybrid I changed the bridgestones for michelins (mileage
is the same), but I now have a tire with 740 tw rating, and antilock brakes
that don't need to activate on every puddle. On my Element, I changed the
miserable goodyears for Yokahamas with the same results. Changing the tires
makes all the difference.

 

Similar experience with several Hondas -- Civics and my Prelude. The OEM
tires are usually lousy and the replacements make all the difference.

 

Similar experience with several Hondas -- Civics and my Prelude. The OEM
tires are usually lousy and the replacements make all the difference.

 

Which one? Some have extremely light rims so the wheels shake with
balancing errors less than what the typical tire shop targets. I always
had to ask for tighter tolerances when getting the wheels balanced on my
97 Civic HX. The rims were so light that I put a tire print on my
forehead the first time I lifted a wheel off the car

My Accord Hybrid has back-buster rims despite them being alloy. I doubt
it will have wheel shaking problems but I wonder if the car would
perform better with something lighter.