Wifeys new ride....

[thomas]

Well since the ty is gone decided to get the wifey a new kid hauler.

honda touring....this thing has everything! The nav folds into the dash to reveal the 6 disk.










It says 160 on the speedo so....lol time to take her to the track!

[Joe 1320]

needs drag radials?

[thomas]

needs drag radials?

lol Just need some 305's on the front!

[Nightrage]

Good choice! I used to love driving the minivans when I worked for Enterprise.

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Is this a lease?


And, I hope those tires aren't the Michelin PAX. Not only does traction stink, they are so heavy they lower fuel mileage and decrease handling severely.


I had a 2006, and loved it, except for the wheels and tires. They lasted only 28,000 miles, and cost me $1,200 to replace. Only one tire in the world fits the stupid wheel too. I wound up buying a second set of wheels and tires for the winter, and did everything possible to baby the Michelins. When I returned it, I had to fight to not pay a surcharge due to worn tires. I was NOT going to replace the tires twice in four years, since I returned the car with only 48,000 miles.

[thomas]

Is this a lease?


And, I hope those tires aren't the Michelin PAX. Not only does traction stink, they are so heavy they lower fuel mileage and decrease handling severely.


I had a 2006, and loved it, except for the wheels and tires. They lasted only 28,000 miles, and cost me $1,200 to replace. Only one tire in the world fits the stupid wheel too. I wound up buying a second set of wheels and tires for the winter, and did everything possible to baby the Michelins. When I returned it, I had to fight to not pay a surcharge due to worn tires. I was NOT going to replace the tires twice in four years, since I returned the car with only 48,000 miles.

nope not a lease. Im learning alot about those PAX tires. luckily the dealer just put a new set on.

[wolfdogs]

how many slices of toasts will it make at once?

[Trash man]

is it me or does the front end of the honda look like the newer GM minivans as well?

as for the tire issue there has to be other tires out there or a different size that works with more options



edit - just did some reading on this pax system, seems like its a great way for honda to lose customers but from some forums i was looking at, more people are buying 2008 wheels and putting the normal tires on. seems like its a good idea but a tire life of 40K is a little sad

[Christopherrr]

Ditto what Al mentioned on PAX systems.

There is a class action lawsuit on PAX systems and Michelin will credit a substantial amount back to the consumer. Make sure whoever replaces the tires know what they are doing and new PAX gel is used.

KEEP THE INFLATION AT 40 PSI!

I've replaced plenty of PAX tires, both from Nissan and Honda and they like 40 psi. It'll help with the edge wear...which all PAX Honda suffers from. 40 PSI, easy driving and rotate every 5K miles will help get you over 30K.

I've typcally seen 20-25k out of tires...

Great Pick up though...Odysseys are by far the coolest vans...best looking too.

Congrats.

[Mirroredshades]

Wifey? Uh. NNialator has infected this board too.

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Forget the class action lawsuit. It's closed. I tried getting reimbursed, but they denied my claim, saying that since the dealer discounted the installation (this was after only 28,000 miles too) by 10%, I was ineligible to receive anything. Even if I didn't receive a discount, the lawsuit would have only have given me $200 since it's prorated. The damned lawyers made most of the money on the settlement.

What you may want to do...see what you can get on ebay by selling the PAX wheels and tires. A couple of years ago, people were getting close to $1,000 for a good set, since returning the leased vehicles mandated having PAX wheels (if you bought a Touring). For that much money, you could get a really nice set of wheels and tires. You'll not only increase the performance of the car, but spare yourself the high replacement bill coming in less than 30K miles. And since Michelin no longer makes the PAX tires, it's going to cost you a pretty penny to find them, that's assuming you can find a Honda dealership that has the equipment to mount them. I had to look hard to find one, since very few Honda dealerships spent the money to buy the specialized equipment. And no - other than Honda, no shops can mount and balance them, unless they sprung for the equipment to do so. It left a bad taste in my mouth, as you can tell.

BTW - My wife reminded me that I did NOT buy a second set for the Odyssey (got confused with my other minivan). She drove the Honda 90% of the time, so I got them mixed up. But what I do remember, when I did drive it, the PAX were down right scary in the rain and snow. Please tell your wife to go easy in foul weather. These things gave little warning when they lost traction. If it wasn't for the warning light on the dash telling my the stability control was kicking in, they gave no indication that they were slipping.

As much as I loved my Odyssey Touring, the wheels ruined the experience. Very bad decision by Honda.