I'm done with AT Tires

[premise]

Probably because the majority of people who bought the 4Runner (excluding this forum community) were considering between a minivan and the 4Runner when they bought it in the first place.

Most people don't use their rides as they were intended by design. My neighborhood is full of middle-aged bro-culture men who own full-size pickup trucks and do nothing with them other than commute to their desk jobs or go to the grocery store...and literally every Jeep Wrangler is owned by a teenage girl who has a row of ducks on the dash.

Bring back the RWD Station Wagon! Handles/rides like a car, has the interior utility (almost) of an SUV, and even typically looks better.

 

[Argyle Edison]

That's good to hear. I've made a tire brand mistake a time or two and it kills me to have to live with that mistake for years until they need replacing. Buying the right set feels like hitting a home run.

I totally agree and have done that before. :doh:

 

[gomiami]

Bring back the RWD Station Wagon! Handles/rides like a car, has the interior utility (almost) of an SUV, and even typically looks better.

Nothing wrong with a station wagon. BMW put out several back in the day that were well worth owning. I only can't stomach the full-size wagons like the Ford Country Squire or the Buick Roadmaster.

 

[p nut]

Yeah...it was March 2000 and I was about to buy my first new car. Went to Honda after test driving some others and there were two cars on revolving turntables in the center of the showroom - an S2000 in Spa Yellow and the Civic SI in Electron Blue Pearl. I didn't have the $25K for the S2000 so I asked about the EM1. It had 172 miles on it. I told them order me one from the factory with less than 5 miles on the clock and they'd have a sale. 3 weeks later, I drove her home.

It was my daily driver for 23 years and my wife wants me to sell it but it's difficult. She drives great, original engine, tranny, clutch assembly. Because of the Gone in 60 Seconds race scene against the Porsche 911, I still get a handful of offers each year from random people. There can't be more than a few hundred of these left in EBP with VIN-matching everything and completely stock.

One day I'll sell but it'll be a sad day.out:

Ha ha, nice! Yeah, I can't imagine there are many stock EBP's left, or any EM1's for that matter. You should get a pretty good price for it when you sell it. But that would definitely be sad.

I had an S2000. Cool car, but I preferred my Integras and Civics more!

 

[1100 Remington Man]

I’ll be honest I have BF Goodrich KO3 on and just finished up a 1600 mile trip to the Blackhills and home and they were great ride.

 

[Trumpet]

Nothing wrong with a station wagon. BMW put out several back in the day that were well worth owning. I only can't stomach the full-size wagons like the Ford Country Squire or the Buick Roadmaster.

Funny, I'd be all over one with 4wd a strong v6 and towing package.
I need a better towing margin on my 2014 4runner, all the choices suck. I'm shopping a smaller trailer to get around with.
Currently pulling a 7x12 single axle, ebrake, fine local. Need to lock out OD and stay in 4th on the highway, keep it under 70 and it pulls fine and stable. revs are too high at 3k and the mpg falls to 10~12 mpg.

Decisions decisions....


On topic: I'm running 3peak Wildpeaks, and will be going with the defenders in another week or two. Snow performance was great, durability not so much. 35k miles and there's no winter left in them, supposed to be a 60k mile tire.

 

[gomiami]

Also back on topic - The factory tires on my GX are just about done (factory tires always suck.) I'm a big fan of Michelin and will be putting on Defender LTX M/S2 the next time they go on sale at Costco.