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07-28-2007, 09:22 PM | #1 |
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Bridgestone Turanza EL42's
So, I bring my car in last month and get the Turanza's replaced with Conti's. Zero cost to me since they have less than 10k miles.
Yesterday, my daughter brings her car in and gets it back today with new Turanza EL42s. I ask the SA what's going on, sice he said they replace the Turanzas with Conti's, and he says that Bridgestone "reformulated" the EL42s, and now they don't have the heel-and-toe wear they used to have. Anyone have any info on the "new" Turanza's ?? Oh, and the SA wanted to charge me 50% for the four new tires - $368. He realized that there was less than 10K miles and the cost was zero. So, $368 for two tires - that's less than $200 a tire. Thought the runflats were much more expensive ?? MD Last edited by MadDog; 07-29-2007 at 12:27 AM.. |
07-28-2007, 11:20 PM | #2 |
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Well, they did "reformulate" the Turanzas, but haven't seen anything about them yet on the web. Hope that is good news, as the new car I am expecting soon will probably have them.
Price you were quoted is very good....for a dealer, if it included balancing. |
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07-28-2007, 11:56 PM | #3 |
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i got my tires replaced right at 9998 miles.. LOL but i did get the new turanzas.. so far it is a little bit quieter.. (havent been on the conti so i can compare) but i like it better tho..
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My daughter did say the new Turanza's seemed quieter. The SA did suggest bringing the car back in at 9500 miles to check the wear pattern on the new tires. She has 5200 on the car now. I could definitely tell a big difference in the Conti's, in both handling and noise. MD |
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07-29-2007, 01:39 AM | #6 |
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wait a minute, forgive the newb question but, are you saying you got tires replaced for free? iss that part of the bmw ultimate service? and if so i assume they only replace tires on stock rims right?
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07-29-2007, 05:48 AM | #7 |
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The Turanza EL42 were recalled due to tire cupping issues which causes excessive road noise. Tires are not part of the service plan.
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07-29-2007, 08:49 AM | #8 |
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Only on the front wheels right?
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R U SERIOUS?!?!! Turanza EL42 have been recalled?!?!!? I have them with 4k miles on them, will i get new tires for free? Also did u have to pay extra after they gave you the tires to balance them or w/e? that would stink!
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I also got mine replaced. They replaced all tires with the new reformulated ones. Since the problem was part of a recall and my car had less than 10K miles, $0 was the cost.
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I think that we are incorrectly using the term "recall" with respect to these tires. That would imply that ALL of the tires are to be replaced (you know, like when a contaminated brand of food is recalled). But actually, there was a technical service bulletin which described the conditions under which certain tires are to be replaced (cupping), and mileage limitation. So tires are not going to be replaced just because we would prefer another brand.
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so the conti is much better huh? (either way im going to get 19's soon so its a win win siutuation to me..anyways.) |
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It just may be my perception, but the Conti's seem to handle better. My daughter was pissed she got the "reformulated" Turanza's, after I bragged about getting much better tires. |
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