I've got to stop this. I've been spending money like crazy.
But ArEtha has some waaay bad steppin'-out shooz now.:cool:
She's cruisin' on some 235/70R/16 DUELER H/L ALENZAS now. Lawd, it's like a brand new brand new car! No more driving gingerly on those POS Wranglers. These babies stick! I truly believe Honda would sell more ELEMENTS if they put decent tires on as OEM - what a difference! If anyone out there is on the fence about making this investment, DO IT! I have never before gone out and bought new tires when I had perfectly adequate new tires on a new vehicle. Those OEM tires are inadequate. You'll never know just how fabulous that E can handle until you go and get some good rubber on.
Look at it this way - after my rebate, these excellent, wheelwell-filling tires cost me $554, including fat CA tax, mounting, balancing, lifetime rotation, 65,000 mi. warr., dude even threw in a future free oil change! (along with the ones I got from my dealer, it's going to be a long time before I pay for an oil change!) Now I have some nicely wrapped new Goodyears in the back of my E that I'm going to advertise on CraigsList for a really good price (like $200) and sell to someone with a RaV4 or something and make my investment closer to $300. For that very reasonable amount I have the blissful experience of enjoying the true potential of my ELEMENT. It handles like a whole new machine. ArEtha is happy - me, too.
Pictures to follow soon, I have more mods arriving this week via UPS and FedEx. I said I've been spending.:roll:

Tess

pix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

pix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
Yes, yes, I know. I really intend to. I kinda wanted to have more to show. Tell you what, she got rained on yesterday, so if I can get her a quick bath and mini-detail I'll take a picture tomorrow. It's supposed to rain again on Wednesday, so I'd beter be quick.
Hmmm - or maybe a picture in the rain. New rubber looks good in the rain.

Tess
I, on the other hand, might melt!:shock:

Congrats on ArEtha's new "pumps"! I have the Alenzas also and I love love LOVE mine. It really does totally change every aspect of driving the E - handles like a dream now huh? Quiet, smooth, no more spine jarring bumps, doesn't feel as if it might just slide off the side of every curve in the rain.
I replaced mine with only 57 miles on the E and I also think it was worth every penny I spent....the guys at Firestone kinda looked at me like I was perhaps a bit "touched" in the head tho - one guy finally said "you know these tires we're taking off are brand new, right?" Mine was the 1st E they had ever done - the whole place had to stop work on a busy Sat. and come and look at it - the fold up, removable seats, the suicide doors, everything. I am sure after I left, the rest of the day they talked abou the crazy lady who bought expensive new tires for a brand new car with brand new tires already on it.
Enjoy the Alenzas Tessa!

Good choice of tire. The Alenza will more than likely be my replacement choice when the GYS are done. 25000 miles and looks like another 10,000 minimum, which will take about 5 months.

....the guys at Firestone kinda looked at me like I was perhaps a bit "touched" in the head tho - one guy finally said "you know these tires we're taking off are brand new, right?"

I had a similar experience - but then they had to agree that the GYs were a POS compared to the Alenzas and when I explained my plan to reap a couple hundred return on them on CraigsList to help offset my Bridgestone investment, they figured I was pretty shrewd rather than a dingbat after all. :D

Tess

Good for you on the tires.

Ummm.....what is this Craig'sList you speak of?

---- Mark

Good for you on the tires.

Ummm.....what is this Craig'sList you speak of?

---- MarkYou are missing out :)
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/

Thats is the DC one, but there are links directly off of it for many more cities.

CraigsList is great in that it's FREE! Ebay has its place - I've used it a lot, but when it charges a listing fee and then another fee based on selling price, that turns rapidly into a chunk of change for a large ticket item like a car! I sold my 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse to the 1st person who came to look at it through CraigsList - and was able to give him an even sweeter deal because I was not paying a dime for the listing. You place an ad (with pictures) for free and they forward emails through an anonymous address so that you can screen bozos. For items like a set of tires where you don't want to ship, so local sales are a must, I don't think they can be beat for the price.:grin:
In some cities, surprisingly, they are the go-to list for apartments and jobs.

Tess

what she said!
so where are those pix??????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????

This thread is no good without pics.

any thread with kissya is good!!

[QUOTE=tessa]I've got to stop this. I've been spending money like crazy.
She's cruisin' on some 235/70R/16 DUELER H/L ALENZAS now.


I HEAR THAT! But I can`t stop, everytime I see a new picture on here I gota have what they have. Now I`m going for new wheels and tires. Does anyone have 245s on?

I have 245/55/18......:D here's a pic:D There are more pics in the image gallery...under my E with mods.:D

thanks ,so sweet! ........................and those tires look good too.:cool:

Your Welcome...........thanks.8-)