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Dealer called back this morning, they are going to switch out the tires next week- they located a set from production year 2017. I was hoping to find something within the past year, but it appears from the comments here this would be acceptable. The dealer mentioned my tire size was not that...

Bought new tires for a 2002 Lexus Rx300 (225/70/16) at one of the local shops here in Nebraska- Goodyear Assurance Comfortreads. After I left the shop, I noticed the date code on the tires was 5014. I called them back and told them I was dissatisfied the tires were over 4 years old. The salesman...

Might be the same place that's in Lincoln- buy 4 Nokian tires and free oil changes every 3,000 miles for the life of the tires. Not sure what oil they use, but might be good even if it's cheap oil and you pass on the extra services.

Took the car to the tire dealer when we returned- they moved the tires -- goodyears to the back as they had more tread from what the guy said

Thanks for the replies- additional notes- looked at the tires again, the four tires are the same size (265 70 R17) but the load/speed rating on the Goodyear is 113R while the Continental is 113S

This is for a company car (2011 Ford Expedition) that we're using on a 11 hour trip- I noticed on a stop-over that on the left front and left rear are Goodyear Wrangler SR/A, and on the right front and right rear are Continental Contitrac TR. The car drove OK to the destination but I'm wondering...

Generally I've used conventional before- we've had the car for a few years and I hadn't really kept track of the oil change miles before. I've been using synthetic over the past year to see if there was any improvement to the consumption issue.

Current mileage is about 160,600 for a 1999 Corolla, the last oil change was in May at about 155,800 miles, oil was 5W30 Synpower with a NAPA gold filter. Have added 3 quarts of top-off oil during this oil change period- all synthetic. Running close to 1 quart down now, should I add a quart...

Would Mobil 1 0W40 work well in this application?

My plan was to change it out about the 6 month inverval which would be close to 3,000 miles- I'll be watching the level and if it drops again to the add line then I may change out earlier.

Background- 1999 Corolla, 149xxx miles, about 2,000 miles into current oil change (done around Jan 1), with Valvoline 5W30 conventional oil and a Purolator classic filter. Mostly around town driving- with one 120 mile highway roundtrip in March. Oil level was about 1/2 quart down since the last...

Found someone selling Mobil 1 synthetic 0W40 and I'm not sure if it is the right specification for our car- 1999 Mercedes ML320 with about 116,000 miles. The seller gave me the following specifications from the bottle. ACEA A3 B3/B4 API SM,SL/CF SAE 0W40 I found a list of MB approved oils for...