114 days; Part II

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WESHOOT2
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I gave up on alignments, preferring to ruin the tires then replace.
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Ronzuki
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lol...yeah, that's what I'm starting to think. If I don't have any driving or handling issues, which I haven't since this guy did the last one, and it's gonna eat tires anyway it appears so why bother right?
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2010 Kizashi GTS, CVT, iAWD (3/10 build date)
2011 SX4 Premium Hatch, CVT, iAWD (12/10 build date)
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WESHOOT2
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AND I pound the whee-snot outta mine, bounding at high velocity down most-any-surfaced "road". I laugh when I hit a particularly vicious deformity, thinking 'alignment on the fly'.....


The two new-to-me Contis I mounted on the rear yesterday are still holding air, and they worked pretty good on the wet / gravelly / muddy / sloshy / heaved paved roads I maniac-ed still I tested them on.




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WESHOOT2
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The Conti's I 'found' are run-flats; serendipitous, ay?
(Except they weigh 28lb each).


I tested a tank of 91 octane non-ethanol, and returned 27.1 MPG.
Not, IMO, worth it.


While the K-car was up getting its new shoes I took a look at the not-right rear shocks, and (stunningly) found them still fairly clean, and not leaking!




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WESHOOT2
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Last tank mixed 29.4 MPG.




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WESHOOT2
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Last tank maniacal 26.5 MPG.

I think I need to lower the rear tire pressure a bit; 'greasy' rear traction while cornering.....






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WESHOOT2
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So that's what I did; I set the fronts to 45 and the rears got 42 PSI. Seems to have better grip on unpaved surfaces, but I await more experience on paved.
Push, but push slow......





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LPSISRL
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Funny. I've had my 2011 SLS for over 3 years and had 33K on clock when I bought it. It has 79K plus now. I replaced the Dunlops at 45K (that's not a mis-print) and had it aligned. Never aligned again. So I got 45K out of the stock tires, and there's 35K on my Conti's with a boat load of tread left and the wear totally even. I rotate them when I change the oil which is about every 5K. While don't drive like WESHOOT2, I don't drive like my grandmother either.
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WESHOOT2
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I was thinking about how I drive as I drove back from lunch right now.

I drive often in a criminal anti-social manner.
I'm not a road-rage type, but I may get physically close to other traffic, not as intimidation, but simply to use the space.
Sometimes I go wildly inappropriately fast (I mean reallyreally fast), but I try to save those moments for less-traveled roads so prevalent in this region.
I look for, and like getting air.
I pick my battles.

Sometimes I just cruise.......but then the wild hair strikes and I'm compelled to push the accelerator pedal to the floor, and hold it there.......


The leaves, and views, are currently stunning.




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LPSISRL
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How do you keep the flashing lights at bay?
2011 Kizashi SLS CVT (silver)
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