Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17 inch
wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
lose a ton if I get rid of it!

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Deck wrote:
> Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17 inch
> wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
> lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
> highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
> trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> lose a ton if I get rid of it!

My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.

Matt

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Deck wrote:
> Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17 inch
> wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
> lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
> highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
> trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> lose a ton if I get rid of it!

My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.

Matt

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Deck wrote:
> Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17 inch
> wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
> lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
> highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
> trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> lose a ton if I get rid of it!

My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.

Matt

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
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> Deck wrote:
> > Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17
inch
> > wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> > the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
> > lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
> > highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
> > trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> > lose a ton if I get rid of it!
>
> My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.
>
> Matt

not when you compare it to a grand marquis. i have my reserves about the 30
mpg on a v8, though.

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
news:_2z3g.8258$lb.746760@news1.epix.net...
> Deck wrote:
> > Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17
inch
> > wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> > the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
> > lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
> > highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
> > trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> > lose a ton if I get rid of it!
>
> My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.
>
> Matt

not when you compare it to a grand marquis. i have my reserves about the 30
mpg on a v8, though.

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

"Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
news:_2z3g.8258$lb.746760@news1.epix.net...
> Deck wrote:
> > Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17
inch
> > wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> > the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
> > lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
> > highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
> > trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> > lose a ton if I get rid of it!
>
> My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.
>
> Matt

not when you compare it to a grand marquis. i have my reserves about the 30
mpg on a v8, though.

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Nellie wrote:
> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
> news:_2z3g.8258$lb.746760@news1.epix.net...
>
>>Deck wrote:
>>
>>>Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17
>
> inch
>
>>>wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
>>>the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
>>>lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
>>>highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
>>>trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
>>>lose a ton if I get rid of it!
>>
>>My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> not when you compare it to a grand marquis. i have my reserves about the 30
> mpg on a v8, though.

Sorry, but I don't consider the "land yacht" feel to be a good ride.
Yes, I think the 30 MPG is smoke also, but if you drive on the level, at
a constant 55 MPH, you might be able to come close. I've seen large
Buicks get 30 MPG on the highway, but that was with a V-6, not a V-8.


Matt

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Nellie wrote:
> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
> news:_2z3g.8258$lb.746760@news1.epix.net...
>
>>Deck wrote:
>>
>>>Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17
>
> inch
>
>>>wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
>>>the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
>>>lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
>>>highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
>>>trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
>>>lose a ton if I get rid of it!
>>
>>My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> not when you compare it to a grand marquis. i have my reserves about the 30
> mpg on a v8, though.

Sorry, but I don't consider the "land yacht" feel to be a good ride.
Yes, I think the 30 MPG is smoke also, but if you drive on the level, at
a constant 55 MPH, you might be able to come close. I've seen large
Buicks get 30 MPG on the highway, but that was with a V-6, not a V-8.


Matt

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Nellie wrote:
> "Matt Whiting" <whiting@epix.net> wrote in message
> news:_2z3g.8258$lb.746760@news1.epix.net...
>
>>Deck wrote:
>>
>>>Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17
>
> inch
>
>>>wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
>>>the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother? Back seat rides like a
>>>lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
>>>highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
>>>trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
>>>lose a ton if I get rid of it!
>>
>>My GL with the 16" wheels and Michelin tires rides quite well.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> not when you compare it to a grand marquis. i have my reserves about the 30
> mpg on a v8, though.

Sorry, but I don't consider the "land yacht" feel to be a good ride.
Yes, I think the 30 MPG is smoke also, but if you drive on the level, at
a constant 55 MPH, you might be able to come close. I've seen large
Buicks get 30 MPG on the highway, but that was with a V-6, not a V-8.


Matt

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Deck wrote:
> Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17 inch
> wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother?

Our GLS rides quite well on the 16" Michelins, but it is definitely
firmer than you're going to get on a traditional full-sized American
sedan. I have not driven an LX so don't know how it compares.

> trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> lose a ton if I get rid of it!

Highest we've gotten so far (according to trip computer) is 29.7 mpg,
this was on a trip driving 65 mph for the most part, using cruise
control. Current average is in mixed driving is 24.3 mpg. This seems
pretty respectable to me for a vehicle of this type, the Sonata is
hardly a tiny economy car. We found that the gas mileage increased
noticably after putting a couple of thousand miles on the car.

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Deck wrote:
> Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17 inch
> wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother?

Our GLS rides quite well on the 16" Michelins, but it is definitely
firmer than you're going to get on a traditional full-sized American
sedan. I have not driven an LX so don't know how it compares.

> trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> lose a ton if I get rid of it!

Highest we've gotten so far (according to trip computer) is 29.7 mpg,
this was on a trip driving 65 mph for the most part, using cruise
control. Current average is in mixed driving is 24.3 mpg. This seems
pretty respectable to me for a vehicle of this type, the Sonata is
hardly a tiny economy car. We found that the gas mileage increased
noticably after putting a couple of thousand miles on the car.

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

Deck wrote:
> Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. My LX with the 17 inch
> wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road. do
> the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother?

Our GLS rides quite well on the 16" Michelins, but it is definitely
firmer than you're going to get on a traditional full-sized American
sedan. I have not driven an LX so don't know how it compares.

> trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
> lose a ton if I get rid of it!

Highest we've gotten so far (according to trip computer) is 29.7 mpg,
this was on a trip driving 65 mph for the most part, using cruise
control. Current average is in mixed driving is 24.3 mpg. This seems
pretty respectable to me for a vehicle of this type, the Sonata is
hardly a tiny economy car. We found that the gas mileage increased
noticably after putting a couple of thousand miles on the car.

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:02:04 -0400, "Deck" <decan9@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. >My LX with the 17 inch
>wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road.

Ya, they're "sporty". Not much in the comfort department. It's a normal
characteristic of low profiles. You give up quiet and comfort for
performance.



>do the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother?

My Sonata V6 has the 16" wheels, and the tires have a pretty good ride and
are quieter over expansion joints. You may be able to trade even with
someone. Talk to your dealer and ask him to put you in contact with someone
that wants 17's. The 16's are still somewhat low profile, so don't expect a
100% improvement.

>Back seat rides like a
>lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
>highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
>trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
>lose a ton if I get rid of it!

When you're used to riding in a land yacht, any sporty mid size car is quite
a comedown in comfort. You'll get used to it, and come to appreciate the
firm ride and precision handling that your Marquis couldn't come close to.

I went for a short trip last weekend, and nearly broke 30 MPG at 29.68. I
only have 2600 miles on the car, so I have no doubt I will get 30+ on long
stretches. You'll get there!
--
Bob

Re: Solid tires on 2006 Sonata LX
 

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:02:04 -0400, "Deck" <decan9@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Thought they quit making solid tires in about 1909. >My LX with the 17 inch
>wheels rides like it has solid tires. feel every pebble in the road.

Ya, they're "sporty". Not much in the comfort department. It's a normal
characteristic of low profiles. You give up quiet and comfort for
performance.



>do the GLS's with 16 inch wheels ride smoother?

My Sonata V6 has the 16" wheels, and the tires have a pretty good ride and
are quieter over expansion joints. You may be able to trade even with
someone. Talk to your dealer and ask him to put you in contact with someone
that wants 17's. The 16's are still somewhat low profile, so don't expect a
100% improvement.

>Back seat rides like a
>lumberwagon. I traded in a '99 merc Grand Marquis that got 30 MPG on
>highway with a V-8 for this thing and it rode smoother-quieter. still
>trying to get 30 MPG with this Sonata..Oh well I have it now and would
>lose a ton if I get rid of it!

When you're used to riding in a land yacht, any sporty mid size car is quite
a comedown in comfort. You'll get used to it, and come to appreciate the
firm ride and precision handling that your Marquis couldn't come close to.

I went for a short trip last weekend, and nearly broke 30 MPG at 29.68. I
only have 2600 miles on the car, so I have no doubt I will get 30+ on long
stretches. You'll get there!
--
Bob