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shabalia · Apr 30th, 2006, 09:57 AM

I searched the threads under "tires" and came up with mainly offroad type of questions etc. so I decided to start my own thread.
When I bought my xtrail in December, I immediately had the "16" winter wheels with Toyo tires installed. I was pleased with the tires, slightly noisy as expected but not as bad as some I have owned on other cars. Otherwise great tires.
Last week I changed to the "17" stock wheels with the Dunlop tires. As soon as I started to drive out of the parking lot, the tires sounded noisy, noisier than the winter tires. I thought maybe cause they have been sitting in a cold garage all winter or whatever. A friend thought maybe they would be quieter after driving for a bit.
Well, most of my driving is highway and at 100km/h, I have to turn the radio up from 8 to 12. If I add the fan on and/or the roof open, I feel like I need earplugs. At 120, I can't even carry on a conversation with a passenger without practically yelling!
Anyone else experience this? What do you think my chances are to go back to the dealer and complain? How would I go about it and what can I expect? I don't think I can stand these tires till they wear out.

Apr 30th, 2006, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
shabalia Nissan Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 45	tires... I searched the threads under "tires" and came up with mainly offroad type of questions etc. so I decided to start my own thread. When I bought my xtrail in December, I immediately had the "16" winter wheels with Toyo tires installed. I was pleased with the tires, slightly noisy as expected but not as bad as some I have owned on other cars. Otherwise great tires. Last week I changed to the "17" stock wheels with the Dunlop tires. As soon as I started to drive out of the parking lot, the tires sounded noisy, noisier than the winter tires. I thought maybe cause they have been sitting in a cold garage all winter or whatever. A friend thought maybe they would be quieter after driving for a bit. Well, most of my driving is highway and at 100km/h, I have to turn the radio up from 8 to 12. If I add the fan on and/or the roof open, I feel like I need earplugs. At 120, I can't even carry on a conversation with a passenger without practically yelling! Anyone else experience this? What do you think my chances are to go back to the dealer and complain? How would I go about it and what can I expect? I don't think I can stand these tires till they wear out.