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2011 Honda Civic DX-VP - Tires

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2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Tire Close Up

Leasing a car assumes maintenance and keeping a car in good cosmetic and mechanical shape. My lease is for 24,000 miles (roughly the life-span for a set of tires) and I can choose to drive on a tires dealer provided and buy a new set at the end of the lease or, I can drive on a set of tires I prefer and put the dealer's tires back on a rims at the end of the lease. I have voted for my choice of tires.

Dealers love it when all the work on a car done at their location, after all they need to make money. They have quoted me $180 per tire installed on Yokohama AVID ENVigor 195/65R15 91H tires instead of original tires car had (Dunlop SP Sport 5000).
Also they told me that pressure sensor installed on a rim is roughly $200/each if broken by the aftermarket tires installer - never mind $29/each price for the pressure sensor sold on the Internet.

2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Pressure Sensor Side View 2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Pressure Sensor 2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Pressure Sensor Markings

I have ordered Yokohama tires with local garage where I was assured that they will be responsible for broken pressure sensors. They let me take the pictures of the rim with tires off.
In case it is broken - sensor is easy to replace and $29 is not something to consider a loss.
It should not be a problem for tire garage to switch tires and keep sensors in working order.

Just a note - I've been driving on Yokohama tires for the last 15 years and I am very satisfied with driving quality. For the winter - I'll get Nokian studded tires as they worth every penny in where I live.

2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Car Front 2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Tire Front View 2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Tire Side View 2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Yokohama Tires 2011 Honda Civic DX-VP image - Right Front Tire

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