mrsray

i agree its worth paying a lill more for good tires ... just had my nokian entyre 2.0s put on and so far so good.

tires were 430$ including tax and shipping + $80 for tire mounting balance, (20 p/tire)

not the price of 'premium' tires but not the cheapies either

Going next week to get the alignment so not sure the cost on that

but so far, my ride is at $510 ... which is sooooooo worth it in the rainy season of sw fl

plus, with 60k mile warranty, that should easily last me a few years    before i have to get more

haven't heard of Pirelli Scorpion Verde ... did you buy them for the comfort?  for a certain kind of weather?

crap, thats strange to me as I looked for reviews everywhere and did not see anything bad, but will check on dates, thank you

oh, i didn't even think about donut spare ... thanks for the tip

I know this thread is kinda old, but i wanted to share my excitement about the new tires I ordered for my 2010 dodge journey.   I needed something good in the rain since sw florida gets lots of rain in rainy season and these sound great!!  I will let you know after I get them on. 

BTW, since i do not know when the last alignment was, you think it would be best to get that done while I get the tires put on and balanced?  I just got the journey a few weeks ago and the past maintenance info was not shared with me.  Its at 98k miles.  I'm thinking its best to align and balance during the tire change.

There is a slight vibration reaching 60mph but seems to stay pretty straight hands free 

mpn T429348

Nokian eNTYRE 2.0 225/70R16XL 107T

it is worth a shot 

its not fun, thats for sure ... should i be worried about them getting IN ... vents etc?

yup and a friend just told me 'tis the season' ... once rainy season begins here, this is what happens, been here for 10+ years and yet to have this happen till now on a car .. or see so many at a time like 'swarms'

got a more close up of one, still looks more like an ant to me

hmm, on a close look they seem to be more pinched in the waist, that the pics dont show to well ... which makes them seem like ants to me.

cant move  LOL

so i guess bug spray 

oh and no, have not seen any other white cars with this ...but i live in the woods and don't see to many other white cars around

thanks for your reply

HI!  I'm a new journey owner, had my 2010 journey about 4 weeks, now.

Here in sw florida, flying ants LOVE my journey more than i do ... the pics were AFTER I drove to work 12 miles at 60mph ... stuck on the car.  it was a rainy day and they were there ALL DAY.  

dang love bugs are also out, but are no where near a problem as these flying ants right now.  Its always first thing in the morning this happens.

There have been at least 3 occasions that I know of where they are just ALL OVER it, layers and globs. 

Sunny days, they do tend to be off the car by noon time, but leave little spots of black, showing they were there.

No other cars I have had in the same yard, parked in the same spot have ever had this problem... none of them were white either, I've had red and teal, with nothing like this happening.

is it the color?  is there a way to prevent this other than getting a car cover?

it's really grossing me out and i worry about them getting in the vents etc to get IN the car

thoughts?  ideas? 

thanks in advance

On 9/15/2008 at 3:33 PM, Phil said:

I only wish I could use it when the Journey is really loaded down with cargo...or cover the whole back when the middle seats are down (only have the 5-seat FWD package). - Phil

 

I know this post is old ... but I am a new journey 2010 owner and also would like to get the cargo cover that covers the whole back while all 2 rows are down ... i also have the 5 seat package, ty in advance