Firstly, I know this subject has been beat to death (and I have no reason to make a tire swap at this particular moment as I've only driven 1500 miles since buying the Mazda), but I have a couple of questions about which my salesperson and the folks on this forum aren't "in synch" .
1) I've read that my 2024 CX-30 (2.5S AWD) is front axle biased when it comes to distributing power to the wheels. Does that mean (if/when I have a tire issue) I could get away with replacing only two of the tires instead of all four? I brought this up with the sales-guy (as I'd read, here, that complete tire replacement was necessary). His response was that all four didn't need to be changed at the same time.
2) I live in southern Arizona where (unless I travel out of the area) I very rarely experience snow/rain conditions but the road surface temperatures are more likely to reach 150°+ during the summer months. What kind of tires best handle this degree of heat?
3) Different subject but related to the heat, here ... Which motor oil best suits this climate? I've read the "go to" is 0W-20 but is that just recommended for EPA purposes or is (for example) 5W-30 a better choice for this climate?
4) No matter what the rating, is fully synthetic oil going to tolerate high temperatures, better than semi-synthetic?
Thanks, in advance, for sharing your experiential wisdom.
Ok .. I've reached my question "quota" for a while. I'll stop now and let you get a word in, edgewise lol
1) I've read that my 2024 CX-30 (2.5S AWD) is front axle biased when it comes to distributing power to the wheels. Does that mean (if/when I have a tire issue) I could get away with replacing only two of the tires instead of all four? I brought this up with the sales-guy (as I'd read, here, that complete tire replacement was necessary). His response was that all four didn't need to be changed at the same time.
2) I live in southern Arizona where (unless I travel out of the area) I very rarely experience snow/rain conditions but the road surface temperatures are more likely to reach 150°+ during the summer months. What kind of tires best handle this degree of heat?
3) Different subject but related to the heat, here ... Which motor oil best suits this climate? I've read the "go to" is 0W-20 but is that just recommended for EPA purposes or is (for example) 5W-30 a better choice for this climate?
4) No matter what the rating, is fully synthetic oil going to tolerate high temperatures, better than semi-synthetic?
Thanks, in advance, for sharing your experiential wisdom.
Ok .. I've reached my question "quota" for a while. I'll stop now and let you get a word in, edgewise lol
