Lions Fan

Up date lost a back tire, sidewall damage. So had a choice replace 2 or 4 at 27,000 miles so I did. 4 new Michelins replaced the Bridgestone. Still hate the seats do not go back far enough when you shut the car off. But love everything else

Thanks Kath I now set the seat back as far as it will go at set it on #3 before I get out.

Well it's been a year now, and I love the ride though its more sporty, it's also more fun. But next tires will be Michelins

Dan S -Mode is not a toy. I use it most of the time in the city. It tightens up the steering for less play, it feels like you have more control for in and out of traffic. Even on the highway when my hands get tired I noticed less strain using it. And my older kids wish they had it.

New to this site. I just did a post on ride, and tires. On this subject Ill weigh in. When we went shopping for a new car and narrowed it down to the 350 and the Avalon. As always we sat in the front and back seats booth cars felt comfortable. But after putting 2000 miles on my Red ES 350 I do have issues. Every time me or my wife get into the 350 we can't move the steering wheel out of the way, so we hit our knees on the wheel. The only way to avoid this, is to manually move the seat further back after the automatically operation. My question would be. How do I pick up that extra slack and make the seat go to the complete end, in the automatic mod. Also does one drive with his head up against the head rest? I move it all the way forward but it feels uncomfortable. I always thought it was there for safety reason only. Cool seats are cool.

New to this site. We had a 2003 Toyota Avalon bought new. Never wanted to get rid of it because of one thing, Best ride we ever had. But time marches on so we bought a Red 2013 ES 350 in Florida, and returned to Michigan with it. Doing some homework we were aware that the ride would be more "sporty". Every car site we visited said that the Avalon and ES 350 would not be your "Grandmothers" car. Nice touch. Well, they are right if sporty means uncomfortable, noisy and vibrates. Part of the problem is as most say here, are the Bridgestone tires. I know this from my past experience, after I wore out my Michelins on my 2003 Avalon we were talked into another brand from the dealer. Right out the dealers, we knew we made a mistake, same story as now road noise. After they wore out we went back to the Michelins and all was good till now. Another reason is this car is so much lower to the road thus the road noise. Now what do? I have 2000 miles on these tires. I will get used to the ride but not on long hauls. Another issue is the curved seats they pinch you in and are uncomfortable. Im sure once I wear them in they will be ok. I have a few other issues but Ill post on those topics . Now there is good news. I love the looks, steering, MPG, color and transmission in sports mod for the corners. I would still buy this car but not in Florida. Next car will be a HB.