Aggressive tread pattern w/o sacrificing longevity. My driveway is extremely long, and on a steep grade, yet my car gets up my driveway with no problem. Since purchasing these tires, I have rarely felt any slip. My car is a large luxury car, Chrylser LHS, so I have no opinion as to how these tires would perform on a smaller and/or sporty car. In a top consumer's magazine, the yokohamas were rated best, even over tires such as the blizzak Santa Barbara Super Mobile Auto Repair

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Cruise works well. It feels like a luxury car not a truck, like the Ford Explorer. I believe there will be very few repairs up into at least the 200K range based on some feedback from service guys. The 4-wheel drive has 4 Auto which allows you to drive on the freeway in the rain. engine diagnostics and repair

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Fuel sending unit and fuel lines from the back of the fuel tank became rotted and cause a somewhat major fuel leak. Only leaks when car is parked just after driving for about 15 minutes or sitting in traffic, and leaks more severely when fuel tank is full. truck repair

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