My Chevy Volt Was DANGEROUSLY Close To An ACCIDENT

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Күн бұрын

In the year since I bought my 2017 Chevy Volt the tires have gone from okay to outright dangerous (but only on the outside tread blocks). Chunks were coming out of the tires and I could see cords through them. So today we're going to solve that problem after doing a little work on a Mercedes SLR McLaren.
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@RealRickCox Жыл бұрын

Jonny is so nice.... he's always helping you out. I wish I lived 1000 miles closer to have a guy like him to work on my stuff. But I did make the drive 4 times to have him fix my BMW's.

@MrBeugh Жыл бұрын

Vredestein tires are very famous in Europe and are, believe or not, some of the highest rated bicycle tires! Virtually unknown in the USA, they are considered a premium brand. They also have great tread designs too.

@garyquartley1084 Жыл бұрын

Beat me to it! They are a premium brand here in the UK...

@jdmaxi187 Жыл бұрын

Dutch quality

@leonidastg Жыл бұрын

Faster than me also, high value here in Portugal.

@mrkbbd Жыл бұрын

They make both a fantastic high performance SUV summer tire (best wet weather performance tire I have experienced and I have had all of the high end Michelin and Continental tires on various high performance SUVs) as well as a very good high performance snow tire that on my old M3 would do better in the snow than 4WD Tahoes on all seasons.

@robstruction Жыл бұрын

Had a set of vredestien snows on my 330i. Outstanding! Tried to find them when I needed replacements and couldn’t find them was bummed.

@HenryMulder53 Жыл бұрын

Vredestein is an original well known tyre from the Netherlands. Besides the world known brands Vredestein is selling well here in the Netherlands. Being a good tyre for a reasonable price. Also in the agricultural tyres they are very well known. Koni is also a famous Dutch brand, specially in racing shocks.

@MauriceNL1 11 ай бұрын

Vredesteins are very good tires. My VW Caddy workvan has Quatruc on the mand they are amazing dry and wet!

@sam01081972 Жыл бұрын

Vredestein are premium Dutch tyres. They make awesome winter tyres.

@Grunniger61 Жыл бұрын

Vredestein is a Dutch brand (made in the town of Enschede), and makes totally OK tires since over 100 years. And very Dutch: started with bike tires. They are not as good as Michelin, but price/performancewise tops.

@digitalrailroader Жыл бұрын

And now they are owned by an Indian company called Apollo Tyres.

@Scotty_in_Ohio Жыл бұрын

@@digitalrailroader Didn't know that - kind of explains why there's a lot more of them here now - used to be somewhat rare to see - at least in brick and mortar tire shops...

@Bum_Hip Жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing your first hand knowledge of hybrid technology to all the car bros who know so very little about it, yet have strong negative opinions about them.

@DuggleBogey Жыл бұрын

My 130,000 mile Volt probably needs tires. If the new ones you got are quiet I will get a set, I love the silence of the Volt when it's on electric power. FYI, I'm still on original brakes after 130,000 pads still look fine, not even half gone.

@Bleachanna Жыл бұрын

Most cars go over 100k on brakes now.

@ginatulip8679 11 ай бұрын

what year do you have?

@noonehere1793 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see the car ninja is still around, i miss his PRECISE approach to repairs…

@MapOfEurasia Жыл бұрын

Vredestein are really good tyres, very popular and famous brand in Europe ✌️

@bozodog428 Жыл бұрын

Ant Anstead did an M3 manual conversion on an episode of Wheeler Dealers. Very interesting. I recall some machining was required on the trans case. The rest was pretty straight forward.

@FloydNashFixItDad 11 ай бұрын

You'll love the Vredestein tires. Being made in a cold weather country, they are excellent for places like Michigan where I live. I have friends that have used them and don't even bother with snow tires any more. I got them for my daughter in the UP of Michigan, and will be putting a set on my other daughter's little Toyota Matrix too.

@carportchronicles1943 Жыл бұрын

I changed the pads on my 2013 Prius at 135,000 miles because I couldn't believe they didn't need to be replaced. The pads still had one-third of their thickness. They probably would have went to 150,000 just fine.

@RyanDimal Жыл бұрын

I did the same! mine had like 1/2 used.

@autospecial1 Жыл бұрын

I've been pretty happy with my Volt. Still on it's original tires, they're going to age out before they're worn out.

@edfrawley4356 Жыл бұрын

I used to commute 1.5hrs each way to work and when it came to buying snow tires I chose Vredestien. I absolutely loved those tires. Nothing else I had up to that point had the grip I got from those tires. I am currently running Firestone winter tires that came on my car but when it comes to replacing them I will be looking to see if Vredestien makes tires in the correct size and they will be my first choice.

@ImSmrda Жыл бұрын

Who asked

@novgaladh Жыл бұрын

@daveblack5109 Жыл бұрын

I've used Vredestein Tyres here in the UK for over 40 years on Performance and family type cars. without doubt they are the best balance of grip, noise and durability I have used on a reasonably priced tyre. I hope you have the same experience. (Not sponsored or employed by Vredestein)

@red58impala Жыл бұрын

I bought my 03 Pontiac Vibe with 121,000 miles on the odometer. I've put roughly 200,000 on it since and I've never changed the brakes. I don't know if they are original or not, but the brakes are still going strong. That's what happens when you commute 110 miles round trip daily for years and rarely need to use your brakes. We put well over 100,000 miles on my wife's 07 Yaris, it had about 221,000 on it at the time, and only changed the brakes because we were heading to the mountains. That was a wise decision :-).

@murrys5444 Жыл бұрын

Pads and rotors lasting on vehicles with regen braking is a very nice bonus, however it really varies by vehicle. Recently Ford had to update the braking software on the Mach E so that it will use the pad and rotor once in a while just to keep the surface clean. There have been multiple reports of people who live in the snow-belt areas where the rotors would rust over because the regen braking was practically all the vehicle ever used. And Ford wouldn't replace them under warranty, as they said "normal wear and tear".

@Bum_Hip Жыл бұрын

Very good point. As an EV owner, I make sure to apply the friction breaks at least once a week for just the purpose you mentioned. When I bought mine, the dealer suggested I do so as well.

@tei1337 Жыл бұрын

Yup, particularly rear brakes. I guess that's (along with regen) part of the reason why VW used drums in the rear for the ID EVs.

@Bum_Hip Жыл бұрын

@@tei1337 haven’t thought about that point.

@thecman26 Жыл бұрын

Pads and rotors are the cheapest thing to replace though!

@Bum_Hip Жыл бұрын

@@thecman26 so are oil changes, and Smog checks. Doesn’t mean I want to do them year after year.

@Bethany415 Жыл бұрын

Those tire weights are from 3M. It's cool, I love to see any lead-free alternatives around.

@davebrown9725 Жыл бұрын

Most of the tire weights I have seen recently look like the old lead tire weights, but are made of steel, with or without a plastic cover to make it look like lead.

@TakuroSpirit77 Жыл бұрын

I love those. We had a 3M rep come to our shop and said "Look how safe they are versus lead!" And popped a piece in his mouth and started chewing it! That made JR's bubble comment even that closer to reality... they really are chewy.

@kruleworld Жыл бұрын

9:35 these weights are because of restrictions on use of lead environment contamination laws in California. because they randomly fall off, the highways are lead lined.

@PowerSportsQuebec Жыл бұрын

Very good tires! I sold Vredestein tires for years and customer loved them.

@leonidastg Жыл бұрын

Those tyres are very good, we use them a lot in Europe. That's a very reputable brand in Europe.

@badatcad Жыл бұрын

oh man the cars are back 🥳 love the house stuff though. looking forward to your triangle

@wriddle082 Жыл бұрын

Years ago I put 165k on the original brakes on a 94 Toyota base truck (the Tacoma was introduced in 95). I downshifted a lot to slow down, so the original brakes never got changed, but the rear drums were adjusted once. They would have gone longer had I not wrecked and totaled the truck out (hydroplaned and hit a median barrier, brakes not an issue in the accident).

@larrybe2900 Жыл бұрын

Don't make drivers like they used to. ;) Helps to keep eyes on the road too. ( ;) ) recent experience.

@nbrowser Жыл бұрын

Yep JR, those are OE to the car...when you showed the drivers front there was the TPC SPEC number...GM has that on all tires sold with the vehicle. My other half's '17 Cruze Premier still has it's OE 18" tires as we swap it between winter and summer when the seasons dictate. The '17 Cruze LT I just got a few months ago doesn't have it's stockers on it but it has new 16 inch tires all around...and since I work at a tire shop I'll probably be investing in winter tires for it too, both Cruzes are incredible econo cars that look and feel not so much like econo cars and I believe there's some similarities between the Volt and Cruze.

@theo.k Жыл бұрын

Vredestein is actually a renowned Dutch tire brand (now owned by Apollo India) and they make quality tires. The brand is over 100 years old

@bobbygentry5286 11 ай бұрын

I have Vredstein’s on my wife’s Q7 and they are fantastic! Can’t beat the price and the performance/road noise is comparable to the Goodyear’s it came with from the factory that are over $400/tire.

@SamVance Жыл бұрын

I was looking at that tire brand while researching cheap tires for my 2021 Hyundai Sonata SEL last September & apparently, they’re very well rated, but I had a Costco membership & the Bridgestone Advantage were $700 OTD.

@seanwieland9763 Жыл бұрын

1:52 Those Michelin Energy tires weren't great even when new. Good for helping the manufacturer and dealership quote mpg numbers, but terrible for actually gripping the road. Plus the dry rot problem you mention. Seems like they were made specifically for the hybrid car market just to hit certain regulatory numbers and envrionmentalism talking points.

@joebass5163 8 ай бұрын

I have probably close to 70000 miles on my comma Eon since Jan 2020. Amazing device. I only have basic cruise control but I'm fine with that.

@69Dartman Жыл бұрын

I bought Sumitomo H speed rated tires for my Dart many years ago because I wanted really wanted super nice handling tires that would be very grippy. They had a 220 wear rating and 130 speed rating. Loved those tires, got about 18k on them 😢 I had put poly bushings and factory front and rear sway bars on it so I wanted the tires to keep up with the improved suspension. The next set I went with regular much higher rated tires and got about 30k and ended up blowing the belts on both front tires.... I guess I was having too much fun carving corners and generally driving it like I stoled it with the 318 with a Thermo Quad and reworked distributor and a 3.23 sure grip in the back and 340 exhaust... 😉

@waynegibbons352 Жыл бұрын

I thought those rims were supposed to have the vanes face forwards in order to pull air in towards the rotors to cool them on that SLR.

@josephoros2918 Жыл бұрын

I use to be a tire tech did it 5 years. The few things I hated were those weights always hard to get off, swollen lugnuts, and chrome wheels with heavy peeling and corrosion.

@randyarnold6361 Жыл бұрын

40 years ago, I was ordering Vredestein tires from Europe to run on my BMW 2002 race cars and to sell to my high-performance BMW customers. They were not expensive, and they actually were the best preforming tires on the 2002! They were truly the best you could get for wet weather and snow without changing over to one of European snow tires. You will probably be very happy with them.

@carlsapartments8931 6 күн бұрын

Gm suggests annual oil change regardless of mileage LOL... it's synthetic oil and the engine automatically does a 10 min maintenance operation about every 60 days or so, for coolant, fuel, oil, and seals, if it is not being used so why would I change my synthetic oil & filter just because 12 months went by, NO! They also want me to do an air filter change rather than inspecting to see if it is dirty (which it never is but I blow it out anyway)

@ap101081 11 ай бұрын

I can beat that! My 2000 Prelude has tires with the date code 4011. I only have 12,000 miles on them and I don't see any dry rot so I'll keep as eye on them anyway! I bought the car 11 years ago and they are one of the first things I bought.

@AndyZ325is Жыл бұрын

Not even close

@Verylukyguy Жыл бұрын

Some OpenPilot forks have Always-on-Lateral and Lead Braking, so even if OpenPilot is not “engaged” you still have steering and braking, but no acceleration.

@liamegan4303 Жыл бұрын

Hi JR. 53.000 miles on a set of tyres. Jesus i wouldn't mind a set of those lol ENERGY SAVERS I dont know if i can get them in Ireland lol. I have to find out 😅😅. Tell Hoovie to change his own Wheels lol. I have never seen Hoovie with dirt on his hands. Never lol. The Car Ninja is Brilliant. He knows everything about BMW and Mercs. He reminds me of Alex on "Legal Street Cars" in Chicago. Alex used to work for Mercedes. You are all so Talented around Cars. It's unreal. Great Video J.R. keep it up bro. Chat laters bro 😅😅

@gooondie Жыл бұрын

MORE MINI RESORT

@WatchJRGo Жыл бұрын

I've got an update ready to go for you this week... in Boston right now 😳

@brian5o Жыл бұрын

If JR uploads his videos as quickly as it seems he does, I bet that the drywall guys are still working on it. JR said that they wanted the place to themselves for several days to complete the finishing work.

@avioncamper Жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo Don't eat too many beans up there, lol.....

@tonya9955 Жыл бұрын

Had some Conti's with 21k on them, same thing little chunks coming out of the tread. Guy at Discount Tire they have been seeing this with other brands, also.

@TheCarlitoBenito Жыл бұрын

We put Vredestein HiTrac tires on our Pacifica and have been very impressed. I wish they made them for my SUV. They are much quieter and better riding compared to the Michelins.

@andrewhillman9632 Жыл бұрын

Too funny, those are the same tires I purchased from Tire Rack for my Honda Clarity plug in hybrid. Purchased for the same reason, replaced the OE Michelins.

@michaelrollins2240 11 ай бұрын

My 99 Subby is rolling on date code 2012’s Michelins lol! All the sidewall cracks and very hard ride but all kinds of tread!

@seanwieland9763 Жыл бұрын

7:50 Great in the rain? Lies! That's my biggest complaint with those Michelin Energy tires they put on hybrid electric vehicles. They're dangrously bad in the rain.

@Engineerd3d Жыл бұрын

Verdstein tires are good stuff. Good choice.

@pascalplourde1648 Жыл бұрын

Vredestein makes a really good winter tire I would have no problems buying them.

@organiccold Жыл бұрын

Really good tyre :)

@M-A-C- Жыл бұрын

Can you link to where you bought those tires?

@Scotty_in_Ohio Жыл бұрын

Vredesteins are "cheap tires" they may not be the most expensive but I've had 3 sets on 3 different cars and they are very good indeed - some of the best tires in the snow (without them being snow tires) I've ever had and wet performance is very good too. They're sometimes a bit on the noisy side but other than that I've no complaints - I'm actually running oversized (from stock) wheels and tires on my 2018 Mini JCW F56 and am very impressed with the performance (although just about anything is better than the run-flats that Mini uses as stock ASRs) The pricing for the sizes and models I purchased (also for TireRack) were squarely in the middle of the pricing for tires on the site - I paid about $175-$195 per tire but stepped up a version over the least expensive in that brand.

@M-A-C- 4 ай бұрын

@WatchJRGo How are you still liking the Volt? I am looking at purchasing a 2017, but concerned with the EGR, BECM and Battery life. Thoughts? Issues?

@bsfatboy Ай бұрын

does it have to be premiere or can LT have the system installed in it as well?

@N0b0d17 Жыл бұрын

Vredestein is a very old company. Had a set on my '59 Austin Healy Sprite in the early 70s. Made in Germany.

@richardsmith2721 Жыл бұрын

Most tires are pretty quiet when new and loud when they're worn out. Report back on these tires when you get some miles on them. I was shopping for an E46 M3 in 2003. The SMG was $6K more and there was a 6 month wait for one. I was going with a regular manual if I went that route. Now people are throwing away the SMG. I hear they are $6K to fix if they fail. It's probably not cheap to have it converted to a regular manual either. I ended up going with a C5 Z06 just like the car you bought as the supercharger test mule.

@avioncamper Жыл бұрын

JR, do you know lucky you did not blow a tire going 70-80? Great you have new sneakers. Cool your girlfriend is active military. I buy my tires mostly from Wally World. (Wal-mart)

@Hypergreenjeepman Жыл бұрын

I have a 2018 Jeep renegade and just put new tires on it and the tires are chopped bad what does that to tires

@smarouchoc7300 Жыл бұрын

uh, those Michelin's are super quiet when not worn out :) i have them on both my Bolts. on the one we bought used, dealer "gave" us a new set of non-energy saver tires, and they were AWFUL. Put the OG tire back on, super quiet. And it's the same tire as on the gen2 Volts :)

@RichieRouge206 Жыл бұрын

All the Michelins I see when they’re a few years old that seem to dry rot. Vresdisteins are great tyres to be fair.

@Smokey_A Жыл бұрын

I had this brand on my 350Z for several years. Went through 2 or three sets of performance models after the Corvette forums seemed to like them.

@martinholling9537 Жыл бұрын

actually Vredestein is always the best buy for the money for tyres in Europe. It´s a well known more 110 years old tyre manufacturer from the Netherlands and I use it always on all of my cars!

@floodx4947 Жыл бұрын

So if Tire Rack loses your tires, Triple F has to give you something from the collection, right?

@BentonHart Жыл бұрын

I need to do the Comma on my Volt. One of these days...

@simonilett998 Жыл бұрын

Those new tyres were made where my mum was made🤣 Looks like they were running a little under-inflated👍🇦🇺

@SixWheelsDown Жыл бұрын

its been a minute since I've been to Mid-evil Times (in your trunk at 3:11) . you go on a date there recently?

@damondurham5683 Жыл бұрын

I love the thumbnails that make people look like really cheap vinyl blowup dolls ready for action.

@bigboyiams Жыл бұрын

What’s the brand of tire ?

@alfyer5 11 ай бұрын

Can you tuck the roof into the rubber gasket on b pillar by the seat belt. Was driving me crazy lol

@jo6520 Жыл бұрын

My defenders never dry rotted. I had them on the car for several years

@douglasbray3563 Жыл бұрын

Good Evening John Ross

@WatchJRGo Жыл бұрын

Yo Douglas! 🍻

@BB-kk7op Жыл бұрын

Be careful they just had one spontaneously catch fire in a driveway in Massachusetts yesterday 10000 gallons of water to put it out

@leohale6449 Ай бұрын

Hey JR, I have 16K to spend on a used car and am contemplating getting a Gen 2 Volt. What would you suggest I buy for good fuel economy for my money.

@_PatrickO 3 ай бұрын

The stock tires are a joke. I replaced them immediately so I wouldn't die. If the tire says energy saver, it will slide you right off the interstate in bad weather. I put on Yokohama AVID Ascend GT. It loses 5-8mi of range, but very worth it. Comma ai is why I got mine, I have vision only so I used a custom version of openpilot for the comma2 that works plugging the comma into the front camera only.

@claysmell Жыл бұрын

who wants to see WatchJRGo in his Medieval Times crown?

@Poepad Ай бұрын

Please create play list for chevy volt, also include a video how you installed the comma AI.

@edwardgreenjr167 Жыл бұрын

9:38 - meme material right there.

@DeusVolo Жыл бұрын

You cant compare tire noise from NEW tires and 53K 8 year old tires. Come on JR you're kill'n me!

@chrisschneider4226 3 ай бұрын

Is another Comma update possible? we have all the old Volt, time to finally buy a second car. We are seriously thinking about another Volt (the first one might be the best purchase we ever made) based on the comma capability…

@effenfish661 Жыл бұрын

not only michelins, i've had other brands loose chunks due to age

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

I've run many different brands of tires. Michelins are great for 25 to 30K and then they aren't so great anymore. I'm running my first ever set of Pirellis and although I don't have a bunch of miles on them they're quieter than the Michelins ever were.

@LukeK1738 Жыл бұрын

They just have terrible all season performance with performance tires. Contis are the best middle man between pirelli and Michelin

@Cartier_specialist Жыл бұрын

@@LukeK1738I had a bad experience with a set of Continentals but I might give them another shot the next time I need tires. The Pirellis I bought won all the shootouts on the Tirerack though. I really like them so far. My car is so quiet now all I can hear going down the interstate at 75mph is the wind rushing over the car. The Michelins were never that quiet and I bought them brand new.

@janmartens7954 Жыл бұрын

Vredestuin is a Dutch manufacturer of tyres with a big range of tyres from bike to hypersportscars. Quality is premium, depending on which model you take they have good to very good performance. Just depends which application and which model you choose how good they are. No Chinese manufacturing I believe, all made in the EU. Vredestein’s name is a little old. When I would translate it to English they would call peacevillage or something, although the “stein” part has a littlebit elite/historical vibe to it. In Europe they are almost on par with Michelins with price and performance in the A-tier. So if you got them cheap in the US, they are buying themselves in the market?

@iainmcglynn833 Жыл бұрын

Indian owned Netherlands co who make excellent all season tyres as they get snow Quite famous in the Uk and Europe so no worries You get slightly more than you pay for and fine for a normal car

@boilerhousegarage 11 ай бұрын

Heck, I'm having to change my Goodyear Eagle F1s at 12,000 miles! 😐

@Eatmykellogs Жыл бұрын

JR trying to become a dependa lol

@Notjared138 Жыл бұрын

@garrettw99 Жыл бұрын

Vredestein generally makes really good tires

@controlcontrol4677 4 ай бұрын

Well they are not the cheapest tires anymore, Tire rack list them at $152.77 each for my Premier 2018 Volt.

@user-rt7ge1dk4q Жыл бұрын

Vredesteins are great tires!

@msiraco Жыл бұрын

People really do swear by those Vredeeharwvecndnks tires. I’m curious to know how you do with them

@bdtaylor1979 Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why people actually drive until the oil percentage on their car is close to zero. I use full synthetic oil in my car and truck and change them each every 5,000 miles and still have 40%-50% oil life left at 5,000 miles. Even with full synthetic I don’t think it’s good to go more than 5,000-6,000 miles and I think it’s neglectful to go until the oil percentage is zero or close to it.

@kerrylewis2581 Жыл бұрын

Michelin vs. Vredestein will save you about two hundred bucks on a set of four. I may try these on my Mom's car because her Michelins are eight years old.

@Leebs 11 ай бұрын

Motul hoodie ever make it to the store?

@CH-qt4hr Жыл бұрын

I've found that my Comma AI doesn't seem to care if my eyes are open or closed. Only if my head is pointed in the right direction

@Hotlog69 Жыл бұрын

Gotta an ol' Quyzbuk on your hands?

@nostric4237 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a fleet update video? :D

@jeffgates7645 Жыл бұрын

I would still check the aliment.

@stoveguy2133 11 ай бұрын

I had snowtires. Now I don’t drive in the winter. Solved.

@TheCarlproduction Жыл бұрын

How come how come you don't put it in your new Ford

@MrBugsier5 Жыл бұрын

Dutch tires, Vredestein.. There good tires.

@andrethib Жыл бұрын

Better clickbait title: WatchJRGo retires!

@ericzochowski3749 Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with Vredestien tyres, they are amongst the best in the world.

@pkt1213 Жыл бұрын

Interesting your girlfriend gets to charge for free. I'm on my second gov agency and when building a new building, we are told with all the "green" things they have to do, they cannot install charging stations because the government doesn't pay for people's gas. Only place I saw free charging was for recruiters' CMAX, which never got used because the charging station was locked in the motorpool.