I have a set of these on my Outback and they are absolutely awesome on it. Easily the best non-winter tire I've had in snow. I'm really curious if they'd have the same snow performance on the 200, but I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you won't see a ton of that in your neck of the woods...
Depending on maintenance records and how banged up the rest of the vehicle is, that seems decent. If you're handy with a wrench/and or maintenance is up to date, it's a good deal. If there's a bunch of neglected maintenance you'd be paying to have done, I'd be less sure about it.
I ordered a new driver’s side arm so there’s no sense in spending $20/40 just to burn one/both of them because of a bent arm but good to know for the future.
Apparently I haven't put in a partsouq order since I moved across the country and, well... I didn't catch that little detail so I won't have any updates on this for a minute. Thankfully my nephew was able to porch pirate them for me (I contacted the people that live at my previous residence...
Polishing the glass is a good idea.
Part of the chatter issue (and the reason I have a partsouq order arriving), is I'm 90% sure that a dealer bent the driver's side arm, and then bent it back. My wife complained that it looked weird when she picked it up and they "adjusted" it. Hindsight being...
Interesting... Yea, it's been awhile but I believe I've had the cheap junk. I ordered some parts from partsouq and threw some OEM replacement inserts in. I'll check those threads you linked and educate myself. Now I'm wondering if I'll have to order other parts to get these inserts to work...
My windshield wipers chatter like crazy to the point that having automatic wipers is more of a curse than a blessing. I'm wondering if anyone on here has similar issues and if so, how they've gone about fixing them. I was thinking maybe a windshield sealant/coating would help lubricate things...