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Two excellent choices. Can't go wrong either way!

There a many better tires than the RSAs. If the factory Michelin's gave 53K miles, I'd buy those again!

This may shed some more light on the matter of insurance scoring. https://www.insurancescored.com

Most folks don't know there is an insurance "score" much like FICO. It's calculated via black magic (much like FICO) so no one knows for sure, but it has to do with claims history, tenure with a company, probably credit history, etc. It has come about since so many folks are frequently jumping...

Just got a call telling me the replacement has been authorized and the part ordered.

Took it to the dealer today. The service writer started a claim saying he'd never seen one like this before; no chip to start the crack. I will keep you updated.

Thanks for your reply. I looked carefully. Nothing. Nada. It sat in the garage for a week. I spotted it when I backed out today. I could have been smaller a week ago, but I wash it regularly and have not previously seen it.

Went out in the garage and got in my '15 yesterday to find a 4" crack in the windshield starting directly above the driver's sun visor. There is no visible stone chip or other contact. It seems like it's a factory defect. I am going to insist the dealership, not my insurance, replace it...

Thanks for setting me straight. I joined here to learn and it's working!

Push the "disp" button on your steering wheel. Gets you several different readings. 2 trip meters, instant mpg, average mpg and a digital mph meter.

My wife's new RAV4 has this crap and I wouldn't give a nickel for any of it.

I enjoy scrolling through the various displays shown on my dash. I usually keep it on the instant mpg mode. However, the mode with the digital speed reading isn't accurate. It makes me wonder if that's the input used to calculate mpg and other readings. Bad speed sensor? But the car runs fine...

Worth a try. Thanks for the idea. But remember, it occurs when I am parked with the engine running, too.

Rear.

I believe my car has rear drums.

Too intermittent to try to record with a camera. The only 2 things I can report as consistent, repeatable observables are that it happens both when going down the road and when sitting still in idle and that it seems to be coming from the passenger rear. Or driver rear. I will inquire of the...

Not a tick. To best describe it, take an almost full can of soda and squeeze a dent into it. Then manipulate the can so that the dent pops out. The sound that results best describes my noise.

It is not nearly as predictable or reliable as you describe. Not ever heard it at start up, but who knows? I tend to lean in your tank theory, but if it was that easy, wouldn't we be hearing from others saying, "I have that" or "it's common on these cars." After all, there are thousands of...

A couple more data points. Today, I had the car running as I sat waiting for someone to return from a store. Heard the noise. So, it's happening both going down the road and sitting still. And, it was cold. A miserable 15*. Thanks to all who are still thinking about this.

All good thoughts. Heard it twice this morning, both times at slow speeds. It's cold today, 15*. Doesn't feel or sound brake related. It's definitely not a "something rolling around" sound. There is no way a mechanic could diagnose this without driving the car a substantial amount of time...