The Official OEM Potenza life thread.

[semtex]

Originally Posted by tonybui

Can u guys post the way u drive too ? that would help a lot. I can't imagine my tires dead at 12k miles

I'm actually fairly conservative in my driving style. I don't track my car, I don't auto-x. And I get a bigger kick out of nailing it in a straight line than I do from cornering at the limit. Now, that's probably going to change once I get my PS2s on, because part of the reason I take it easy around corners is that I think the OEM Potenzas are complete crap and I have no confidence in them. But yeah, the stock 19" tires only have a 140 TW rating. You'd think that they'd at least provide decent grip if they're going to wear so quickly. Bridgestone OEM tires FTL.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by semtex

I'm actually fairly conservative in my driving style. I don't track my car, I don't auto-x. And I get a bigger kick out of nailing it in a straight line than I do from cornering at the limit. Now, that's probably going to change once I get my PS2s on, because part of the reason I take it easy around corners is that I think the OEM Potenzas are complete crap and I have no confidence in them. But yeah, the stock 19" tires only have a 140 TW rating. You'd think that they'd at least provide decent grip if they're going to wear so quickly. Bridgestone OEM tires FTL.

It really is interesting, isn't it? For a 140 rating and costing nearly $300 a pop you'd think they'd be good tires, but they're really just loud pieces of crap. My Hankook V12s, which are "almost" half the cost, seem to perform twice as good as the OEM tires. They are nearly 100% quieter, they have more cornering grip, and the car just feels better... not to mention my wallet is happy.

[JACKPAC]

I've only gotten about 1,500 miles out of mine so far...











... I need to drive more

[DakillaZ]

15000 k for me

[semtex]

Originally Posted by DakillaZ

15000 k for me

Wow, that's amazing! 1k=1000, therefore 15000k = 15,000,000 miles!