New Tire Delivery Today

shumby

woot i am ordering these when i get home. Still snow on the ground though.

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Originally Posted by SAM@GTM
Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living .
Sam

onzedge

OK -- I have 400 or so miles on them now and am highly impressed. The first couplel of days the tires were settling down and a little "bumpy". Now, they are very smooth.

Cornering is significantly improved over stock and I have driven in wet and dry. I am convinced these were the way to go.

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WShade

Thanks for the info. I plan on picking up a set for my G.

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onzedge

I think it is a good choice. Let us know what you think.

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spearfish25

Realize that treadwear ratings are proprietary values that are not accurately comparable across tire brands. It's a voodoo number the tire companies make up to meet criteria (like DOT certification) and to compare wear ratings within their brand lineup.

If you think the Super Sports are going to last appreciably longer than RE-11s or even the older PS2, you're going to be disappointed. That treadwear rating of 300 means zilch.

That being said, I'm sure they will be phenomenal tires. Certainly on my list in the future if the RE-11s don't keep me as thrilled as they currently do.

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cossie1600

You won't be happy to see them wear out at about 6000-7000 miles in the front, of course you will be going so much faster that you don't mind it as much. It's not like the R888 where you spent tons of money and is still slow.

spearfish25

I just read the Michelin tire warranty fine print. The 30k coverage only applies to 2011 model year vehicles equipped with the tires as OEM fitment. If the car comes with staggered sizes, the warranty is then cut in half to 15k miles. From the brochure, it looks like buying loose tires for our cars doesn't keep the 30k mile warranty. Boooo (see file attached)

Treadwear (tire softness) and grip go hand in hand. You can't have a rock hard tire that outgrips every other existing tire. Look at F1. They run on soft compounds to ring out the 'hot' laps when they need to and switch to harder compounds for longevity between pit stops at the cost of losing a few seconds a lap.

I've decided I no longer care about tire costs. It's like buying a Bugatti and then being pissed it takes 'expensive' premium gas. If I wanted tires to last 40k miles, I should have bought a Prius. I just have to hide the replacement tire purchases from my wife who doesn't share my sentiments.

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cossie1600

I wish I can be a baller like you. I just got my credit card statement, can't believe I had to blow $1180 on a set of tires and $60 on a tank of gas. Why can't my paycheck go up as fast as tires cost. I am seriously thinking about running the Nitto NT01 and NT05 combo for next year, they are down to $240 a pop rather than $305.

Oh yeah, the 285 all around works great

My wife just turns the other way, we do the don't ask don't tell policy when it comes to racing stuff.

kenchan

you belong in the honda fit crowd. plenty of such comments like that over there. 'wat, i expected my tires to last 40K miles! they went in like 25K wtf is going on here?' or 'waahhh price of gas went up again (takes regular gas btw) and now it costed me a whoppin $32 to fill up?!!'. 'waaaa waaaa...'

cossie1600

That's nothing, the Prius crowd bitches over the loss of 1mpg due to not having the wheel cover. When you are used to driving a car that gets 42mpg on regular, then you have to get stuck in a car that gets 19mpg on premium. You will start bitching too. I am just annoyed that I spent $30K on my car and I don't get to use it other than the weekends. I put like 600 miles on the car in the last 5 months due to the weather and all the other BS. I want to drive it today, but I can't because I have to take the dogs today. I don't want to drive it for 10 minutes and have to swipe door hair from the car for 30. The racing cost is another story. Once you have to start buying tires and all the other BS, it really starts adding up.

Red__Zed

you don't track your car, do you?

kenchan

You whiny today.

My Fit? someday we shall have a showdown at a touge downhill. Me in Fit you in your car of choice (Z or impreza) and I will hand ur arse to you.

onzedge

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shumby

ahahahahaha I only pay 66.66% of cost for my michelin tires. And i beg you to show me where the PS2 is only a OK street tire? Really I would like to see that.

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Originally Posted by SAM@GTM
Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living .
Sam

cossie1600

They are not winning any amateur racing, I can tell you that much.