New Tire Delivery Today

kenchan · 04-16-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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 · 04-16-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 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...'

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 · 04-16-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 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...'

you don't track your car, do you?

kenchan · 04-16-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

You whiny today.

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

you don't track your car, do you?

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.

Red__Zed · 04-16-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

Haha, the Z. $1200 for tires every couple track days is brutal.

The Fit is pretty nasty on a tight course... my little brother had one, that thing was a blast to take in the twisties.

kenchan · 04-16-2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Haha, the Z. $1200 for tires every couple track days is brutal.

The Fit is pretty nasty on a tight course... my little brother had one, that thing was a blast to take in the twisties.

Haha, my cars are only street cars. The only time I needed tires frequently was when I carved the santa monica canyons like 12+ yrs ago every weekend. Lasted like 3k miles which wasnt too bad. The Fit needs LSD and another 150hp.

Onzedge- any inital reviews and picts on the car?

onzedge · 04-16-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

Onzedge- any inital reviews and picts on the car?

Here you go, Mister Kenchan:

I just mounted them this morning so forgive their lack of tire dressing appearance. My initial impressions, after some testing in the parking lot of an abandoned business, are:

1. Significant steering feel/feedback improvement -- very crisp and much more precise

2. Quieter than stock Potenzas (maybe my imagination)

3. Very difficult to break traction (VDC off)

4. Handling is excellent

I wish I were more articulate today, but my clients ran me to mental exhaustion this week.

More later.

onzedge · 04-16-2011, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 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...'

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