It's Been Over a Week(Went for a Drive)

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11-29-2011, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rrounds

We bought the car 10/29/10 with 20,1xx miles and we now have 57,296 miles on it. We take a lot of drives and most are not on straight roads(just look at my pic's on photobucket), that's why we go through tires pretty fast. A car(any car) is made to drive and that's what we like to do.

ROD

37K in 1 year lol

good job!

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11-30-2011, 12:17 AM

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Rod, which tires do you use, and how long do they last you?

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11-30-2011, 01:26 PM

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The car came on stock rubber that had maybe 2k miles left on them. I bought four new tires(255 rear, 225 front) Sumitomo's HTR Z II and they wore out pretty fast, I had to replace my rear tires in a little town in WA. state because I ran over a bolt(a BIG bolt)and the rear tires were almost done for anyway. So the only tire shop in town(Les Schwab) had a set of 245/45-17's or I could wait three days for tires that I wanted. I put on the 245/45-17's out back and that is the size I will use from now on, that or 255/45-17. I like the ride much better and I can't tell if the car doesn't corner as well, at least not on the street. I have 235/45-17 Firehawk Wide Oval Indy 500 up front now.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....I5XL&tab=Specs
I will try the Continental ExtremeContact DW with 235/45's up front and 245/255/45's out back next time I buy tires.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....remeContact+DW
I really do like the way the car drives with this size tire on it. I really do.

ROD