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11-15-2022, 10:25 AM #4326
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11-15-2022, 10:30 AM #4327
Yeah. That is pretty bad for a "60K" tire. Although I usually don't lend much credence to manufacturer's warrantable mileage claims, I DID get crazy long miles out of my old Chevy's BF Goodrich T/A KO2's. That was a helluva good tire. Same with the Goodyear SilentArmors I ran for a while. Performance tires tend to get burnt up much, much faster though. By design of course. Completely different compounds. Either way, in my experience, trying to save $40/tire or something ends up costing me as I would always end up having to replace the tire in like half the time of what I'd get out of a higher quality tire. Except in the case of the Generals I've run on my Trailblazer and XC70. Both winter and all-seasons have performed admirably and for a great price, BUT that's not what I'm going with on my C30. I want a decent performance tire in this case. I am so sick of the worn out Hankooooks that are on it. They actually still have loads of tread left on them, but they're stiff, and ride and handle like crap. They're not even that old either. Just checked the date stamp on them and they were made March of '21. They're the Ventus V2 Concepts FWIW. Well enough reviewed (when new), but follow-up reviews from long term owners mirror exactly my experience. They end up having AWFUL wet traction and handling takes a nosedive after not too long. Do not buy. I'll spend the extra $50/tire to upgrade to Pilots and have a tire that's hopefully worth a darn.
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11-15-2022, 10:40 AM #4328
I prefer Yin Yang tires. They balance really well. Hardly any weights at all.
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11-15-2022, 10:42 AM #4329
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11-15-2022, 10:48 AM #4330
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11-15-2022, 10:49 AM #4331
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11-15-2022, 10:51 AM #4332
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11-15-2022, 10:52 AM #4333
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11-15-2022, 10:59 AM #4334
Can understand the disappointment in that case. I think Pilots may be 30k warranty? Doubt I’ve ever even managed that out of a max performance summer tire.
On my first car I had ‘R’ compound tires with a 60 treadwear rating for a period, a very short period. Got them for $100 each (Canadian, no less) through a friend who’s dad had a small Goodyear race tire business. 17 year old kid probably shouldn’t be allowed to drive race tires on the street in retrospect.
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11-15-2022, 11:18 AM #4335
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11-15-2022, 11:32 AM #4336
I'm channeling my inner timberridge
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11-15-2022, 11:34 AM #4337
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11-15-2022, 12:11 PM #4338
Yeah, Striker's on fire today.
I fear between the aftermarket parts from Dorman and Ling Long tires made in Chinese re-education camps our highways are poised to become a slaughterhouses."timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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11-15-2022, 01:52 PM #4339
Well my theory seems to have been validated. After oil change and an Italian tune up the oil pressure gauge is where it should be. Felt around where the sensor is and it is covered in soot and oil. So likely that seal is bad. Gonna replace that sensor but too cold today to bust knuckles.
Old dog needs to get through the winter of towing the sled full throttle up the mountain. Braaap
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11-15-2022, 08:44 PM #4340
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11-16-2022, 12:15 AM #4341Registered User
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Boy, tough crowd. I do ~30k/yr in my car and another 10 or so in the wife's car, I buy tires about every 18 months and I had that same car. I have a pretty good idea of what works well on a variety of different cars (because I've had a variety...) It's a sporty car not a sports car and I had the first gen Pilots on it and it felt like shit, the Dunlops rode great but were almost too sticky and those Nexens were a great compromise and I got about 30k out of them which, for the price, was acceptable. @mf we have those same Ventus pieces of shit on the XC60 and they SUCK. Probably the worst tires I've ever had on a car, the ride sucks, they're scary in the rain and useless on dry cold pavement too.
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11-16-2022, 12:27 AM #4342Registered User
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Did anyone try the general gmax AS03 and 05?
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11-16-2022, 05:52 AM #4343Registered User
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I had the 05 on my BRZ. They're fantastic at everything but snow where they totally sucked. If they weren't so horrible in the snow I'd put them on my wife's Volvo.
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11-16-2022, 08:57 AM #4344Registered User
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Oh and yeah, the motor is mostly fucked, hopefully it doesn't retire before I scrape up the $$ to fix it. The tranny seems to be good now after two fluid drain and fills and a tube of this https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_7...ng_dcoe_google
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11-16-2022, 11:05 AM #4345
Ah. Perhaps it's cuz you were on Gen 1 that you didn't like 'em. I think they're up to 5 now. Ones I'm looking at are the Pilot A/S 4. Not exactly a Pilot Sport Cup, so it should be a competent all-arounder for my purposes. Hilarious you hate those stupid Ventuses as much as I do. LMAO!
I actually have the AS05 on my XC70! I have probably around 25K on them now and they've proven to be fantastic. Set before that was the Michelin Primacy all season. That was an excellent, long lasting tire for that car so that's my benchmark for my slow, heavy wagon. I don't know if the Generals will make it quite as long (time will tell), but they handle well in most conditions, have proven sturdy, the ride quality is almost as good as the Michelins, but not 100%. Perhaps a BIT noisier than the Michelins, but I don't really notice. SOLID value at nearly half the cost in my case. When I was shopping, a replacement set of Primacies was like $200/pop at Costco and the Generals came out to maybe like $100 or $110/each at Discount Tire after they tossed in a couple discounts.
Would I want the Generals on my C30? Nope, but for a competent highway tire on an SUV/big wagon, then absolutely. Much like General's Arctic Altimax winter tires, the Gmax's definitely outperform what the price point should suggest.
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11-16-2022, 11:26 AM #4346
I had General G Max AS05 on my Lexus IS350. I liked them. Good handling, quiet, even tread wear.
FWIW Michelin uses the name Pilot on tires that are pretty far removed from performance tires. Kind of like Goodyear naming everything a Wrangler.
https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tir...-pilot-hx-mxm4
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11-16-2022, 12:28 PM #4347Registered User
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11-16-2022, 12:40 PM #4348Registered User
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Hahaha
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11-16-2022, 01:02 PM #4349
Lol, thread's bringing the heat today
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11-16-2022, 01:10 PM #4350
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