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Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~
omgosh thread necro.
this whole thread has 0% validity for what we need. Michelin has a completely redesigned and even completely different rubber used tire in the 3+. According to Tcoat, King of the North and leader of Winterfell, the AS 3+ is the tire to get, even over summer performance. I am getting them when my OEM's look thinner or I just get a boost in patients.
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I have 129k on my FRS and drive the twisties from central KY to Louisville every day. I've been through 6 sets of tires and a half hour ago just pulled the trigger on my next set.
After the OEM's I picked up some Potenza RE11A's. They were simply amazing regarding traction, but they only lasted about 11 or 12 k. I still replaced them with the same, but in 225, same wear. But I loved driving a slot car. The stiff sidewalls just made the steering response amazing.
I then tried the Potenzia re71r's. They felt and stuck like the re11a's, but growled like off road tires and only gave me 9,000 miles.
I then tried some hankooks and hated them. I felt like I traded my pontiac for a buick. The sidewalls were so soft that I completely lost that slot car feel. It civilized a car that I did not want to civilize.
I followed that up with my favorite tires, which I'm now replacing. They were only slightly less sticky than the Re11's in the dry, but are simply amazing in the rain, which we get here in KY in heavy doses from time to time. And they got almost twice the mileage for just a few bucks more per tire.
Naturally I'm talking about the PSS's.
I swore they are all I'd ever put on my DD from now on. I never get tired of the fun on these roads. I don't even worry about cops, but do have to watch for deer. I have great dash cam footage of a deer that ran right out in front of me (I was doing 65) and God pushed him just to the left fast enough that he missed my front bumper/headlight by maybe an inch or less.
I checked my back tires when I got my oil changed yesterday and one of the rears was completely bald in the middle. So it's time to replace 'em.
I went to costco online to order another set and noticed the a/s 3+ for about $15 less per tire. I checked out a lot of reviews and even called Michelin. Considering the weather we get and my driving it about 11 months out of the year (I drive the 1st gen xB in the one month of snow worries) and the extra tread life expectations, it was time to tame it down SLIGHTLY. I called Michelin to see if I was going to notice more lateral sloppyness compared to the PSS and the RE11a's. The guy thought I'd love them but he also didn't seem to really know, but I'm about to find out.
I'll report back after I've got a few commutes on them. I'm really hoping I don't lose that slot-car feel.
BTW, I went to change my brakes a couple thousand miles ago for the first time and they were fine. I'll check back in a couple thousand more.
I still need to do my first spark plug replacement, but it's running fine and mileage is still excellent, so I don't know why I need to.