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Originally Posted by tony_r
Let him hate the tire and complain and/or leave while you can stay and enjoy it. Cool? Cool. Jumping down his throat the entire time trying to convince him why it's ok to you guys is just silly. SSC Defense Force comes in droves when someone has complaints, no wonder why a lot of unhappy people are silent.
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I don't know if you are referring to me or Duck, (or both) but differing views on something as subjective as liking or disliking a tire can be helpful to people on the sidelines considering options...particularly when we explain how we arrive at our own conclusions.
SSC cars are getting to the point where test-driving one on course is a viable option for many and that makes disagreements like ours moot for a lot of people. (I have driven 3 SSC cars other than my own at two different locals) - But for people considering building one without the opportunity to drive one first, I think it's good for us to share how we come to our differing viewpoints.
I acknowledged that they are not as fast as Rivals or Re71's and even added their heat sensitivity to the con side of my personal assessment of the tire.
Heck, a lot of people looking at 0-60, 1/4 mile ,and even lap times on the stock Prius tires, could easily conclude that the Twins themselves are slow and no fun to drive.
Those of us who enjoy the Twins sometimes try to explain how the Twins can be so much fun despite the numbers on the magazine pages, even though we know the car simply isn't for everyone and the stuff we like about it won't appeal to everyone enough to make up for its shortfalls.
I don't think the Falkens defy the raw numbers as well as the Twins do, but I think they are better then the raw numbers suggest and I shared why.