Schnell Gelb

Notice how some(in other Threads) who replace there aged-out tires pan the old brand and praise the new ?
In reality almost any brand of new tires would have made a noticeable difference.
So why isn't there a "Disposal Date" clearly visible on the tire instead of the Manufacturing Date code ?
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiret....jsp?techid=11

ejdoherty911

You're right there should be a 'use by' 'disposal date'. If the tires are old (like 7 years) the problems had nothing to do with the brand specifically. My "old" tires were Continental Extreme Contact and they were probably great brand new. I went with Sumitomo HTR Z III this time around because they were cheap, had great reviews, and will probably age out before they wear out.

AnthonyGS

I alluded to this idea in my previous post. I went from a lower tech older design treadwear 140 tire (super sticky high performance) to a new, more modern design longer life tire with a TW rating of 320 and the difference between the old and new was night and day. That's really sad. If I had gone with the latest offerings in the 200 TW category I can only begin to imagine the amount of dry grip that I would've had.

Schnell Gelb

Agreed !
To please the Passenger Seat Occupant I had to select 'comfort' rated tires.Ugh ! But met with much approval - from that seat. Must admit , I was astonished how great they were despite being not ultra high grip/handling. Got grins by claiming "Don't worry dear, I won't ask you to buy only comfort-style shoes". So racy shoes - O.K., racy tires - not.

btharwa

Good morning or good evening to everyone

based on where you're located

I have bought it Porsche 992 turbo and I was wondering

what happens if I am driving, and I pull both shifters

does the car go to neutral or do I have to be in park

and are there any tips I should know

thank you

btharwa

Good morning or good evening to everyone

based on where you're located

I have bought it Porsche 992 turbo and I was wondering

what happens if I am driving, and I pull both shifters

does the car go to neutral or do I have to be in park

and are there any tips I should know

thank you

Mike Murphy

A neighbor friend just took me for a ride in his newly-acquired 2002 BMW 330ci. It’s not an M-car and has only 17” wheels. But it handled wonderfully, and the car predictably slid around corners and it felt wonderful. It’s a reminder to me that less-sticky or aggressive tires can still result in driving pleasure because you have a wider range where the tire communicates to you at the edges of adhesion. So what I’m saying is, even though you have a trade-off with your tires, and your lap times might not as high as sportier tires, driving pleasure could still be high.

To be sure, the tire on his car were newer. I’m still in the camp of newer tires are better than older one.