cheap way to get new tires

Jul 31, 2009 | 03:28 AM

c63crazy

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cheap way to get new tires

i have 4,000 miles on my car and i need new tires already....does anyone know a cheap way to getting tires so i dont have to spend 700 on two new rear ones

Jul 31, 2009 | 03:49 AM

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Welcome to the club! I have just turned 21500kms and put my third set on for $2000

Jul 31, 2009 | 03:57 AM

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honestly idk what happened...i launched the car a couple of times and today i drifted it for about a minute and its already to the tread ware mark.......i purchased the warranty from the dealership on the wheels and tires....what excuse could i use for it to be covered under warranty?

Jul 31, 2009 | 04:04 AM

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I am in Australia and it is beyond me how you could get a warranty on tyre wear. My first set of tyres went est after 50 or so laps of Sandown Racecourse. That was the rears only and at 8000kms. I replaced all 4 tyres last week at 21500kms and this time I went to Goodyear Eagle F1 instead of the Pirellis.

My car has an LSD but I do not drift or do burn outs.

Jul 31, 2009 | 04:15 AM

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whats the difference on tirerack.com between extreme performance summer and max performance summer?

Jul 31, 2009 | 04:23 AM

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wow i just checked on tirerack.com for our tires...(http://www.tirerack.com/survey/Surve...reModel=PZero#) there are about 5 different reviews and everyone has had to change their tires with only 5,000 miles on them

Jul 31, 2009 | 09:21 AM

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Jeremy Clarkson trashed the C63 rear tires down to cord in 40 miles, so don't feel too bad

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Jul 31, 2009 | 12:00 PM

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I'm on my 3rd set @ 13K miles

Jul 31, 2009 | 12:06 PM

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must be these ny roads

Jul 31, 2009 | 02:04 PM

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must be these ny roads

or all that hp and torque

Jul 31, 2009 | 02:43 PM

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hp and torque has very little to do with it. Many cars have far more power and do not go through their tires as quickly.

Jul 31, 2009 | 03:06 PM

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hp and torque has very little to do with it. Many cars have far more power and do not go through their tires as quickly.

yeah but when you have 451hp stock your more likely to lose your tire tread faster.

Jul 31, 2009 | 03:28 PM

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hp and torque has very little to do with it. Many cars have far more power and do not go through their tires as quickly.

OK, what do you think is the reason of tyre wear on C63?

Jul 31, 2009 | 03:32 PM

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96 and 08 911 turbos

poor tire choice, possibly suspect alignment, aggressive driving, etc.

Jul 31, 2009 | 04:44 PM

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poor tire choice, possibly suspect alignment, aggressive driving, etc.

These are valid, but vehicle weight and torque have a LOT to do with tire wear.

Jul 31, 2009 | 04:58 PM

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going on my third set now... also

get ZR1 StarSpec

good tires

Jul 31, 2009 | 09:46 PM

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It does not help that the tyres cannot be rotated and also run at 40psi

Aug 1, 2009 | 12:28 AM

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While I can't help you get cheap tires now, I can help you extend your tire life...

Pull out 4 of the 8 spark plug cables. Problem fixed.

Aug 1, 2009 | 06:16 AM

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going on my third set now... also

get ZR1 StarSpec

good tires

Are you running 255 or 265 rears?

Aug 2, 2009 | 04:05 AM

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I am thinking about trading in E63 for C63.
Does rear tires wear out that fast?
My E63 has 31,000 miles and only went thru 1 set+ one rear left tire so far.
Is it that bad? or does it depends on how you drive?
I know that it is hard not to push that gas pedal.