OEM Goodyear F1's

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Sep 3, 2015 | 09:40 PM
  #1  
Anyone have these? We are looking at a new 550 and it has 20" F1's as part of the sport pkg. Appreciate the info.
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Sep 3, 2015 | 10:17 PM
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Quote: Anyone have these? We are looking at a new 550 and it has 20" F1's as part of the sport pkg. Appreciate the info.
My car has 20 inch Goodyear tires and it rides great.
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Sep 4, 2015 | 12:59 AM
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Thanks, that's very nice to hear.
Ready to pull the trigger on a '15 S, but the new 7er is also very tempting. Congrats on your new 7 addition to the family.
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Sep 4, 2015 | 01:03 PM
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i have them as well. to be honest, i was disappointed when the car was delivered with them at first but have logged just under 3,000 miles, and they are acceptable as to ride quality. i have had two bulges develop (in two different tyres) due to huge potholes and replaced both tyres.

there was another thread recently about winter use with these tyres, and i enquired if anyone had experience with these tyres in the ice and snow. no one responded as i think the car and the tyres are just too new to judge experience. so i researched it myself, and the answer was that these oem goodyear 20s will *not* work in cold and snow; they are for summer performance or moderate climates only - not the brtuality of chicago winters. so i am buying a second set of tyres (not goodyears) - dedicated snows - for november thru march. you may live in a climate that doesn't require such a change
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Sep 4, 2015 | 04:10 PM
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Yes, they're definitely a summer performance tire and we live in S FL; how are they for noise?
Thnx
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Sep 5, 2015 | 02:28 AM
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Finally drove the car we wanted which has the F1's...a very nice riding tire as other have mentioned above. The car we are considering has been sitting indoors for ~2mos and there was very minimal flat spotting which disappeared after 5 mins of highway driving. Overall I was very impressed with this tire.
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Sep 5, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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My car was delivered with 20" Goodyear F1's. I was very skeptical because of the poor quality I had experienced with GY street and racing tires over the years. I have about 8K miles on them and they perform just fine. They are quiet and really stick in the corners and off ramps. I am concerned about the wear characteristics but need more miles before passing judgement. I did run them in snow last winter without a problem but they are definitely summer performance tires. I have access to other vehicles so I am not forced to drive the S in snow. If this were my daily commuter I would definitely go to a separate set of wheels and winter tires.
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