what questions should I ask? HELP
12-22-2005, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cheshire_carper,Dec 23 2005, 07:52 AM
My S02s were awesome - if I get another S in the future, it will have S02s on it. People that moan about the S02 a: listen to hype or b: are too pussy to drive it properly
I sold the car and the originals had done 13,500 miles.
The majority of people that think S02s are a good tyre have *never* tried another tyre so have nothing to compare with.
12-22-2005, 11:04 PM
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I have tried both, and the S02s definitely have superior dry turn in and grip. The winter compromise is too great though and if I ran my car as a daily, year round, driver there is no way I would use them.
12-22-2005, 11:13 PM
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wampa
you have a pm about viewing a car
I might save your sanity
before long this thread will be discussing whether to use Pledge or Windolene on your car
you have a pm about viewing a car
I might save your sanity
before long this thread will be discussing whether to use Pledge or Windolene on your car
12-22-2005, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by StevenM,Dec 23 2005, 08:00 AM
Anyone that gets 13,500 miles out of a set of rears must drive like a poof.
You could have used a better picture.
12-23-2005, 12:29 AM
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wampa, have you had a look through the tech faq in my sig? There's a section on buying in there that will be fairly useful. There's also a buyers guide at the top of the For sale forum.
12-23-2005, 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by cheshire_carper,Dec 23 2005, 07:52 AM
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FishBoyJust for that, you can buy Chinese as well as all the beers tonight!
F1 and S02 rears were typically good for 10-12K miles, depending on how you drive, in my experience. I think I got around 21K miles out of the F1 fronts (but there was life left in them when I had to put S02s back on to p/x them)
Nothing wrong with S02s as long as you're mindful of their limitations when its cold and wet, especially if the car is just going to be a "toy" rather than a daily drive commuting car.