Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 info
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Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 info
Since I will be getting new tires soon for my 08 base coupe, I contacted Michelin about availability timing and sizes. The new Pilot Sport A/S 3 will not be available until July, and the sizes that I need (285/35-19 rears and 245/40-18 fronts) will not be available until at least the 4th quarter of this year.
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
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Since I will be getting new tires soon for my 08 base coupe, I contacted Michelin about availability timing and sizes. The new Pilot Sport A/S 3 will not be available until July, and the sizes that I need (285/35-19 rears and 245/40-18 fronts) will not be available until at least the 4th quarter of this year.
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
I want to get a set of these.
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The current Michelin Pilot Sport AS is an excellant tire. The difference in the current tire and the new one is mostly propaganda to sell more tires. Michelin Pilot Sport has had an excellant tire for Corvette fitment for years.
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Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus ZP (Zero Pressure) are ultra high performance all-season run-flat high speed tires that enhance all-weather performance, wet grip and tread wear along with year-around traction, including in light snow. The tire features three different tread compounds molded side-by-side, and three different tread designs to communicate road feel, reduce noise on dry roads, sharpen steering response and dry road handling, resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction. What do Firestone Wide Ovals have that even begin to approach this advanced technology?
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Since I will be getting new tires soon for my 08 base coupe, I contacted Michelin about availability timing and sizes. The new Pilot Sport A/S 3 will not be available until July, and the sizes that I need (285/35-19 rears and 245/40-18 fronts) will not be available until at least the 4th quarter of this year.
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
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Since I will be getting new tires soon for my 08 base coupe, I contacted Michelin about availability timing and sizes. The new Pilot Sport A/S 3 will not be available until July, and the sizes that I need (285/35-19 rears and 245/40-18 fronts) will not be available until at least the 4th quarter of this year.
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
Looks like I will be getting new Firehawk Wide Ovals next month!
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There has been a lot of discussion here about that subject, so about 9 months ago I phoned Firestone and asked the question. The person on the phone wasn't sure but put me on hold for a while for research.
The official answer was that the Firestone runflats in my size (base C6, I didn't ask about others) are not permitted to be repaired under any circumstances. Even if you get a small nail in the middle of the tread that makes the tire go flat in your garage overnight; and you remove the wheel and take it in to the shop so it's never driven flat; no repair permitted.
I think that's silly, just lawyers run amok. But that's the official position and any shop that does repair one, has a big liability exposure.
However, a number of people have reported getting one repaired with no problem, so it's something of a crap shoot.
Since we take very long road trips in our C6, I want the greatest possible chance of being able to repair a tire instead of spending the $$$ and waiting for a new tire to be shipped to Nowhere, Oklahoma. So we will stay with Michelins; no guarantee of being able to repair but the odds go up. People who use their cars locally, and/or buy the Road Hazard policy, might be well served by the Firestones.
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It doesn't say that though...it just says "DO NOT REPAIR TIRE". No tire should be repaired if the sidewall is punctured and no responsible tire store will do it....but I'm not aware of any other tire that says "DO NOT REPAIR TIRE" on the sidewall. I agree with Jim above.
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That is a major con for the Firestones. A/S ZP is a great tire if you do regular cruising, not that great for max dry grip though.
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Settle is like having to take the last kid for a pickup game or
maybe having to ask the last girl to dance at 5th grade dance
class.
Mich AS Rf SP Plus is definitely not a tire one would refer as a tire
to have to settle on. They are so much quieter than the GY'S. Ride
better, hold the road better wet or dry.
A friend put a non RF major brand on his Z06 about the same
time as I put these on. He has about 8k on and you can see wear.
He was looking at my set the other day with around the same miles
and stated he can't see any wear.
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Settle... Your kidding me!
Settle is like having to take the last kid for a pickup game or
maybe having to ask the last girl to dance at 5th grade dance
class.
Mich AS Rf SP Plus is definitely not a tire one would refer as a tire
to have to settle on. They are so much quieter than the GY'S. Ride
better, hold the road better wet or dry.
A friend put a non RF major brand on his Z06 about the same
time as I put these on. He has about 8k on and you can see wear.
He was looking at my set the other day with around the same miles
and stated he can't see any wear.
Settle is like having to take the last kid for a pickup game or
maybe having to ask the last girl to dance at 5th grade dance
class.
Mich AS Rf SP Plus is definitely not a tire one would refer as a tire
to have to settle on. They are so much quieter than the GY'S. Ride
better, hold the road better wet or dry.
A friend put a non RF major brand on his Z06 about the same
time as I put these on. He has about 8k on and you can see wear.
He was looking at my set the other day with around the same miles
and stated he can't see any wear.
BTW, Luke agrees that the GY runflats spoiled many people's opinion of RFs, said the Mich RFs are very different.