Goodyear 2nd Generation Runflats
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Goodyear 2nd Generation Runflats
I read somewhere on the forum about a new and improved Goodyear runflat. Sent an e mail to customer relations at goodyear.com and the following is their response. If there is interest in an improved runflat for a C5 perhaps other forum members could send an e mail to goodyear. Can't hurt and only takes a minute.
"Thank you for contacting our web site and for your interest in Goodyear tires. We are looking at the possibility of bringing out the
older C5 tires in the C6 designs: but at this point no decision has been made.
Thank you for your thoughtful e-mail. I have forwarded it to our high performance tire department. We appreciate the feedback."
"Thank you for contacting our web site and for your interest in Goodyear tires. We are looking at the possibility of bringing out the
older C5 tires in the C6 designs: but at this point no decision has been made.
Thank you for your thoughtful e-mail. I have forwarded it to our high performance tire department. We appreciate the feedback."
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Originally Posted by vettecop1125
If they made them, I'd get some.
I'd be all over those. The C6 has a nice ride to it and I bet a lot has to do with the improved tire technology. It seems to me it should be a no brainer for GY. With all of these C5's on the road and all of these complaints about the stock run flat.....they'd make a fortune. 
Paul
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Originally Posted by C5 Curmudgeon
I couldn't wait, so I bought a set of Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's.
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I agree. Good idea. I bought the D3's But if they made a runflat that was quieter and that most tire stores could fix I would definitely buy them.
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Originally Posted by talon90
I'd be all over those. The C6 has a nice ride to it and I bet a lot has to do with the improved tire technology. It seems to me it should be a no brainer for GY. With all of these C5's on the road and all of these complaints about the stock run flat.....they'd make a fortune. Paul
I was wondering about this, too, when I first heard about the new GY runflats. I just assumed that GY would make them for C5s, too, since there are so many on the road. Guess I assumed wrong. Probably wouldn't hurt for people to contact GY about this.Jeff
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Does anybody really believe that these major companies ever actually listen to what the customers want?
Seems to me that of all the employees that work for them, they could hire at least one to monitor car enthusiast forums such as this one and "feel the pulse" of thousands of performance car owning, tire-buying consumers.
Oh well.
Seems to me that of all the employees that work for them, they could hire at least one to monitor car enthusiast forums such as this one and "feel the pulse" of thousands of performance car owning, tire-buying consumers.
Oh well.
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theyll bring out the C5 size but i doubt may people will buy them anyway
do you know what they cosT?
245-40-18s supercar emts on tire rack 333 each
thats the fronts!
people would then whine about the price of the tire
do you know what they cosT?
245-40-18s supercar emts on tire rack 333 each
thats the fronts!
people would then whine about the price of the tire
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Originally Posted by 98vert6spd
theyll bring out the C5 size but i doubt may people will buy them anyway
do you know what they cosT?
245-40-18s supercar emts on tire rack 333 each
thats the fronts!
people would then whine about the price of the tire
do you know what they cosT?
245-40-18s supercar emts on tire rack 333 each
thats the fronts!
people would then whine about the price of the tire
Holy second mortage Batman
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I just sent Goodyear an Email. I would buy the new Goodyear EMTs.
The link is
http://www.goodyear.com/email/index.html
The link is
http://www.goodyear.com/email/index.html
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Originally Posted by Mike Mercury
someone here recently stated that the new EMT's are 100 mile (flat) tires. The first design was a 200 mile RF rating.
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From: Insane Diego Kalifonya Baby
Originally Posted by stevzc5
Hey Goodyear, while you guys are sitting on your a$$ trying to decide what to do, your customers are buying from your competitors. Do some marketing research and wise up already. 
