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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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made a little vid of what i think of run flats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6K1w1V7cY0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL9XgAniTIk

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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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i think the same way about them
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Killing the Rear End ?
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Goodyears,,I agree,,,but I now have Micheline Pilot Sport ZP,,and love them!!
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Killing the Rear End ?
not that i do that everyday, but i dont think its any worse than drag racing?
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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Goodyears,,I agree,,,but I now have Micheline Pilot Sport ZP,,and love them!!
My next set will be these!
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WOW Tim, It's been about 4 years since i did that to my run-craps.
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if you were really cool, you would have left the traction control on....
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Originally Posted by tommie
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Might as well use them completely up.
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Looks like fun

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unfortainatly i just got a set of 4, NEVER AGAIN $2000 and the rears are half gone in 4 months.WTF i dont even do burn outs,just hard 1 to 2nd gear spin(once in awhile).I figured it out to be like $200 a month to run them.NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN
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The guy giggling at the end of the vid....
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mine were new last month
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I agree, you must use 100% of all tires before taking them off the rims!
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I think you should have kept it going longer!.
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I think you should have kept it going longer!.
damm, i phone......
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