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Old Apr 17, 2019 | 09:31 PM
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Today I put new tires on my corvette and what a difference in the ride and feel! After looking here I went with the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ ZP. I plan on doing some traveling and the run flats would lessen the worry of a tire failure. Also bought the road hazard warranty. There is a significant reduction of road noise over the original tires. Also, the ride was really smooth. I did some cornering and the tires really griped the road well. I assume wet handling will be great too! I am really pleased with these tires and thanks for the reviews from this forum! Tim
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If you actually drive your Vette rather than buffing it and doing 1000 mile 1 year oil changes, they are a great purchase.
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Today I put new tires on my corvette and what a difference in the ride and feel! After looking here I went with the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ ZP. I plan on doing some traveling and the run flats would lessen the worry of a tire failure. Also bought the road hazard warranty. There is a significant reduction of road noise over the original tires. Also, the ride was really smooth. I did some cornering and the tires really griped the road well. I assume wet handling will be great too! I am really pleased with these tires and thanks for the reviews from this forum! Tim
I just put the exact same tires on my '08 Coupe. My first time out with them I couldn't get over how well they performed. We both 'did good'!!
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If you actually drive your Vette rather than buffing it and doing 1000 mile 1 year oil changes, they are a great purchase.
Yes you are right except I have owned it for 10 months now and have a tad over 8,000 miles added to the odometer. It is my daily driver. I have buffed it twice now I guess a labor of love and just changed the oil. I really appreciated all the first hand reviews on this tire from this forum that led to my purchasing these tires. The C6 is a great deal in my opinion. Tim
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