Replacement tires?
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Melting Slicks
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Replacement tires?
If $$ were an object, and you were willing to sacrifice performance for cost, what tires woould you go for. I have a MN6 Z51 with about 9k miles and the rear tires are at least 3/4 shot. I drive the car hard but I dont do burnouts. $ 1600 for a set of tires does not fit me at the moment. Of course, I may have to change my driving habits... 
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Originally Posted by vette-oholic
If $$ were an object, and you were willing to sacrifice performance for cost, what tires woould you go for. I have a MN6 Z51 with about 9k miles and the rear tires are at least 3/4 shot. I drive the car hard but I dont do burnouts. $ 1600 for a set of tires does not fit me at the moment. Of course, I may have to change my driving habits...
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Define "good"
Originally Posted by dennis50nj
how are you doing i live near you in southampton ido john force burnouts when testing car 9000 miles tires still good z51 auto
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Originally Posted by vette-oholic
If $$ were an object, and you were willing to sacrifice performance for cost, what tires woould you go for. I have a MN6 Z51 with about 9k miles and the rear tires are at least 3/4 shot. I drive the car hard but I dont do burnouts. $ 1600 for a set of tires does not fit me at the moment. Of course, I may have to change my driving habits...
you can get very cheap very fast if you're willing to ditch the runflat capability. get on tire rack and see what they've got. i could have sworn they had a set priced under $1k up there when i was shopping my michelins. there was another site i was on that had some great pricing. i will see if i can find it and post it.
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haha. you must have seen my other posts... yea, i cant see parting with the car, especially given the $$ ive put into it that I wont get back due to 1st year depreciation. i think Im willing to ditch runflat, but I dont remember if the warranty covers towing. if not i guess I need to join AAA just in case.
Originally Posted by Mayonayze
decided to keep the 6 i see? excellent choice my friend!
you can get very cheap very fast if you're willing to ditch the runflat capability. get on tire rack and see what they've got. i could have sworn they had a set priced under $1k up there when i was shopping my michelins. there was another site i was on that had some great pricing. i will see if i can find it and post it.
you can get very cheap very fast if you're willing to ditch the runflat capability. get on tire rack and see what they've got. i could have sworn they had a set priced under $1k up there when i was shopping my michelins. there was another site i was on that had some great pricing. i will see if i can find it and post it.
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Melting Slicks
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youre doing burnouts and have no wear at 9k miles?!?!?
you must not have the z51 supercar tires then....
you dont work at lockheed martin do you? I saw my exact car there in the parking lot, except it may have been an 06
you must not have the z51 supercar tires then....
you dont work at lockheed martin do you? I saw my exact car there in the parking lot, except it may have been an 06
Originally Posted by dennis50nj
almost no wear probably get 20000 to 25000 miles
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Originally Posted by vette-oholic
haha. you must have seen my other posts... yea, i cant see parting with the car, especially given the $$ ive put into it that I wont get back due to 1st year depreciation. i think Im willing to ditch runflat, but I dont remember if the warranty covers towing. if not i guess I need to join AAA just in case.
another great place to check for tires is on the C6 Parts forum. you can get hardly used tires there for as little as a few hundred dollars.
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I agree. It just sucks that i will not have a garage to store my most prized possession. hopefully, karma will prevail and nothing will happen to my baby
Originally Posted by Mayonayze
seriously dood, us young bucks have the time to make a less than optimal financial decision (buying a C6) and recover from it. or even better, adjust to it and figure out a way to make everything else work around it, so that you can always have one.
another great place to check for tires is on the C6 Parts forum. you can get hardly used tires there for as little as a few hundred dollars.
another great place to check for tires is on the C6 Parts forum. you can get hardly used tires there for as little as a few hundred dollars.
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Originally Posted by Mayonayze
you can get very cheap very fast if you're willing to ditch the runflat capability. get on tire rack and see what they've got. i could have sworn they had a set priced under $1k up there when i was shopping my michelins. there was another site i was on that had some great pricing. i will see if i can find it and post it.
Last edited by fenderowner; Mar 2, 2006 at 04:25 PM.