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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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Have to buy tires

Have to buy another set of tires and trying to decide between these two.

Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position

Kumho Ecsta SPT

Presently have the Kumho's on my car however they only lasted 14k miles. Please let me know who has had the best experience with these.
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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What Kumhos do you have on the car now?
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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I have the Kumho SPTs on my car with about 10K miles. Plenty on tread left
even with my competition alignment (I'll have to flip them in a few thousand though).

For the price, I don't think you can beat them. YMMV.
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Goodyear Eagle F1s
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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Currently right now I have the Kumho Ecsta's on my car, I think they are 100 times better than what was on the car stock, but they wear extremely fast 14k miles on them and they are bald. I drive aggressively.
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Str8cold
Currently right now I have the Kumho Ecsta's on my car
Which ones?
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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Kumho Ecsta SPT's
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Since the other tires you are looking at are summer tires I am assuming you are either somewhere you don't have to worry about freezing temps or have dedicated winter wheels. My suggestion would be Kumho ecsta MX's. More grip than the SPT's cheaper than the bridgestone's.
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Dallas, Texas so yeah freezing temperature's are non-existant here. Not looking to keep the car for more than a year or two, so want to try and keep this under $140.00 a tire.
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Str8cold
Dallas, Texas so yeah freezing temperature's are non-existant here. Not looking to keep the car for more than a year or two, so want to try and keep this under $140.00 a tire.
I was going to suggest BFG KDW's, as I'm on my second set, but your budget kinda nixes that.

Cheap and long tire wear generally do not correlate. However, if you keep it a year and a half, a drive 20K miles in the process, you might want to consider shelling out more $$ if you go through 2 sets.
of course, YMMV.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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S03 if you can afford them, they are on closeout for a good price and are a better performing tire. SPT's are good and last longer though.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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RE050A pole position.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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I just got some Nitto tires. Figured since Louisiana is having a sales tax free weekend, why not. Plus, two of my tires had at least 3 plugs in them and the plugs were going bad. I hate construction.
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