[DML] Re: Tire Replacement

["therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>]

Agreed totally. But in my case, my Yokos were in great shape, with 
about 12K miles or so on them, and LOTS of meat left on the treads. 
They still had long service life ahead of them, when I got them 
replaced with the Coopers.

I have no luck with tires. The DeLorean is the 3rd vehicle I've 
owned, where a nail has punctured the sidewall. There was no way to 
repair the tire, and unfortunetly, NO ONE in town had anymore of the 
rear tires in stock, because Yokohama had stopped producing them. And 
since I'm really funny when it comes to mixing & matching tires, I 
just opted to get 4 brand new ones. So on my car, I wound up with a 
pretty close comparison between two types of tires.

I've since exceeded the milage traveled on my Coopers vs. my Yokos. 
And the Coopers still perform just as well now, as when I first got 
them.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm not really arguing, but it's difficult to compare a worn set of 
> one tire with a new set of another. Also - the Yokos are a pretty 
> stiff, lots-of-tread-on-the-ground tire which is good for nice dry 
> pavement but not so good on wet or "greasy" pavement. I can 
> understand why the Coopers would seem better in those conditions. 
> 
> I would probably go with the Coopers or something similar on a 
daily-
> driver car. Especially at the price.
> 
> The last set of Michelin Pilot Sports I bought (not for the DMC) 
were 
> $225 each (245-ZR40). Ouch. . . . never again.  
> 
> Dave 








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