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[hobo]

Yup. It's officially a slick now. Looks cool but rides on water like a jet ski. 

Approximately 33,000 miles on a $67 tire, (not bad). Now I'm going to do it again. Spent $96 this time. I wanted a softer rubber AND a higher speed rating.

I'll post a report in another 35,000 miles. 

[snake]

You're prolly pushing 60 k now, aren't ya?

[Dusty]

You're prolly pushing 60 k now, aren't ya?

John, you know we never have to push a Honda! 

[Morgan Buchanan]

If you put on a sportier tire, I don't think you'll get near 35k again...  but that's just a guess.  I have a REALLY sporty tire and I don't think I'll get 25k, maybe even only 20k...  I know the Metzler guys are still jealous, tho.  LOL

[wolfpack72]

I went with a Cooper 205/65/15 tour tire with a 65000 mile rain tread on my Darkside It's working great 

[hobo]

You're prolly pushing 60 k now, aren't ya?

I'm at about 59,500

[hobo]

If you put on a sportier tire, I don't think you'll get near 35k again...  but that's just a guess.  I have a REALLY sporty tire and I don't think I'll get 25k, maybe even only 20k...  I know the Metzler guys are still jealous, tho.  LOL

I think you're right. I'll be lucky to get 25k. This one looks like I can push it to the limit. Can't wait to pick it up Tuesday and do just that. I'll let ya know.

[Morgan Buchanan]

What's the new tire, Mike?

[hobo]

What's the new tire, Mike?

It's made by Capital and called a "Negotiator". Another 205-55-R16. It's more rounded on the edges than the last one.

The guy at the tire store in Gun Barrel City let me use his computer to browse different tires until I found one that I wanted to try.

[Muffmaster]

Yup. It's officially a slick now. Looks cool but rides on water like a jet ski. 

Approximately 33,000 miles on a $67 tire, (not bad). Now I'm going to do it again. Spent $96 this time. I wanted a softer rubber AND a higher speed rating.

I'll post a report in another 35,000 miles. 

What did you go with this time?

[Morgan Buchanan]

Darrel, look at the post above yours. 

[hobo]

Well... crap. 

The "Capital" Negotiator didn't work. It was a 205-55-16 but a rain groove in the middle of the tread made it 3/4" too wide to fit.

I went with the same tire I had on it before, which is a Negotiator made by HTSU. It feels good to have rubber on the road again...

[Muffmaster]

Darrel, look at the post above yours. 

Damn! I guess should have seen that!

[Morgan Buchanan]

Then he went and changed it anyway.  LOL

It was good having beers with you this weekend, man.

[hobo]

By the way, I faithfully kept 40 lbs. of pressure in my old car tire. It was worn much more thin in the middle so I'm going to try 36-38 lbs on this one.