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#74 of 266 Chat night by pf_flyer HOST Mar 25, 2008 (10:31 am)
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#75 of 266 Tire Recommendations by dride Apr 25, 2008 (4:20 am)
Seeking advice for tire replacement for my 2005 M3 s. I have not had good luck with the GY Eagles or Continentals. Any input would be appreciated!
#76 of 266 Love my Potenza G009s by indydriver Apr 25, 2008 (8:06 am)
I don't have experience with your specific vehicle and I don't know what you're looking for in a tire, but if it's high performance all-season (with an emphasis on high performance) you can't go wrong with this tire.
#77 of 266 Just replaced my OEM Bridgestone's Today by txg60 Apr 25, 2008 (12:11 pm)
I am just a shade over 23K miles and am within a few K miles of replacement...briefly looked at my options; if you want to stay with the OEM 215's you are probably stuck....Pirelli has an PZero and there is an older Michelin option as well but its a non-pilot...walked out the door 266$ per tire including taxes/labor etc.   Has anyone on here jumped to a 225 size?...if so did you go to a 45 or 40 series tire? Replies to this message: silvermzda3 (May 23, 2008 9:55 am)
#78 of 266 New Mazda3 comes with CHEAP tires by pthirth May 22, 2008 (6:13 pm)
My daughter and sister-in-law bought new Mazda3s in the past year.   Daughter drove 20,000 miles in 10 months. We noticed a thrum-thrum sound. It turned out her tires are wearing unevenly. We checked alignment and it was fine.   AFTER we took it back to dealer, we found out that tires warrantee is for 12,000 miles.   Sister-in-law's Mazda3 only has 10,000 miles and shows same problem. Took it to dealer who says alignment must be the problem. If he can stall us for another 2,000 miles, this car will also be out of tire warrantee. Dealer could not refer us to a Kansas City location which will honor the warrantee on the Mazda tires.   We are NOT happy campers. I have NEVER heard of a tire with such a low mileage warrantee. Replies to this message: tom1sharon2 (Jun 11, 2008 1:33 pm) deebred (Jun 18, 2008 2:16 pm) blanca58 (Jul 09, 2008 12:57 pm) indydriver (Jul 10, 2008 2:14 am) and 3 more... petesleaf (Oct 21, 2008 5:35 am) and 9 more... mazdatech (Jan 15, 2009 6:40 pm) and 1 more... blanca58 (Sep 28, 2008 1:26 pm) roadburner (Sep 28, 2008 7:37 pm) autonomous (Sep 29, 2008 1:59 pm) roadburner (Sep 29, 2008 5:30 pm)
#79 of 266 Re: Just replaced my OEM Bridgestone's Today [txg60] by silvermzda3 May 23, 2008 (9:55 am)
Replying to: txg60 (Apr 25, 2008 12:11 pm) i just realized you must have the speed 3, so these comments are for the regular 3 5 door. I went with 215-45-r17's (up from 205-50-r17) and they will fit. any wider requires a wider rim. after months of research i chose the BF Goodrich G-Force super sport AS (all season). got them at Costco for about 115/tire installed. They are a little softer than the Goodyears that came with the car, providing a 'nicer' ride, much quieter, without giving up too much handling. there is some comprimise in the crispness of the handling and it took me a little bit to decide if i liked them or not. but all in all for the price I am pretty happy. you can go to tires.com and they have a tire calculator there that will give you a comparison on different sizes.
#80 of 266 I already hate these Goodyear Tires by tallcity May 31, 2008 (11:06 am)
I have a two week old Mazda 3S GT with Goodyear V-Rated 205/50/17's. As usual for a Goodyear tire, the handle alright, but I really hate the road noise. I have driven vehicles both large and small and for the last 20 or so years relied on Michelin tires. with only 1500 miles on the clock, I already hate the road noise on anything except really fine asphalt. Even the Mazda service department has told me that these tires will be doing well to get 24,000 miles before needing replacement.   Is it too much to ask that I want wet and dry traction, great handling, reasonable tread life and a quite ride. I don't need to drive 149 miles per hour (V-Rated Tires) and I have been told that the car has a top end limiter set at 120 anyway.   Can someone give me a recount of their replacement experiences that turned out well. Replies to this message: indydriver (May 31, 2008 4:34 pm)
#81 of 266 Re: I already hate these Goodyear Tires [tallcity] by indydriver May 31, 2008 (4:34 pm)
Replying to: tallcity (May 31, 2008 11:06 am) Well, I don't have your car but, I recently put a set of Potenza G009s on my Dodge Intrepid and they are very impressive. It is truly difficult to find the limit of these tires on the street. They handle great, they are quiet enough and they have a UTOG of 460AA which should provide decent wear. Also highly rated by TR testers and reviewers.
#83 of 266 Or, Try the new Potenza 760 by indydriver Jun 05, 2008 (3:27 pm)
Just released, this Ultra High Performance Tire is designed for high grip in wet and dry plus decent mileage. The UTOG rating is 340 AA so it is softer and higher performing than the G009 but better wearing than the RE050. Plus you get Bridgestone's latest technology and tread pattern. Looks like a great tire to me.

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