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alloy
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 Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject: Kumho Ecsta full set $175 |
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Yes I know this isn't the for sale forum, but i wanted this to get noticed. Foster U-Pull-It in portland has a full set of four 245/50R16's for $175. Looks to be at least 95% or more rubber left on them. That's 44 per tire. Good price if your in the market for set.
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Boostd1
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Nice find, but those are perhaps the worst performing "performance" tire on the planet.
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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I went through two sets myself. Others here have used them as well.
The best? no, but a pretty good value for the money. At this price kind of a no brainer. Strong disagreement that they are the 'worst'.
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alloy
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Ii realize they it's not top notch rubber, but for about two benji's new 16" rubber all the way around just might help a crewbie out. And as far as concerned this is what it's all about here. Didn't cost me much to get the word out, just a few displaced electrons here and there.
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91camaro_rs
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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i have the ecsta asx and they seem to work fine for how much they cost i paid $440 for a full set of 245/45/17
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RSFreak
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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I'd buy them right now if I was in the Portland area. The Camaro and T/A both need new rubber.
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alloy
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| RSFreak wrote: | | I'd buy them right now if I was in the Portland area. The Camaro and T/A both need new rubber. |
I wish there was something I could do to help you. I just hate buying things for people that they have not personally looked at. Not to mention I don't have two benji's to spare right now.
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Boostd1
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Well I work at Discount Tire and I see more complaints of those tires than any other tires we get back.
Marc
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Twilightoptics
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| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:55 am Post subject: |
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I went through a set of the ecsta and a set of the ecsta supras and they're totally decent for the price.
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Boostd1 wrote: | Well I work at Discount Tire and I see more complaints of those tires than any other tires we get back.
Marc |
No worries, just relaying my experience in case someone was scared away from a good deal by your comments. I will say that the two sets I had were the Ecsta Supras (which I don't believe they sell anymore). I am not real easy on tires (despite the MRA moniker!) and for the money I was pretty impressed. Hell, I even got a 1.9 60 ft at the strip with them in a 3,850 lb car 
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DBL_TKE
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| Schultzy89GTA wrote: | | Boostd1 wrote: | Well I work at Discount Tire and I see more complaints of those tires than any other tires we get back.
Marc |
No worries, just relaying my experience in case someone was scared away from a good deal by your comments. I will say that the two sets I had were the Ecsta Supras (which I don't believe they sell anymore). I am not real easy on tires (despite the MRA moniker!) and for the money I was pretty impressed. Hell, I even got a 1.9 60 ft at the strip with them in a 3,850 lb car
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So you're telling me that your 60' times with street tires are the same as Pauls 60' times with DR's?
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Twilightoptics
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| DBL_TKE wrote: | | Schultzy89GTA wrote: | | Boostd1 wrote: | Well I work at Discount Tire and I see more complaints of those tires than any other tires we get back.
Marc |
No worries, just relaying my experience in case someone was scared away from a good deal by your comments. I will say that the two sets I had were the Ecsta Supras (which I don't believe they sell anymore). I am not real easy on tires (despite the MRA moniker!) and for the money I was pretty impressed. Hell, I even got a 1.9 60 ft at the strip with them in a 3,850 lb car
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So you're telling me that your 60' times with street tires are the same as Pauls 60' times with DR's? |
Hey dickhead. I cut a 1.8 60ft. Like I stated before I wasn't going for the 60ft time, I was trying to get the line lock working. Doesn't help when it doesn't hold. And Mike's 1.9 was something like a 1.97? lol 
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RSFreak
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| alloy wrote: | | RSFreak wrote: | | I'd buy them right now if I was in the Portland area. The Camaro and T/A both need new rubber. |
I wish there was something I could do to help you. I just hate buying things for people that they have not personally looked at. Not to mention I don't have two benji's to spare right now. |
Its all good Man. I don't drive either car right now so tires can wait til the weather gets nice again! Plus I gotta get rubber for my Z06 wheels too! |
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iansane
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| RSFreak wrote: | | Plus I gotta get rubber for my Z06 wheels too! |
Yeah you do! Those wheels NEED to see the road!
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Schultzy89GTA
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