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Old 07-18-2009, 10:42 AM
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Exclamation Bridgestone or Goodyear?

OK, so the original Bridgestone Potenza RE92's are really starting to wear and tear that came with my car (I think they were junk to begin with). I did some searching over the internet n stuff and I found 2 different tires I'm trying to decide on. Bridgestone RE96 Pole Position and the Goodyear Eagle GT. The RE96 runs $75/tire and the GT runs about $65/tire. Both have excellent reviews and ratings. I'm just wondering if anyone else out there has either of these 2 tires and has any suggestions or comments about them? Thanks!
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 01:43 PM
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I've had my pole positions for a couple of weeks now. So far they've done me well, although I have yet to take them on a course or track.
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 03:12 PM
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go with the B-Stones.
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 03:43 PM
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do you mean bridgestone potenza RE960? or is there an RE96. I recommend getting the Bridgestone Potenza's as well
 
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Old 07-23-2009, 08:29 PM
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The word is out (well, as far as Car & Driver mag is concerned)! They did a comprehensive low-cost tire test to see which ones are best at:

Autocross (dry) Kumho XS
Autocross (wet) Dunlop Star Spec
Braking (dry) BF Goodrich G-Force KDW (5th place overall)
Braking (wet) Hankook Ventus V12 EVO
Skidpad (dry) Kumho XS (3rd place overall)
Skidpad (wet) Hankook Ventus V12 EVO (2nd place overall)
Lowest sound level: Bridgestone Potenza RE760 (4th place overall)
Lightest tire: Yokohama S.Drive (6th place overall)

Best overall tire: Dunlop Star Spec

Biggest shocker of the test: Kumho wet performance: so bad it was described as "nothing short of diabolical....when they let go, there was a long, hairy slide before recovery, and the point at which they would give up is impossible to predict..."

Others: Falken Azenis RT-615 (7th place overall)
Nitto Invo (8th place overall)
Ling Ling L688 (9th and last place overall)

There you have it; Now let's get those Dunlops and rock!
 
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