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Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
06/14/2019 at 14:05 • Filed to: Tires

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Found a sidewall crack, think I need a new tire. My brain won’t allow me to be one of those people who drives around with mismatched tires. BFGoodrich has discontinued mine, n obody has them left in my size, and the replacement model doesn’t have the same tread pattern. Fack. I don’t have the c ash to replace all four and they’re barely halfway through thei r useful life anyways.

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DISCUSSION (15)


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 14:15

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You have Xdrive?


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/14/2019 at 14:16

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No


Kinja'd!!! Arrivederci > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 14:30

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As long as they’re similar sidewalls, it’ll hardly be noticeable.  Right now I have Pilot Sport AS3s on the back of the Lexus and Sumitomos on the front.  Once the Sumis wear out, I’ll just get a couple more AS3s.  


Kinja'd!!! facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 14:41

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Start checking out used tire places?


Kinja'd!!! I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 14:43

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How old are your tires? That stinks.

Uh, my Golf has three Goodyear Assurances on it and one Fuzio n (chinese) tire after I got a flat in winter. I’ll do something about that... eventually...


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 14:52

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Oh. So what’s the concern if you throw one mismatched pair upfront and two matched one in the back in the meantime?


Kinja'd!!! MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 15:31

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This exact scenario happened to me when I got out my summer tires for the GTI. Oh well only money. It does ride much quieter now. 


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/14/2019 at 15:48

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Because I will be constantly awar e of the fact that they are not matched and it will drive me insane


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
06/14/2019 at 15:49

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Only like 4 years 20k miles on 'em


Kinja'd!!! NKato > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 16:00

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Grab some Cooper Zeon RS3-G1's. Cheap ultra performance tires that haven’t given me a reason to hate them yet after 3k in both dry and stormy wet. They cost me $400.


Kinja'd!!! NKato > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/14/2019 at 16:00

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 It's called OCD,  Zoid.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 16:04

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Enjoy the cardio!


Kinja'd!!! Nick Has an Exocet > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 16:21

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Solution: Put the new tires on the front. Peel out at every intersection (assuming this is RWD) and mentally re contextualize them as “drift tires”.


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06/14/2019 at 17:43

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What car (make/model/trim)?
What driving style?
What environmental conditions do you encounter (including weather) ?


Kinja'd!!! I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/14/2019 at 18:34

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Damn.