Fresh rubber

"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366) 09/24/2020 at 21:24 • Filed to: tires, acura tl

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The TL needed some tires, so I went ahead and got a set of Bridgestone RE980AS’s for it. Now that I’m not planning on trading it in, I might as well splurge on some awesome tires.

(Also, I work for Bridgestone, so a nice employee discount helps.)

They’re amazing. Took the car on a ~100 mile round trip drive after work and it performed beautifully.

Not from today. This was just from a mountain run back in the summer. I no longer have this license plate on the car.

MM54 > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/24/2020 at 21:51

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Good, fresh rubber - unlike the post two prior to this one.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/24/2020 at 22:40

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I like new rubber, I have Bridgestones on my Acura as well. I changed to these rims and got new tires when I bought the car.

interstate366, now In The Industry > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/24/2020 at 22:50

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Those are good too. I tried to buy a TSX wagon last week, but the bank valued it at so much less than what the dealer was asking for it that even without any negative equity from my trade-in  they wouldn’t have approved me for it.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/24/2020 at 23:22

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I love new tire day.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/25/2020 at 00:34

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I found one with 42k miles and it was dealer maintained in Seattle, the records showed even the wiper blades were changed at the dealer haha. It was like new so I had to get it, I was looking for one. I bought it from a dealer and they mostly had much more expensive vehicles, I think they just wanted it gone, I gave them my old CRV and paid cash. 

someoneatacura > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/25/2020 at 14:24

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How are they performing? Being Bridgestone employed helps, and is why I’m not saying “should have got Pilot Sport All Season 4's”.

interstate366, now In The Industry > someoneatacura 09/25/2020 at 18:43

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I actually had Pilot Sport AS3’s on it before, but the previous owner did that . I like the RE980s, I think they feel great, a bit stiffer than the Michelins and very grippy. Granted, I’m being paid to say that, but it’s a genuinely great tire.

someoneatacura > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/25/2020 at 18:57

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The AS 3 is 2 generations old now, the As 4 is the cream of the crop, unless you need snow traction but don’t want winters, then you get the DWS-06.

interstate366, now In The Industry > someoneatacura 09/25/2020 at 19:14

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I have DWS-06s on my Prelude. Had I stayed at my old job I probably would have gotten them for the TL as well. It does snow here once or twice a year.

interstate366, now In The Industry > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/25/2020 at 19:56

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I was using Carmax for this one. I’d tried a few regular dealers and they kept trying to do typical shady dealer stuff. Things like advertising a Fiesta ST-Line as a regular ST, trying to bait and switch me, etc. So after a few tries I threw my hands up in the air and went back to Carmax. The wagon came from a couple states over, but as I said, they wanted more for it than my bank was willing to pay for.

someoneatacura > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/26/2020 at 12:14

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Let me guess, previous job was at Continental?

interstate366, now In The Industry > someoneatacura 09/26/2020 at 15:34

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Nope, just noticed they weigh less than other tires.