WTB any condition stock size Speed 3 tires

Chris Barnett · Postby **Chris Barnett** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

I need a pair of tires for an 08 speed 3. brand new or 2/32" tread, does not matter.

I only need two, but I will buy four if I need to.

Colombia28 · Postby **Colombia28** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

How soon do you need them? I won't be using mine anymore once the winter tires go back on. Ill get you photos of them when i get some time this weekend.

Chris Barnett · Postby **Chris Barnett** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Colombia28 wrote:How soon do you need them? I won't be using mine anymore once the winter tires go back on. Ill get you photos of them when i get some time this weekend.

Not today or anything.

If you wanna work a deal I could probably get your winter tires mounted & balanced for free or close to it.

Colombia28 · Postby **Colombia28** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Chris Barnett wrote:Not today or anything.

If you wanna work a deal I could probably get your winter tires mounted & balanced for free or close to it.

That would be great! I'm not quite sure when i will be swapping tires, but my guess would be first or second week of November at the latest. Let me know if thats to long and i can see if i can survive with the winters on a little earlier than planned.

Gmoney · Postby **Gmoney** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Not to steal andrews sale, but I have a almost new set of 4 bridgestone potenzas RE050A 215/45/18 (5000miles on them)that came on the MS6 not sure if they are the same, but they are yours for $250. Can get them too you tomorrow or friday night........let me know.......Greg

Billman · Postby **Billman** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Gmoney wrote:Not to steal andrews sale, but I have a almost new set of 4 bridgestone potenzas RE050A 215/45/18 (5000miles on them)that came on the MS6 not sure if they are the same, but they are yours for $250. Can get them too you tomorrow or friday night........let me know.......Greg

I may be interested in those for next summer... Let me know.

Chris Barnett · Postby **Chris Barnett** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Can you email me some pics of the re050a's? How much tread do you think there is? Any punctures?

Gmoney · Postby **Gmoney** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Billman wrote:I may be interested in those for next summer... Let me know.

If you want them, let me know......I offered them to Chris first, if he does not want them they are yours......I will get them out of storage tomorrow and take pictures.......Greg

Gmoney · Postby **Gmoney** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Chris Barnett wrote:Can you email me some pics of the re050a's? How much tread do you think there is? Any punctures?

I will grab them tomorrow and take some pictures, as they are in my storage unit. As for tread I will get that to you when I have them in my hands......Greg

Colombia28 · Postby **Colombia28** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

Gmoney wrote:Not to steal andrews sale, but I have a almost new set of 4 bridgestone potenzas RE050A 215/45/18 (5000miles on them)that came on the MS6 not sure if they are the same, but they are yours for $250. Can get them too you tomorrow or friday night........let me know.......Greg

Bastard

Those are the exact same tires that come stock on the MS3. And Chris, i bet his have more tread one them than mine do. Mine have about a little over 9k.

Chris Barnett · Postby **Chris Barnett** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:14

After a 13k miles and season of drag racing my front ones are bald. Like one of them looks like a slick. Which isn't going to work when it snows.

I don't care who's I buy! I'd prefer cheaper and I can almost always hook up free dismount/mount/balance, so if that is a factor it might help me.

turbo99jetta · Postby **turbo99jetta** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:14

Chris,
Just as a recommendation, I wouldn't use the Factory Bridgestones as a tire in snow period... They aren't good at all....

Chris Barnett · Postby **Chris Barnett** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:14

turbo99jetta wrote:Chris,
Just as a recommendation, I wouldn't use the Factory Bridgestones as a tire in snow period... They aren't good at all....

This isn't a snow vehicle. It's a car I drive that I don't want to get stuck somewhere because I have bald tires and it starts snowing while I'm out.

And the stock speed 3 tires are actually a lot better than some of the supposed all season tires I've tried in the past.

If it's actually snowing? I drive a denali or f250. If it's blizzarding? my jeep has 37's, but isn't very streetable normally.

Billman · Postby **Billman** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:14

Chris Barnett wrote:And the stock speed 3 tires are actually a lot better than some of the supposed all season tires I've tried in the past.

Are you serious?

I have driven many different vehicles through the years in some of the worst conditions. I will tell you first hand that driving the Speed3 in snow with the stock Protenza's is probably the scariest thing I have ever driven. Considering I was a municipal snow plow driver on 12% grades, that says a lot. I was literally stuck on level ground once last winter in the Speed3 when attempting to move it from a un-plowed parking spot to a plowed one. I had someone help push me out, and he pushed me sideways to move me.

If you were to use the stock Protenza's on snow, you will be at the mercy of gravity and/or inertia. (That was the case for me when I bought the ride last November and had fresh skins... The car was parked December to March because of it.)

Chris Barnett · Postby **Chris Barnett** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:14

I really am not looking to debate it.

1, I drove on these all year last year.

2, They were miles better than the stock Toyo's on my Mazdaspeed Miata, which themselves were actual worse than BFG drag radials. They were marginally better than Dunlop D60's, Pirello Pzero Nero MS, and the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS all seasons I had right when I switched to the speed 3.

3, my current stock tires are bald. IE 0/32". A full season of drag racing does that.

4, While stock tires with tread may not be the best in snow, they are surely better than stock tires with no tread.

5, I have 3 other snow vehicles. Technically 4 if I count my girlfriends XJ.

WTB any condition stock size Speed 3 tires

WTB any condition stock size Speed 3 tires

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