What do you NOT like about your IS500?
04-14-24, 09:09 PM
#586
04-16-24, 10:11 AM
#588
Intermediate
Well I just swapped out my winter tires with the original summer Bridgestone Potenza and the OEM tires are the worst. I know it's been said before but after 4000 miles with my winter setup that just gripped, my first stop light acceleration I felt the back wheels shimmy and loose traction this on a 65 degree dry pavement. Hopefully I'll burn through these quickly so I can replace them with real summer tires.
04-16-24, 10:36 AM
#589
drives cars
They're downright dangerous. I'm at 4200 miles, tread is already quite bad , and my rear end dances/shimmies as you say easily with even moderate throttle and 10 deg. C (50F) outside. They'll stick a bit better as we head into the summer, but yeah, these are not the grippiest tires out there.
On the other hand, I am loving the Continental ECS02 tires. I have put about 2,000 miles on them and have been largely very happy with how they drive.
04-16-24, 10:43 AM
#590
Lead Lap
I have some michelin all season pilot sport that i will install this fall, i just want to get one more summer with the bridgestone before ditching them. I am not an aggressive driver but my big gripe is that summer tires limit the shoulder seasons for me...i already have a short driving window, i cant let temps close to 7c limit it even further.
Last edited by wthrman2; 04-16-24 at 12:54 PM.
04-16-24, 12:52 PM
#591
Instructor
Exactly why I'm also looking at performance all-seasons. I hate having to run my winters cause it's -5 in the morning when I drive to work, but +15 in the afternoon.
04-16-24, 10:44 PM
#593
And once you drive, you will dislodge water that pools above the trunk and it too drains down.
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04-17-24, 04:55 AM
#594
Not only that, but the endless typhoon of water that comes out of the trunk lid after you "completely dry" it. I use a leafblower to chase off the extra water, then I open the trunk and do it all over again And once you drive, you will dislodge water that pools above the trunk and it too drains down.
And once you drive, you will dislodge water that pools above the trunk and it too drains down.
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04-17-24, 05:28 AM
#595
Not only that, but the endless typhoon of water that comes out of the trunk lid after you "completely dry" it. I use a leafblower to chase off the extra water, then I open the trunk and do it all over again And once you drive, you will dislodge water that pools above the trunk and it too drains down.
And once you drive, you will dislodge water that pools above the trunk and it too drains down.
04-18-24, 11:28 AM
#596
Well I just swapped out my winter tires with the original summer Bridgestone Potenza and the OEM tires are the worst. I know it's been said before but after 4000 miles with my winter setup that just gripped, my first stop light acceleration I felt the back wheels shimmy and loose traction this on a 65 degree dry pavement. Hopefully I'll burn through these quickly so I can replace them with real summer tires.
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