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Great Value!

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2014

Great tires for the money. I had these installed on my 2012 Subaru Impreza and they are way nicer than the factory tires. Handles better in rain. Cant wait to see how they run in the winter.

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BCP

Great tread design and stylish look but these tires are ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2015

Great tread design and stylish look but these tires are a 1 PLY SIDEWALL. Seriously. They are touted as a performance tire with a mushy sidewall. If I would have put these on my car I would have felt like I was sliding around on a plate of jello. Don't waste your time if you care about having responsive turning ability.

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Bus G.

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2018

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Wouldn't have bought had I known they were made in Vietnam.

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Mutt

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2017

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Yes they did

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Sorin Papuc

... of my BMW two years ago and was very happy ever since

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2017

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I've put two of them in the front of my BMW two years ago and was very happy ever since. Did not notice any change in handling, as some reviewers claim here. They held up quite well - after 2 years and some 10K miles they have hardly any wear. I just bought two more and installed them in the rear, Very happy.

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Simon

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017

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Best traction ever and they last up to 60,000 miles !
Great Deal!!

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Benjamin Wiggins

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2017

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Great tires, great price!

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PJF

good

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016

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fast delivery, good tire

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Rick C.

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016

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Direct replacement and very good quality at fair price as Prime member.

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MBM

One Star

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2016

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Horrible experience, only 6 months of use and check picture of one of them

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CARL M CARACCIOLO

Stay away!

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015

Stay away from these tires.I purchased 4 for my 2011 Subaru Impreza.With only 1300 miles on them I have two tires with bulging side walls.If you do an Internet search on the tires you will see it's a common problem with them.

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Justin

Do NOT buy if you like sporty handling!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2015

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I'm actually a bit let down by these tires. As another reviewer stated, these are a single ply sidewall which makes them sort of "squishy" by design. I ended up running 4 psi more in each tire than I usually do in an effort to stiffen the tires up and get better steering response. Adding extra air sort of works, it does give a little better response (though not as good as my last set of tires) but at the sacrifice of ride quality.

These tires went on a 2004 Mazda3 S, so it's not like I'm used to a luxurious ride quality. But, I do expect the awesome handling I've become used to in exchange for that little bit rougher ride. With these tires, I'm getting an even rougher ride and worse steering response. I think that's a lose-lose. The price was alright ($90/tire free prime shipping) but I'll be going with different tires for my next set.

The best way to describe it is like there is input lag, you steer one way and the car will lean a bit before the tires really grip due to the squishy sidewall. The effect compounds if you're taking s-curves or otherwise swerving. I've also noticed that these tires feel like they "float" and are therefore unsafe at speeds above 80 or so mph. The reduce steering accuracy and driving confidence take a lot of fun out of an otherwise fun back road thrashing. If it weren't so expensive and time-consuming to un-mount & re-mount my old tires I would try and return these and just roll on the old ones until I find a more suitable replacement.

All in all, if you're putting these on your daily driver beige mobile then you're set. If you expect to be tracking your car or like hitting up the back roads then I'd suggest you steer clear of these tires. 3 stars for price and the fact that they are indeed tires, but that's all.

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