potenza so3 pp on sale at tire rack

[SchnellerVert]

I wonder how long these are going to last. I seriously need new tires.

Discontinued so not gonna last all that long.

[LINUS]

Discontinued so not gonna last all that long.

Bingo. They hardly have any remaining sizes. I got a set of 235/40-17 for ~$135 ea. a year ago, that's how long they been closing these out.

I haven't used mine yet since I'm still doing the motor, but I can't wait!

Seems dumb, they are a killer tire, and the replacement "pole position" isn't nearly the same performer as these. Really not even intended to be. Dumb move Bridgestone.

I had these on a VR6 Corrado - they were 225/50-15 's and they totally transformed that car. It was glued to the road where my previous tires were BFG's that were great dry, crappy wet. I live in WA. Bad match.

SO-3's were waaaaay better than the BFG's dry, and incredible in the wet. I highly recommend these for a PNW tire.

As a side note, I posted it over in the tire & wheel forum, but Goodyear has a rebate going until the end of the month. Look here:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=80657

for details.

I understand GS-D3's are without equal as a wet tire, But they are known to chunk for track use. Also, not nearly as cheap as what the SO-3's are blowing out for.

[Jand3rson]

Good, then it looks like I got in right under the wire. 205/50/16, be here on Monday.

[e30sd]

check the production date on the tire. if these have been sitting for a year + time since production, you don't wanna get stuck with old crappy tires (yes tires go bad from sitting around)

[Jand3rson]

check the production date on the tire. if these have been sitting for a year + time since production, you don't wanna get stuck with old crappy tires (yes tires go bad from sitting around)

Thanks Pasha, I'll do that when they come. I don't think it will be an issue, but what should I do if they are in fact old? I doubt they'll take returns on closeout tires.

[Ben Carufel]

Thanks Pasha, I'll do that when they come. I don't think it will be an issue, but what should I do if they are in fact old? I doubt they'll take returns on closeout tires.

This was somewhat of a problem for some M Coupe/Roadster guys a few months ago, as TireRack closed out the sizes for those cars -- 235/45-17 in front and 255/40-17 in rear. Some people ended up getting tires over a year old, some people (myself included) got nearly brand new ones.

I ended up with a set of S0-3's in the above sizes for $450 mounted and balanced, after taking into account shipping the tires from TireRack and $10/ea to mount them at my tire guy, then subtract the $100 I sold my front 75% tread Toyo T1-S for.

[Jand3rson]

Well, hopefully I'll get some fairly new ones then!

[LINUS]

I wouldn't worry too much - I bet anything after the start of 'o4 will be great, especially if you DD them. SO-3's only last ~30k. If you rack up the miles you could easily scrub off a set in less than 18 months.

I remember a guy who asked before giving his CC info, and it took a few days to get a reply, but TireRack was able to locate a fresh set, and told him what location warehouse they would be coming from, and I think something about extra time in transit, and maybe a few extra $$ for added shipping. May even have been Lance R., I forget - but if you search the old stuff on BMWCCA Puget Sound I'm sure you could find it. It seems like it was a pretty active member at least if it wasn't Lance. Sorry I can't remember the details.

[Jand3rson]

I'm not really worried about it, they should be fine.

[Jand3rson]

The tires showed up today via UPS. Pasha, where exactly is the production date on the tire? There's a bunch of numbers in sequence on the tread, but none of them look like a date.

[AdironRider]

I really wouldnt worry about them sitting. Damn good deal.

[Jand3rson]

I really wouldnt worry about them sitting. Damn good deal.

I'm not. They will be fine. Pics of them here:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=80851

[express_wagon]

check the production date on the tire. if these have been sitting for a year + time since production, you don't wanna get stuck with old crappy tires (yes tires go bad from sitting around)

A little too much precaution with this statement. Tire shelf life is 5 years old. Even if you have a set that is 1 year old, it's basically nothing since the tread life of these tires are roughly 20-25k. Buy these babies up and enjoy! Too bad my tires are still good.

[e30sd]

ahem tirerack kumho mx fiaso, they've been known to sell old (3+ year) tires as new.

josh there's a 4 digit number on the sidewall, it'll read like 1806 (18th week of 2006)