Transformation from OEM Summer Contis to Hankook Ventus V12 Evo Comple
05-22-2010, 01:10 PM
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Well today my replacement of my OEM Summer Contis with the Hankook Ventus V12 Evo is now complete. Last fall, I put Hankooks on the rear but kept my OEM Conti fronts because they still had tread left. Well the FDR Drive -- the bane of my wheels' and tires' existence decided that my OEM front Contis had to go and a pothole on it bubbled one of the Contis a few weeks ago. So for the paltry sum of $340, I bought the Hankooks for the front and put them on today.
All I can say is WOW!!
The Hankooks are a major step up from the Contis and are both quieter and much more responsive. They have a lot more traction than the Contis and with them on, the car sticks even more in the turns. I highly recommend them. Thanks FDR Drive potholes! 
All I can say is WOW!!
The Hankooks are a major step up from the Contis and are both quieter and much more responsive. They have a lot more traction than the Contis and with them on, the car sticks even more in the turns. I highly recommend them. Thanks FDR Drive potholes!
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Well today my replacement of my OEM Summer Contis with the Hankook Ventus V12 Evo is now complete. Last fall, I put Hankooks on the rear but kept my OEM Conti fronts because they still had tread left. Well the FDR Drive -- the bane of my wheels' and tires' existence decided that my OEM front Contis had to go and a pothole on it bubbled one of the Contis a few weeks ago. So for the paltry sum of $340, I bought the Hankooks for the front and put them on today.
All I can say is WOW!! The Hankooks are a major step up from the Contis and are both quieter and much more responsive. They have a lot more traction than the Contis and with them on, the car sticks even more in the turns. I highly recommend them. Thanks FDR Drive potholes!
All I can say is WOW!!
The Hankooks are a major step up from the Contis and are both quieter and much more responsive. They have a lot more traction than the Contis and with them on, the car sticks even more in the turns. I highly recommend them. Thanks FDR Drive potholes!
05-22-2010, 01:19 PM
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Oh and, of course, your murdered out 128s look fantastic.
05-22-2010, 01:47 PM
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I hear ya brother. Unfortunately for me, I can't avoid the FDR because I live on the east side of Manhattan and I need to use it to go to work downtown by the SI ferry area or to Staten Island where family lives. Every freaking year, the POS excusw of a road bends wheels and bubbles tires.
Oh and, of course, your murdered out 128s look fantastic.
Oh and, of course, your murdered out 128s look fantastic.
Thanks for the compliment on the wheels, I'm loving them!
05-22-2010, 02:34 PM
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05-22-2010, 02:45 PM
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The Hankooks are outstanding tires. Lots of respected members have them and like them. They are even on Dbae's highly modded M5 -- which puts out about as much power as any non SC/non stroker motor M5 in the US of A.
05-22-2010, 02:54 PM
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Yes, that very same bubble you spotted a year ago. Thanks to you, really.
Well, I don't drive the car as much and as hard as you do. So, it's still ok... I hope. But the day for replacement will come soon.
Well, I don't drive the car as much and as hard as you do. So, it's still ok... I hope. But the day for replacement will come soon.
05-22-2010, 02:56 PM
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I'd ditch the tire. Replacement Hankook is only $170. Well worth the piece of mind. Be safe my friend.