Miata Mailing List: July 1994, Message #252
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   From: tfischer@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Tom Fischer)
Subject: Re: Tires Again !
   Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 15:19:35 -0400


Gary stops driving long enough to look over at all the rest of us and says:

>
>I replaced my stock tires with 509s a couple of years ago after hitting 
>something on the freeway and wasting one of the stock tires.  I've seen the 509s
>for about $90 mail order (I think mine cost about the same from a local tire 
>dealer, I think it was Discount Tire).
>
>I immediately noticed two major differences:
>  These tires are *much* stickier; cornering became a lot more fun!
>  They cause the car to wander more on the freeway.
>
>I think the tradeoff was worth it.
>
>        cu,
>        Gary
>

I've had A509s on my miata for the past six months (~15000 miles), and love 'em.
They don't cause my car to wander on the freeway, either, unlike Gary's.

Last week I ran over something that put a nice long cut right through one of the
tires, including some of the sidewall, which forced me to replace one of them:  
Tire Rack was selling them for $56 a piece, with a $5 shipping fee....

just my .02...

tom

tfischer@ncsa.uiuc.edu
'90 red, A, 110,000 care-free miles...