Sine the Furtster has 60k it is still young enough to warrant quality tires, so I bought the Yokohama Avid Ascent from Discount. Supposedly made with orange oil which makes for a more temperature stable compound. I can't tell anything from driving it. New tires always seem smoother no matter what brand/type. It's not like I ever 'get on it' anyhow. My only trick is to downshift into 3 instead of braking. Auto.

 

Now maybe I can really "peel out".

I seed what you did there.

 

Did i post this in the right section? hard to concentrate this early in the morning. Maybe a shower will fill me with more zest.

Edited October 10, 201213 yr by 1 Lucky Texan

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/news/the-science-behind-yokohamas-orange-oil-tires-8146348

 

So if you could peel out it would be lemon scented?

Should have got racing tires then you could call it Fast Orange. :-p

Orange oil?

 

At least it ain't make out of 'snake oil'!

 

 

Maybe they are referring to that offshore rig near Ireland...

 

Ireland was orange, too ya know!

 

 

Cheers!

 

--Damien

Should have got racing tires then you could call it Fast Orange. :-p

 

Heh, one of my old ones, codename: "Orange Alert"