Who's Got S-02 or S-03 Potenzas?? Any Comments?
 

Sup guys. I know Ming had S-02z on his 4th gen and said they only lasted him 7K miles. Anyone had these tires and can share their experience?

On my S4 I got 10K out of my S02 Pole Positions. Sticky as hell, but didn't last long and got noisy towards the end of its life.

I then went to Michelin Pilot Sports which are still on my factory rims.

Now I'm running S03 Pole Positions on my SSR Comps and so far I like them a lot. They're relatively quiet, stick like glue, and hopefully will last longer than my S02's (treadwear 220 vs 180).

Sup Rob, Long time man. how's that Audi..

I've had my S02's for 10K+ miles. They blow the Potenza's out of the water. You can get them for a good price these days.

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I keep reading about all the people with superchargers nowadays. I can only imagine what fun that would've been in my 97 SE, blowing the doors off of unsuspecting folks.

But obviously the S4 is in a different class. The car is still awesome. One day after my warranty expires I'll probably go Stage 4 and replace the stock turbos with bigger ones. 450HP baby! Of course for now I'll just be content with my measly 330HP/380lb-ft :D.

I just bought 17x8 SSR Competitions on 235/45/17 S03s. The S03s might be good sticky tires, but those suckers are heavy! The 17x8 Competitions suppose to be 13.1 lbs each. I weigh the wheel and tire combo, weight is 43lbs! Tell you how heavy those tires are. I think I'm going to send the combo back to Tire Rack and find me some lighter tires.

Interesting. I didn't know they came in 17x8. Mine are 17x8½.

I noticed that my 235/40-17's are a good bit heavier than the crap Sumitomo's that I took off those rims. You might take a look at Michelin Pilot Sports? They also stick pretty good and are lighter than the S03's.

I think all high-end tires are $$$.

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