winter tire and rim package
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jeremiah.wells
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if your truly interested in a 15" winter set, just check out the for sale. there's probably 10+ people on this forum with their stock 15's and brand new tires sitting in the garage, me included. we would all let them go wayyy cheaper than the dealer is gonna charge you.
smsfabrication
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Tire rack.
480 shipped.
480 shipped.
SSpeckerwood
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Thattmoguy will probably trade straight across for your RS wheels.... Wait for it....... Wait for it...... Not yet...... Now: blahahaha
ThatTmoGuy
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Nah the RS wheels are ugly. I don't really like anything about the RS.
007CobaltLS
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That's why they will become winter wheels as soon as possible...
laborsmith
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RS Turbo
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Did you go with different wheels and tires for the RS yet?
Or are you planning too?
laborsmith
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I kept the wheels from the '12 Sonic. For newbies they are Drag DR33s. And the tires also, which are Kuhmo Ecsta ASXs.
Not that the RS wheels were particularly bad, I just think the DR33s look better. I will not repeat my thoughts about the oem travesties, er, tires.
Laborsmith
Not that the RS wheels were particularly bad, I just think the DR33s look better. I will not repeat my thoughts about the oem travesties, er, tires.
Laborsmith
Pciked up the RS on Saturday. I ordered a set of BFG winterice radials and steel rims today. I like the stock wheels, they look great with the cyber grey paint and the car has received a few compliments on the package. The interior is great, the seats are the most comfortable I have experienced in a long while. That includes Porsche Cayman, Audi RS4, BMW 328, Jeep Wrangler. The car is great on the highway and I was really impressed with the torque, I do not use first gear, too short, so mostly start in second and it can really pull out of corners at low rpm, very surprising for a turbo small displacement set-up. Like it a lot.
The handling on the stock tires is also well balanced as are the pedal ergonomics. The brake and steering feel are fantastic, and there is even a dead pedal. Shifter is smooth and precise. I wish the control stalks were a little lower on the column say around 9 and 3 o'clock but a minor detail, just takes a little getting used to. Sound system is quite good, played MUSE on loud and it rocked the rear view mirror.
Overall I am well pleased with the car and I think the workers at the Orion plant will be putting in overtime to satisfy the demand and build this sweet bit of automotive joy.
Jon
The handling on the stock tires is also well balanced as are the pedal ergonomics. The brake and steering feel are fantastic, and there is even a dead pedal. Shifter is smooth and precise. I wish the control stalks were a little lower on the column say around 9 and 3 o'clock but a minor detail, just takes a little getting used to. Sound system is quite good, played MUSE on loud and it rocked the rear view mirror.
Overall I am well pleased with the car and I think the workers at the Orion plant will be putting in overtime to satisfy the demand and build this sweet bit of automotive joy.
Jon
007CobaltLS
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OK, that's it...buying the RS...**** it...I don't care...the seats are the main reason I wanted it, but if they really are that nice, then I have to have the RS.
Screw saving $3-5k...if the cloth seats are anything like my Cobalt, then I will not like the Sonic...pleather is, well, it's pleather...however, leather with suede inserts is heavenly.
Screw saving $3-5k...if the cloth seats are anything like my Cobalt, then I will not like the Sonic...pleather is, well, it's pleather...however, leather with suede inserts is heavenly.
