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Anyone try Kumho Ecsta MX 245/35 ZR 19'' ????

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Old 06-03-2007, 04:39 PM
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Anyone try Kumho Ecsta MX 245/35 ZR 19'' ????
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Korean, how comfortable are you with that? Company has been around for quite some time though...1960?
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I wanted to get some Falkentire Azenis but they don't make a 19''
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Default not a big fan of Falken either

basically, with the non mainstream brands, you get what you pay for.

how's the engine misfire situation? did it get resolved yet?
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I ran a similar size on a previous BMW...probably one of the best "cheap" tires out there. I dunno about putting on an RS4 though.
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So far so good on the missfire.
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I AutoX almost every other weekend.
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what did they finally do to fix it?
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Default They were the last summers I ran on my B6S4. For my purposes, they were

excellent in every respect (very good in dry, very good in wet...and I have never tracked). If it were me, I would ask someone at TireRack for their thoughts re: RS4 fitment.
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