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Damn my S03's are obnoxiously LOUD on the highway. They still have a lot of tread on them, only ~11K

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Old 04-15-2005, 06:04 AM
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Default Damn my S03's are obnoxiously LOUD on the highway. They still have a lot of tread on them, only ~11K

They're so annoying I think I might switch to Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3. Anyone else have their S03's get super loud over time?
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13K on mine and they aren't too loud.
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Check your toes.
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Default SO-3's make me almost hate driving my car. They're grip-tastic but far too loud-a-licious. I'm

most likely going to go with PS2s or GS-D3s..But the GS-D3s are way to funk-da-fied looking for me.
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Made a huge difference for me. My passenger side was 3x what the drivers side was. Opps....
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look at the prada spec 2, the GS-D3's look tamer after seeing those.
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Default S03s are overrated

I switched from S03s to Goodyear Eagle GS F1-D3...big difference, night & day.
Road handling is the same (as far as every day use) and road noise disappeared! Driving during a rain storm is FUN. They got great reviews on Tirerack.com.
German-sport-luxury driving is back!!!
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I don't understand...Mine are the second season and dead quiet...
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You have nice toes.
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or a loud stereo


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