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UPDATE: ALL F1 DS-G3'S NOW BEING MADE IN CHINA! Tirerack issue with DS-G3 F1's
I just bought five tires from tirerack. 215/45/17's. They arrived fast enough (a couple days ago), but two are the made in Germany version and three are the made in China version. From this thread it looks like these aren't even the same tire to some extent:
From what it says the load rating is even different. I won't have my car for another month so they're not mounted or anything, but to me it just doesn't seem right. I may be imagining things, but the rubber itself even feels different on the German made vs. the China made ones.
I called Alex, and they're going to replace the Chinese ones for me. Problem solved! Glad I checked the tires. I would've never noticed if it weren't for this forum.
I called Alex, and they're going to replace the Chinese ones for me. Problem solved! Glad I checked the tires. I would've never noticed if it weren't for this forum.
Good thing you got the German versions. They are fairly quick wearing, but are BEAUTIFUL tires and grip wet and dry like nothing else I've felt on the street.
They are way slippery in the cold, so please be very careful or have winter tires handy.
Very true. Under about 35 degrees you will slip and slide all over until the tires warm up.
The temps have been in the low 30's here for the past week or so and I almost always trip the DSC for my first few accelerations from a stop. I'm planning on mounting my original Runflat tires on some S-lites that were given to me... just for those occasional snow days here in Dallas.
I just got a call from Tirerack. They said now ALL DS-G3'S ARE BEING MADE IN CHINA.
Your correct I was wrong. It now appears all GS D3's are Chinese - No longer German. This was news to me also. We're checking for any German inventory left.
Alex
Last edited by Alex@tirerack; 01-24-2008 at 06:07 AM.
Your correct I was wrong. It now appears all GS D3's are Chinese - No longer German. This was news to me also. We're checking for any German inventory left.