C&D: Best Handling Car Under $40,000

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Oct 8, 2011 | 11:14 AM

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HATED1

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even more reason to pick up an x!

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Oct 8, 2011 | 05:13 PM

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heck ya I owned my evo for only 1 week now and took it to the local autocross and won like 3 classes with my times hahaha to bad you can only enter 1!

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Oct 8, 2011 | 05:58 PM

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I'm surprised that they were bagging on the tires. The stock Advans are some of the best stock tires have seen, and certainly better than many aftermarket replacements. I'm wondering if they just underwent more stress than the tires on the other cars because of the EVO's AWD.

that's a lie. those tires suck. they run off too quickly and are designed for wet and dry conditions, giving up too much dry grip. Nitto NT-05's, RE-11's, and RS-3's are much, MUCH MUCH better tires that are half the price.

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Oct 8, 2011 | 06:39 PM

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heck ya I owned my evo for only 1 week now and took it to the local autocross and won like 3 classes with my times hahaha to bad you can only enter 1!

...lol

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Oct 8, 2011 | 08:28 PM

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Well, I wouldn't base it just on price; OEM are always overpriced. And sure, the best-bang-for-the-buck aftermarket tires are better, but they are the best for a reason. There are many aftermarket tires that are much, much worse, and many more OEM tires too. That was my only point.

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Oct 8, 2011 | 09:31 PM

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The 5.0 is a great car but it did very well due to the generous amount of straights on the track.

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Oct 9, 2011 | 01:05 AM

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well the point is that the C&D editors were right in bashing on the tires because they do suck. they are a weak point on the car. the AO46's were a better OEM performance tire than these, and as I pointed out there are much much better tires that could be on the car to help it realize it's potential.