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LeeU
12-12-2008, 08:25 PM
After 3K miles I had to replace the Cooper 2XS, to put it nicely they were not the tires for me. I had planned on the Goodyear F1 GS-D3 tires but I started seeing the articles and reviews for the Cooper RS3’s, I was hesitant at first but when I read Roush had spent 18 months working on these tires with Cooper specifically for the Roush Mustangs, and the fact that Roush and Cooper invited a bunch of Car Magazine editors to test them and they all loved them it was in stone for me. I like the look of the RS3’s as they have large center ribs, very few side groves and rolled edges instead of the block edges for the 2XS. I just got them put on a few hrs ago and I believe in breaking tires in so I’m not beating on them yet, but I did come home the back way so I could hit my S turns that I love to play on, first impression was I have been through these same turns a hundred times but this time when I went through there I at first over corrected coming up out of the corner, these tires are a ton more responsive, I believe due to the aggressive tread and the fact these tires have some serious sidewalls which is what I did not like on the 2XS, I turned around and went back through but this time I let the car slide out a little further going into the second part of the S, something I never felt confident doing with the 2XS’s, wow what a difference. I can’t wait till we have a 85 deg day here in Albq so these things can really stick but for now I’m impressed with the new Cooper RS3’s.
LeeU

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mabarker
12-14-2008, 10:31 AM
This is the kind of info that I really like see posted on this forum. Thanks so much. Carol
LeeU
12-14-2008, 10:56 AM
No problem!
The sun was out yesterd here in Albq and it got into the 50’s by noon so I took another ride in the Roush. While the RS3’s don’t like cold roads as “ANY” Ultra Performance tire, they would chirp when I changed gears, the 2XS’s would have just slipped. We will be having snow all week so maybe I will take her out and see how they do in snow ;) I’m really looking forward to Spring because I have just about pushed the envelope to driving the Roush, I really do hate putting her away for Winter.
LeeU