[Shotimes] Thoughts on Kumho Ecsta 711s

Tom Smith tjsmith@monmouth.com
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:25:17 -0400 (EDT)


I agree on the street they are fine and I ran them as a rain tire one
day last week at Watkins Glen, very happy with them.

These are 235/45/17 on a 8.5 inch rim. No roll over and great response.

Tom 91+

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, van Oss wrote:

> The 712's are decent street tires for those of us on a budget.
> VO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> I have the MXs on the Z3, they work quite well at the track and on the
> street, especially for the money.  I agree with Mark on the rest, they are
> crap.
> Kerby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Kumho has some great track tire offerings, and the ECSTA MX is decent, but
> nothing else they offer IMHO is worth fooling with.  Have not been impressed
> at all by the 712 and 711, etc offerings on several cars I've driven,
> including a few SHO's.
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