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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Sport AT non Navi, Purchased Aug 27th
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Port of entry Portland, OR
 
Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Both our cars where built on the same day 8/08

mine = Bridgestone EL470, SSM Sport AT, non-navi

hers = Dunlops , BBP Sport MT, non-navi

my guess is that the autos have bridgestones while the
manuals have dunlops
 
Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Oh and it doesn't matter.....when it's time they're both getting Michelins
 
Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketman98ca
Oh and it doesn't matter.....when it's time they're both getting Michelins
Why Michelins? Never had a Michelin I liked and the stock Michelin MXM4 that Honda/Acura puts on some cars are junk junk junk.
 
Old Oct 23, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketman98ca
my guess is that the autos have bridgestones while the
manuals have dunlops
Nope, AT here with Dunlops.
 
Old Oct 25, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BakedCookies
Dunlops - No VSA/Nav 5 spd Build date 9-18

cant wait to ditch them for 205/50 Azenis Rt615's
Do the 205/50s fit on the stock rims?

Oh yeah, my AT Navi has Bridgestones.
 
Old Oct 26, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by neteng101
Why Michelins? Never had a Michelin I liked and the stock Michelin MXM4 that Honda/Acura puts on some cars are junk junk junk.
I've owned VW's, they perform well on them. I don't see why they wouldn't on this car but perhaps you bring a good arguement to the
table...This is basically my first Honda Plus on the Canadian wetcoast, michelin allseasons are the best for the weather. I keep forgetting i'm not there anymore sometimes, if anyone here has ever hydroplaned on the I-5 they can attest to this
 
Old Oct 26, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Dunlop is what's on my car
 
Old Oct 26, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Neither.

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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Sport AT w/Navi -- Bridgestones
 
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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The '08 Sport w/o Nav AT that I traded in had the Dunlops.
The '09 Sport w/o Nav AT I have now has the Bridgestones.

And the '09 is ALOT quieter. Not sure if the Bridgestones are the solution or if the '09 is that much quieter, but I'm quite thankful. I kept/keep my tire pressure at 35f/32r psi.
 

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Old Nov 13, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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We got a '09sport w/o nav MT came with Dunlops and I am glad they did. Not a big Bridgestone fan
 
Old Nov 13, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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09 Fit Sport Auto in Canada with Dunlops
 
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 01:50 AM
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I find it interesting that TireRack sells the Bridgestone OE size for $31 more than the comparable Dunlop for our cars.
 
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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My Fit came with Good Year G3's.
 
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by badself
I find it interesting that TireRack sells the Bridgestone OE size for $31 more than the comparable Dunlop for our cars.
I think the Bridgestone is more of a touring type tire while the Dunlops are more sport/all-weather oriented. Got to see Dunlops up close - looks sweet... if I keep to stock, those will be the next set of shoes once the Bridgestones are done (which will be a while ).
 
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Lek
My Fit came with Good Year G3's.
thailand! sa wat dii khrup!
 
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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I started another thread about this (hadn't seen this one)...

My friend and I both ordered Orange '09 Fit Sports, they came in to our local dealer the same day. His came with Dunlops and mine came with Bridgestones. The only difference between the 2 cars is that his has a manual transmission and mine is an automatic.

I tried to get the dealer to switch over to the Dunlops (because I run 14" snows on steelies anyway) but they didn't go for it!
 
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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Pick mine up on 21 Nov 08..

ORM Sport AT Navi.... Bridgestone tires
 
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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Just from reading what postings are up, it looks like all the manual transmission models posted have the Dunlops and the Automatics have the Bridgestones. Am I right about that?
 

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