Benny’66
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I can’t remember way back when, but did Ford offer a choice of tire types on the other trims? I’d check now but all Mach-Es are unavailable for order. I know the wheels were an option, but were the tires. I thought all of them came with all-seasons, but could be wrong. So maybe this gripe is not just with the GTPE, but their business model overall.
Since I can’t believe I missed this post back in March, I’ll add my 2cents now. I am so thankful that Ford forced the summer only tires (it saved me from having to incur this necessary expense, which I had the dealer swap with Pirelli Winter only tires immediately upon delivery in January) because it will force others to realize the DRAMATIC difference between a purpose built item and a good at all/great at nothing item. All season tires have a place, such as on my wife’s Grand Cherokee or my old Cadillac SRX. But not on anything pushed for Performance because as good as material scientists think they are, there are very few materials that can swing from -10deg to 110deg and keep the same elasticity. Put a bunch of soft rubbery things that were sitting in the sun into the freezer and let me know how that works out. There is a big difference between something that works, like a tire that can get you up a hill on a snowy day, and a tire that can hold a high speed corner on a -10deg road.
Since I can’t believe I missed this post back in March, I’ll add my 2cents now. I am so thankful that Ford forced the summer only tires (it saved me from having to incur this necessary expense, which I had the dealer swap with Pirelli Winter only tires immediately upon delivery in January) because it will force others to realize the DRAMATIC difference between a purpose built item and a good at all/great at nothing item. All season tires have a place, such as on my wife’s Grand Cherokee or my old Cadillac SRX. But not on anything pushed for Performance because as good as material scientists think they are, there are very few materials that can swing from -10deg to 110deg and keep the same elasticity. Put a bunch of soft rubbery things that were sitting in the sun into the freezer and let me know how that works out. There is a big difference between something that works, like a tire that can get you up a hill on a snowy day, and a tire that can hold a high speed corner on a -10deg road.
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