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OK, I think we have reached a new low

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Khumo came out with their tires that produced colored smoke when you spun the wheels.

OK

I can see the point in that. Looks cool, esp when combined with a good set of drivers.

But now this, I can see no use for. Stick a damned AirWick on your air vent and call it a day. Unless there is something to the merketing speak they have in here.
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zaxrex wrote:Khumo came out with their tires that produced colored smoke when you spun the wheels.

OK

I can see the point in that. Looks cool, esp when combined with a good set of drivers.

But now this, I can see no use for. Stick a damned AirWick on your air vent and call it a day.
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Do people really want to say "smell my tires"?

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zaxrex wrote:Khumo came out with their tires that produced colored smoke when you spun the wheels.

OK

I can see the point in that. Looks cool, esp when combined with a good set of drivers.

But now this, I can see no use for. Stick a damned AirWick on your air vent and call it a day. Unless there is something to the merketing speak they have in here.
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aww, come on you guys... I could go for some orange scented tires. Maybe it would overpower the smell of clutch/brakes that usually eminates from my car at a stand-still.
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:shock: This goes along with "Make something idiot proof and they'll make a better idiot..." Someone somewhere will buy these... and hopefully they will be criticized properly!
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I wish they made them in the right size to fit the miata. I would love to get a set of these.

The problem with them is the scent only lasts for about a year so you would need to replace them every year (maybe only having 2 would still smell as nice? and you would only need to replace every other year then)

"The ECSTA DX Aroma is KUMHO's Grand Touring All-Season tire designed for trend-setting, fashion-conscious drivers who enjoy products that will set their luxury coupes and sedans apart from everyone else's"
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... A+DX+Aroma
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moxnix wrote:"The ECSTA DX Aroma is KUMHO's Grand Touring All-Season tire designed for trend-setting, fashion-conscious drivers who enjoy products that will set their luxury coupes and sedans apart from everyone else's"

Read: designed for those who think owning a luxury car is equivalent to having class.

I do like these, but I can't imagine ever having them for anything but a joke.
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wow. just.... wow.

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snaab wrote:aww, come on you guys... I could go for some orange scented tires. Maybe it would overpower the smell of clutch/brakes that usually eminates from my car at a stand-still.
I once pulled onto the sidewalk in front of a movie theater and did burnout donuts until I had worn an oily black circle onto the concrete (I don't actually remember why I was so angry with them). But, I can see a need for tires that left bad-smelling fumes in their wake.
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avriette wrote:I once pulled onto the sidewalk in front of a movie theater and did burnout donuts until I had worn an oily black circle onto the concrete (I don't actually remember why I was so angry with them). But, I can see a need for tires that left bad-smelling fumes in their wake.
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I saw them in the last Tire Rack catalog. one of those "just because you can do something doesn't mean you should" moments. :lol:
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Thanks Shawn, I had ment to post up that link to Tire Rack for the "aerometic oils helping the bonding" quote.
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