[Biturbos4] Tire Recomendation? and possible tire for sale.

[Nicholas Mistry]

Yes, i have a similar situation here.  My wife has a 92 legend as well 
(~ 90k miles) which we use for long trips and when we dont want to take 
a nice car into the city.     We tried to get H rated tires on it, and 
the rep said something about the loading characteristics of H rated 
tires and the legend series of cars....

Sounded like b/s to me, so i did some research and ordered her some H 
rated michelin MXV's from tirerack.  They are great tires for that car.  
They definitely give a softer ride than the V rated, but we have had no 
problems at all!    Actually we are over 30k on them and still have 
quite a bit of tread left to go. 

My feelings are that the tire companies generally do not want to sell 
you a lower rated tire than your OE tires b/c of the liability.   Some 
idiot might sue b/c they had a blowout at a speed that the tires were 
not rated for.

Anyways, I think this will be the last set of tires for that car before 
we trade it for a new A4 or Passat for her.




Al Smith wrote:

>    Just to add my 2 cents into this discussion, I have purchased tires and
>had tires rotated at my local Costco store in Norwalk, Ct.  I watched them
>through the whole procedure, and they do excellent work.  First time I have
>seen a shop use a torque wrench to properly adjust the lugs.
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>   I was disappointed that they wouldn't put "H" rated tires on my wife's
>1992 Acura Legend (only 54000 miles), because the car originally came with
>"V" rated tires.  I thought that "H" would be more than enough for a car
>that rarely goes over 60mph and hardly is a performance car.
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Quincy Chiang" <b5quattro at shaw.ca>
>To: "Nicholas Mistry" <nick at mistry.com>
>Cc: <Biturbos4 at www.audifans.com>
>Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 7:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] Tire Recomendation? and possible tire for sale.
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>>Good choice!  Just make sure the Costco people do a good job mounting the
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>tires and not scratch up the rims!
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>>Quincy
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Nicholas Mistry <nick at mistry.com>
>>Date: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:57 pm
>>Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] Tire Recomendation?  and possible tire for sale.
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>>>Just wanted to say thanks to the group for all the suggestions.  I
>>>finally decided to go with a set of Mich Pilot Sports P2.     I
>>>got a
>>>good deal on them from my local costco w/ road hazard / lifetime
>>>rotation / lifetime balance / lifetime repair.    Plus all of this
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>>>good at any costco in the US.   Not too shabby..
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>>>Thanks again.
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>>>-N
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>>>Nicholas Mistry wrote:
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>>>>I have finally gotten tired of listening to my Stock Pirelli
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>>>P6000's
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>>>>and am looking for some new shoes for my '01 B5 S4.  Right now i
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>>>am
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>>>>having a hard time deciding, because i have no experience w/ any
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>>>on my
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>>>>list.
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>>>>As with most of the S4 drivers, I use my S4 as my daily driver.
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>>>My
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>>>>driving style is quite spirited.  Wet & Dry Performance is
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>>>extremely
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>>>>important, as well as LOW ROAD NOISE.  Also, these tires will
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>>>never
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>>>>see a track or snow.
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>>>>So, here is my list, all 225/45-17(in order of my preference):
>>>>1. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
>>>>2. Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
>>>>3. Michelin Pilot Sport
>>>>4.  Kumho Ecsta MX  ( friend's recommendation b/c of $)
>>>>
>>>>What I would like to know, do any of you have experience w/ any
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>>>of
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>>>>these tires?  If so what type of experience have you had in
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>>>terms of
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>>>>performance, wet traction, and road noise?     Are there any
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>>>others
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>>>>that people can highly recommend?
>>>>Now for the for sale part.  I have one (unfortunately) mounted
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>>>P6000
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>>>>225/45YR17 with < 1 miles on it. One of my in law's gardeners
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>>>damaged
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>>>>one of my tires and I got a free one out of it.  My inlaws had
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>>>the new
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>>>>tire mounted b/c i was traveling when the incident happened.
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>>>Anyways,
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>>>>the tire still has the little spikes on it, and is still in
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>>>BRAND NEW
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>>>>condition.   It now sits as my spare.
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>>>>When I get the new set of tires, I will most likely sell this
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>>>tire, or
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>>>>keep it for the spare.  I am happy to email pictures if you are
>>>>interested.   The tire is located in San Antonio, TX (78233).
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>>>If you
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>>>>are interested, please contact me via email.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>-N
>>>>
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