[Biturbos4] Tire Recomendation? and possible tire for sale.
Nicholas Mistry
nick at mistry.com
Sun Aug 29 15:14:22 EDT 2004
I dont know ANYONE who would EVER drive that that fast... ;)
Well, definitely not on all-season H rated tires!
-N
Quincy Chiang wrote:
>That is BS, but I agree with the possible liability part. V-rated tires are good to 240 km/h, and H-rated is good to 210 km/h, who's actually gonna drive that fast? You'd be breaking the law anyways!!
>
>Quincy
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Nicholas Mistry <nick at mistry.com>
>Date: Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:33 pm
>Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] Tire Recomendation? and possible tire for sale.
>
>
>
>>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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>----- 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.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Good choice! Just make sure the Costco people do a good job
>>>>
>>>>
>>mounting the
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>tires and not scratch up the rims!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Quincy
>>>>
>>>>----- 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.
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>>>is
>>>>>good at any costco in the US. Not too shabby..
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks again.
>>>>>
>>>>>-N
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Nicholas Mistry wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have finally gotten tired of listening to my Stock Pirelli
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>P6000's
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>and am looking for some new shoes for my '01 B5 S4. Right now i
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>am
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>having a hard time deciding, because i have no experience w/ any
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>on my
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>As with most of the S4 drivers, I use my S4 as my daily driver.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>My
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>driving style is quite spirited. Wet & Dry Performance is
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>extremely
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>important, as well as LOW ROAD NOISE. Also, these tires will
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>never
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>see a track or snow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>these tires? If so what type of experience have you had in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>terms of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>performance, wet traction, and road noise? Are there any
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>others
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>that people can highly recommend?
>>>>>>Now for the for sale part. I have one (unfortunately) mounted
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>P6000
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>225/45YR17 with < 1 miles on it. One of my in law's gardeners
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>damaged
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>one of my tires and I got a free one out of it. My inlaws had
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>the new
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>tire mounted b/c i was traveling when the incident happened.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>Anyways,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>the tire still has the little spikes on it, and is still in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>BRAND NEW
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>condition. It now sits as my spare.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When I get the new set of tires, I will most likely sell this
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>tire, or
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>keep it for the spare. I am happy to email pictures if you are
>>>>>>interested. The tire is located in San Antonio, TX (78233).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>If you
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>are interested, please contact me via email.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-N
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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