Tires

[Ti Kan]

I would also like to hear listers' opinions about the Toyo Proxes T1-S.
These seem highly regarded by some.  Unfortunately, neither Tire Rack
nor Discount Tires sell Toyos.

My S4 biturbo's stock Pirelli P6000s are nearing the end of life.
Since I live in California, I don't need good snow/ice capability.
Dry and wet performance is what I am looking for.  The stock Pirellis
roar annoyingly loud at 60-75 mph, and that happens to be the cruising
speed on the highway, so a quieter tire would be most welcome.

I heard that the Bridgestone S-03s are also noisy...

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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Steve Marinello writes:
> Interesting note re. Pilot Sports and Pilot Sport A/S tires.  I happen to
> have unmounted sets of each right now.  The Pilot Sport summer tire is at
> least 2# lighter than the A/S and has noticeable MORE FLEXIBLE sidewalls.
> Of course, I believe the A/S's rate even higher on Tire Rack surveys than
> the summer tires...and they cost more.  Both are pretty amazing tires,
> albeit incredibly expensive in comparison to other options.  But, I got them
> for dirt cheap.  Soon to have comparisons of a sort with the Sumi HTR-ZII's
> presently on the S6 avant, the Kumho's on the urq and the AVS-dB's on the S6
> sedan.