High perf tire selection question

[Ed Kellock]

What were your previous tires?  Same size?  How worn were they?  Were
the new wheels an upgrade?  What size where the previous wheels?

Far too many variables to count this as a relevant comparison.  Just
about any new tire is going to feel better than what it replaced and
when going plus-one or greater, a true tire comparison is moot.

That's the problem with so much of the feedback on Tire Rack.  You
really have to try to read between the lines to get meaningful data.

I just read Tire Rack's own evaluation of the Yoko AVS ES100.  Sounded
good with slight exception to wet traction.  But that was on a BMW
which would have fairly different suspension geometry than the 2.7tt
in question.  You might check it out though as there were 4 or 5 UHP
summer tires in the test.

Can't say I've every heard anything about Kumhos that would make me buy.  

I've got a set of HTRZ2's but haven't put many miles on them.  If I
were buying today, I'd probably get the Yoko's instead.

Ed

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:41:28 -0400, Greville Bowles <zaphod at cansafe.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> I recently installed some KUMHO ECSTA Supra 712 on my '95 90Q. The wet & dry
> handling is greatly improved over the previous tires. They are a bit noisy
> for my liking. I've heard that they are not particularly durable, but it's
> too early for me to have an opinion on that. They cost me $107 Canadian
> each, installed and the shop included the hub-centric rings for the new
> wheels as well.
> 
> They look pretty good, if that counts for anything.
> 
> Mr. Greville H. Bowles
> E-mail:   zaphod at cansafe.com
> '95 90Q
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of joel nevin
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:13 AM
> To: qlist
> Subject: High perf tire selection question
> 
> Yokohama's AVS es100
> Sumitomo's HTR ZII
> Kumho's
> 
> I want cheap but good.
> 
> Just got a nice set of 17" BBS I am putting on my 2.7t
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Joel