high performance street tires? ?

[Tony Hoffman]

I've always liked the Kumho 711's. I have a set on my V8 right now, have
lasted 30K of hard miles. I drove a car with the 712's, didn't like it. I
used to (and still do) have a 4000Q, I used to love the RE71's and AVS
intermediates. It seems, just when I find a tire I like, they discontinue
it. The 711's are now discontinued. Anyhow, I did drive a number of 05 A4's
with the Esta SPT's, and they seemed to behave well. However, didn't do any
crazy aggressive driving (like I do in the 4k) so I'm not sure about at the
limit. Oh, on my 4000Q(s) they are (were) 205/50/15's.

I always buy my high performance tires from tirerack, and read as many
reviews as I can before. Look specifically for similar cars, and similar
driving style.

Hope this helps,
Tony Hoffman


On 3/25/07, Tess McMillan <tessmc at drizzle.com> wrote:
>
> Guys, what is the latest wisdom on high performance street tires in the
> 15" size? I was browsing around on Tire Rack and was confused by the
> dizzying array of brands that don't seem to be the same as the last time
> I went out there...
>
> Many eons ago I had Bridgestone RE71s on my '88 80. I loved those tires!
> But I didn't have a set of track wheels then and chunked them pretty
> badly. My Alfa friends convinced me to try Yoko AVSis -- but those didn't
> last long either. So I went to the old Dunlop SP Sport 5000s .... but the
> Dunlops picked up nails in all 4 tires just a few months after I bought
> them and I figured that brand had been hexed. I switched to the very cheap
> Kumho Ecsta 712. And even though those tires make driving an "adventure"
> (aka white knuckles, esp. in the rain), I've kept driving them because
> they still had a lot of tread.
>
> So, the Kumhos have finally worn out. Looking for recommendations on
> 205/50 15s.... Anyone out there still on 15" rims?  Please, no
> recommendations for the lavender-scented tires that Kumho now offers ha
> ha ha.
>
> Tess
> in Bellevue, WA USA