high performance street tires? ?

[LL - NY]

Doing a quick search of DiscountTiresDirect shows that about the only viable
summer only tire for Tess' size there is the Kumho Ecsta SPT. It's not
likely the worst tire in the world, I personally thought it's predecessor,
the 712 was an improvement to my Toyo Proxes S1 on my Audi 200Q.

LL - NY

On 3/26/07, David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:
>
> I ran several sets of 712's and liked them for the cost and 3 season
> performance (daily driver - "spirited" driving per TireRack tak).  They
> are okay except for the "tramming" which only effects them on heavily
> rutted truck lanes.
> I just ordered a set of the SPT's.  We'll see how they drive.
>
> Dave Kase
> '91 e//S2
>
>
>
> Tony Hoffman wrote:
>
> >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
> >>
> >>
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