[s-cars] Sumitomo HTR+

[Jeff Sevel]

Dan,

In defense of Kris (and no offense BTW), I believe I was the one who
initially started this thread. I was just looking for some feedback on the
Sumitomo HTR+. Frankly, I dont want to compare OEM tires the new
best-of-breed summer tires either. My summers are heading for the garage for
a long winters nap.

Getting back to my original post, I dont want to spend big $ on Michelin or
equivalents. I need an all season, ultra high performance tire that will
also, once a week, handle the snowy passes of the Northwest and high speed
trips to Whistler/Blackcomb. The Sumi HTR+ has some of the highest ratings
for snow (in the ultra high perf category) and would love to hear the
experiences of others.

Danke sehr,

Jeff
95.5 S6
Seattle, WA USA

>From: "Daniel Hussey" <danh at s-cars.org>
>To: "Kris Pruden" <kpruden at speakeasy.net>
>CC: "Jeff Sevel" <jeffsevel at hotmail.com>, <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Sumitomo HTR+
>Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 20:19:31 -0700
>
>Kris,
>
>Thanks for the input, but no offense... and, really I mean that...  I am
>SICK of people comparing new Ultra-Performance tires to thier OEM crap
>tires.  Tell me something I don't know!!!  Of course your new tires are
>going to be a huge improvement over your SP2000E's or 8000E's or Michelin
>MXV4's...  But, someone give me some info on how they compare to a Firehawk
>SZ, Sumitomo HTR-Z, Michelin Pilot Sport, or AVS Sport.
>
>Sorry for the rant, but I'm having to wade through everyone on Tire Rack's
>reviews site comparing thier tires to thier balding OE Goodyear Gatorbacks
>on thier Mustang or Camaro.... i.e., thier evaluation is rendered useless
>as
>they have no stance for comparison.
>
>Later,
>Dan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kris Pruden" <kpruden at speakeasy.net>
>To: "Daniel Hussey" <danh at s-cars.org>
>Cc: "Jeff Sevel" <jeffsevel at hotmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 7:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Sumitomo HTR+
>
>
> > Daniel Hussey wrote:
> > > Well, the tire that was all the rage was the Sumitomo HTR-Z2, but as
>far
>as
> > > I can tell, this tire has been discontinued.  This was the advanced
> > > performance tire with a more rain tire design (good water shedding and
> > > hydroplane resistance).  Also, the Bridgestone Potenza SO-2 Pole
>Positions
> > > have been discontinued (also an AWSOME rain tire)...
> >
> > These have been replaced by the S-03 Pole Position.  I have a set on my
> > Miata, and I am *very* happy with them.  Excellent grip, amazing wet
> > performance, and less road noise then the OEM Michelins I had on before.
> >
> > Kris
> >
> > >
> > > What are the good choises now???  I'm looking at the Bridgestone
>Potenza
> > > RE750 and the Firestone Firehawk SZ50's.  Anyone have experiences with
> > > these???  These are actually for a Porsche.
> > >
> > > Later,
> > > Dan
> > > '95 S6 Avant (Europa/ecru)
> > > Seattle, WA
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff Sevel" <jeffsevel at hotmail.com>
> > > To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 12:20 PM
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Sumitomo HTR+
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Thought I posted this last night but apparently did not go through.
> > >>
> > >>Has anyone had experience w/ the Sumitomo HTR+ ? The Conti
>ExtremeContact
> > >
> > > is
> > >
> > >>2 months backorder at the manufacturer...heard the Sumi was a solid
>all
> > >>season that can handle fast driving in the dry and wet.. and good
>handling
> > >>in the snow as well. I cant afford the Michelins and have read the
>Sumis
> > >
> > > are
> > >
> > >>a good alternative.
> > >>
> > >>THanks,
> > >>
> > >>Jeff
> > >>95.5 S6
> > >>Seattle WA
> > >>
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