[s-cars] Sumitomo HTR+

Sun Sep 7 04:28:26 EDT 2003

Hi Jeff,

I live in the great Northwest as well, but am a transplant from the midwest.
I can tell you with a certainty, that there is no such thing as a
ultra-performance tire that is also a snow tire.  Best advice I can give you
is to get a set of snows (I reccomend the Pirelli Winter 210 Assymetrics)
and leave them on for the season if you are crossing the passes often.

A good rain-shedding summer tire is what I am looking for.  I won't be
taking the 944 S2 up to the mountains, so it isn't even a concern of mine.
But wet traction and hydroplane resistance is a HUGE factor, living in
Seattle.

Later,
Dan
'95 S6 Avant (gone, but not forgotten)
'89 944 S2 (new toy)
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 (aka "Ski Bitch")
Seattle, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Sevel" <jeffsevel at hotmail.com>
To: <danh at s-cars.org>; <kpruden at speakeasy.net>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Sumitomo HTR+

> 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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