[s-cars] Sumitomo HTR+

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

I don't know if anyone's mentioned the Falken Ziex
512's yet.  I have a set of them on the V8Q and they
seem to be a pretty decent rain and summer tire and
are around 99 bucks a pop.  They may get you by in the
snow, too


--- John Karasaki <johkar at teleport.com> wrote:
> The only drawback to the S-03's are their weight.
> Especially on a Miata,
> they seem to weigh a ton...
>
> At 07:59 PM 9/6/03 -0700, Kris Pruden wrote:
> >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These have been replaced by the S-03 Pole Position.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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