[s-cars] CUMho's

[LL - NY]

FWIW, a better tire would've provided a bit more margin. Still, lift
throttle does tend towards oversteer of the less than pleasant kind. As for
the Pilot Sport A/S, at least according to an article in Road in Track,
there is little difference in the dry between the A/S and the Pilot Sport
summer. In the wet, the summer is a notably better performer than the A/S,
in both cornering and braking. So the compromise tends to fall in the
conditions that tend to need the most margin. Still, a decent tire with the
option that says if it drops below freezing, you'll still have a tire that
works vs. one that has gone to the glassing temp.

LL - NY

On 3/13/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> No offense, but lift throttle oversteer isn't the tires' fault, it's yours
> for lifting.
>
> That said, everyone makes mistakes.
>
> Best all season tires equates to the best "jack of all trades." That's not
> saying much of anything.
>
> If you're not averse to spending money for tires, get a proper set of
> winter and summer tires, don't
> buy all-season tires which are a compromise for the idiots who can't seem
> to comprehend that you
> shouldn't be driving on the same tires year round if you get cold weather
> and snow in the winter and
> hot weather in the summer.
>
> Advan AD07 or Bridgestone RE-01R for summer, Nokian Hakka4/RSI/WR for
> winter depending on how
> severe your winter conditions.
>
> 245/40R17 is the proper size for an UrS running 17x8" wheels, that is the
> factory optional size in RoW/non-US
> markets.
>
> 255/40R17 is, strangely enough, the factory size for the C5 A6 4.2 and S6
> Avant running 17x8" wheels, although it
> is not within tire specification for any tire make or model that I can
> find. Audi was running Continental Sport Contact 2
> and Pirelli P6000 in these fitments.
>
> I'll be running Falken RT-615 this summer because I'm cheap and poor. Next
> best thing to the Advan and Bridgestones
> I mentioned above.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 3/13/06, lebakken1 at netzero.net <lebakken1 at netzero.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > I don't skimp on tires anymore. It cost me my '89 951S. Lift off
> > throttle oversteer on baloney skin Dunlops. That is a BTDT I will never do
> > again.
> >
>