[s-cars] Tires for urS4? - want opinion

[matt ludwig.]

maybe from people with cars that way half as much as the UrS? no clue  
otherwise...


matt.



On Aug 7, 2008, at 10:58 AM, mike claire wrote:

> Yeah I'm a little late to this one. But I saw a reference to General
> Exclaims and I'm compelled to respond.  Friends don't let friends buy
> Exclaims! They are not performance tires in spite of what you read on
> Tirerack.
>
> I special-ordered a set locally and had them mounted sight unseen
> after I read the Tirerack reviews. I learned my lesson.
>
> I drove them 5 miles, turned around and had them taken off. This
> failed experiment cost me $$$ but I didn't care. I was penny wise and
> pound foolish as they say.
>
> Once dismounted, I pushed down on one from the top and it collapsed
> easily. The sidewall is paper thin.  How does it get such raves on
> Tirerack?
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7/21/08, Kevin Barnett <Kevin.Barnett at ncmail.net> wrote:
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> Time for new tires on the Audi.
>> 235/45/17
>>
>> What would you choose and why:
>>
>>    * Falken Azenis ST-115 - $118 (shipping included) - this is what I
>>      am currently running and have liked them so far.  Front tires at
>>      wear bars, back tires bald.
>>    * Sumitomo HTR-Z - $61 + shipping. - Old design, but still in  
>> prodiction
>>    * Sumitomo HTR-Z II - $79 + shipping
>>    * Kumho ECSTA AST - $85 + shipping (didn't like the old Kumho  
>> 712's,
>>      but heard  that they have improved)
>>    * General Exclaim UHP - $87 + shipping (don't know numthing  
>> about these)
>>    * Fuzion ZRi - $98 + shipping
>>    * Dunlop SP8000 - $104 + shipping - $50 rebate of 4 which would
>>      cover shipping and that a little.
>>
>> Daily driver, 25k miles a year, usually get a set of tires to last 12
>> months.
>>
>> --
>> "The time is always right to do what is right"
>> Martin Luther King, Jr.
>>
>> Kevin Barnett - Kevin.Barnett at ncmail.net
>> North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
>> Asheville Regional Office
>> Division of Water Quality - Water Quality Section
>> 2090 U.S. 70 Highway
>> Swannanoa, NC 28778
>> Tel: 828-296-4500
>> Fax: 828-299-7043
>>
>>
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