[s-cars] I need some new summer tires that don't cost mush anyideas?

[LL - NY]

I had a set of the Kumho 512's on my 200Q as a +1 set-up (205/55-16) and for
the money, I was pretty pleased with them. Mine lasted about 25K, but an
alignment issue is what killed them, so they could've potentially went
further. I then got the UrS so I didn't got that route again. Based entirely
on price (I got them at a TireRack sale for $46 each) I now have a set of
ASX's for the Saabaru (since I autocross on DOT-R's, didn't care as much
about street tires), but they haven't seen the road yet, so no review.

FWIW, for full summers, I have Falken FK451's (which are now FK452's which
visually look identical, including the same treadwear, so I don't know why
the new model designation, YMMV, as I haven't driven the new ones) on the
UrS (replaced the somewhat mushy SP8000s) and while pricier than the Falken
Ziex 912's I mentioned that GRM's reviewed, I have found them to be
remarkably grippy, wet or dry, VERY quiet and smooth riding, but soft in
sidewall for a Max Perf summer tire, so slower to transition than say the
Kumho Ecsta MX, or the like.

LL - NY

On 12/30/08, Vincent Frégeac <s.sikss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've run through a few set of the Kumho Ecsta 512 (discontinued) and loved
> them, dry or wet. The replacement is, I believe, the Kumho Ecsta SPT for
> less than 70$/ea. That's what came on my S4tt. Since the roads where
> already
> icy/snowy when I got the S4tt I can't report on the new version but the PO
> liked them a lot. The 512 lasted around 20,000 miles so I would expect the
> same from the SPT. If you're looking for a tire that last longer, you
> should
> look at the ASX, the all season version, for the same price, but with a
> wear
> rating twice higher(most probably at the expense of some dry grip).
>
>
>
> Vincent
>
>
>
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> Objet : [s-cars] I need some new summer tires that don't cost mush
> anyideas?
>
>
>
> I need a summer tire that doesn't cost much, but is still a good tire, any
> suggestions?
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