[s-cars] Tires

[john cléirigh]

I just bought 225/50ZR16 Eagle F1s in December.  Not enough warm, dry 
miles to indicate summer time grip, but they are very acceptable in snow.

One design feature I really like is the sidewall bead area.  It stands 
proud of the wheel lip enough to prevent minor curb rash.  Not that I 
intentionally parallel park by feel...

They replaced the Dunlop SP Sports which are very soft and sticky in the 
summer, but worthless in the winter.

John
Boulder

Ian Duff wrote:
> So, the perpetual can of worms, what's the consensus on tires? I'm in  
> the market for something that doesn't exist, good all season tires.
>
> Don't start on me about dedicated snows, or summer tires being OK, as  
> neither works for me. What I'd like to find is a tire that works well  
> for the 99% of the time when there's no snow or ice on the road, but  
> is not dangerous on snow or ice. I also want something with a wear  
> index higher than the usual (near R-compound) summer tire.
>
> I started my research at that paragon of tire knowledge, Tire Rack.  
> They list, test, compare and offer real-world reviews on a number of  
> what they call "ultra high performance all season" tires, http://tinyurl.com/2jc7al 
> . The top entries are, in order:
> Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position
> Yokohama ADVAN S.4.
> Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season
> Continental ContiExtremeContact
> Michelin Pilot Sport A/S
> Pirelli PZero Nero M&S
>
> Here's my so-called "thinking" so far:
> I had Bridgestones as OEM on my 2000 S4 and hated them, swore never to  
> own another set. Should I reconsider?
> The Yokohama and Goodyear have too few owner miles miles to have  
> credible reviews. Anyone on this list care to chime in?
> The Michelins suffer from a weak dollar, are Wicked Expensive, and  
> can't be that much better, particularly considering how far down the  
> list they fall.
>
> So, at first blush, it looks like I have the cheap Contis or the  
> expensive Pirellis to consider. The Contis are not offered with road  
> hazard coverage, maybe because they're near their end of life/going  
> out of production soon? Any reason I should spend another $43 per tire  
> and go with the Pirelli? Are there other tires out there I should  
> consider?
>
> -Ian Duff.
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