[s-cars] Tires

[LL - NY]

I've driven in the dry only on my friend's M550 A/S's on a Passat 1.8T 5sp
4-mo. My opinion on
them in that situation. Dull. Just plain dull. Competent, but dull. Not
responsive, nor inspriring,
but in normal driving (I wasn't going to push them that hard) they just did
absolutely nothing for me,
but they didn't do anything bad either.

LL - NY

On 2/26/08, Rich Assarabowski <konecc at snet.net> wrote:
>
> Have you guys checked out the Avon M-500's or M-550's?   They're on
> close-out at Tire Rack, very reasonably priced and have excellent reviews.
> No personal experience here...
>
> -- Rich A.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of john cléirigh
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:53 AM
> To: Ian Duff
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tires
>
> 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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