[s-cars] Tires

[john cléirigh]

Indeed, I'm running the all season version.

john

LL - NY wrote:
> I do assume you mean the F1 A/S's, right? I found the F1 GSD3's a bit 
> dicey in the wet
> once it got to around 37 degrees, but I was sort of stuck while 
> waiting for my Nokian
> WR G2's to arrive for my winter rims.
>
> On 2/26/08, *john cléirigh* <john at johncleirigh.com 
> <mailto:john at johncleirigh.com>> wrote:
>
>     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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