[s-cars] Tires

[LL - NY]

Anyone try the new BFG G-force Super Sport A/S yet? Road and Track seems to
think they're incredible, at least at a grand total of one track day.

LL - NY

On 2/26/08, john cléirigh <john at johncleirigh.com> wrote:
>
>  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> 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.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > S-CAR-List mailing list
> > > S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> > > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
> > >
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > S-CAR-List mailing list
> > S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
> >
>
>