[s-cars] Tire choices for S-car

[Matt twentyV]

After a visual check last night, our Kumhos are the ASX not AST.  At $108 ea. at TR (for 245/40ZR17) they are at the high end of the range but I may well get another set when the current ones wear out.

-Matt


--- On Tue, 7/22/08, Matt twentyV <matt_20v at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Matt twentyV <matt_20v at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire choices for S-car
> To: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 4:22 PM
> We have Kumho All Seasons on the S6 avant- I think they are
> AST but can't be certain without checking them. 
> They've worked well for what we intended them for- car
> is wife's daily driver and has stock suspension.  We
> previously had the Sumi HTR-Z's and the dry grip and
> sidewall stability of the Kumhos didn't seem to be a
> step backwards.  Reasonable snow traction in the few times
> we've taken the S to the mountains- our A4 is the
> dedicated ski car and it gets full snows in the winter. 
> They are at about 20K miles now and look to have maybe
> 5-10K to go.
> 
> -Matt
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 7/22/08, Kevin Barnett
> <bluevr6 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Kevin Barnett <bluevr6 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] Tire choices for S-car
> > To: "s-car-list"
> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 12:36 PM
> > Time for new tires on the Audi.
> > 235/45/17
> > 
> > What would you choose and why:
> > 
> >    * Falken Azenis ST-115 - $118 (shipping included) -
> this
> > is what I
> >      am currently running and have liked them so far. 
> > Front tires at
> >      wear bars, back tires bald.
> >    * Sumitomo HTR-Z - $61 + shipping. - Old design,
> but
> > still in prodiction
> >    * Sumitomo HTR-Z II - $79 + shipping
> >    * Kumho ECSTA AST - $85 + shipping (didn't like
> the
> > old Kumho 712's,
> >      but heard  that they have improved)
> >    * General Exclaim UHP - $87 + shipping (don't
> know
> > numthing about these)
> >    * Fuzion ZRi - $98 + shipping
> >    * Dunlop SP8000 - $104 + shipping - $50 rebate of 4
> > which would
> >      cover shipping and that a little.
> > 
> > Daily driver, 25k miles a year, usually get a set of
> tires
> > to last 12 months. 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> > 
> > 
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