[s-cars] Tires

[Gísli Óttarsson]

Reykjavik has been buried in snow for a couple of weeks.  I am running
Pirelli PZero Nero M&S on my 2001 S8 and they take me ANYWHERE.  Before that
I had a set on my UrS4.  Same deal.

I absolutely LOVE these tires.  I can not recommend them more highly.

  Gisli

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 3:22 PM, David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:

> Also FWIW, I have the ContiExtremes on my 2001 S4.  I bought the car
> with them installed.
>
> Dry traction is acceptable at best.  Wet traction is superb.  Snow
> traction is about as good as I think you can expect from a performance
> all-season tire (no all-season tire beats the Nokian WR for snow/ice
> traction).
>
> I think they provide a good balance for a daily driver.  Sometimes I
> drive my car "spiritedly" and occasionally get mild drift if pushing a
> bit hard.
>
> If they are on special now I may pick up another set.  Mine are getting
> low in tread and I think I bruised one when I hit a pot hole and bent
> the rim.
>
> Dave Kase
>
>
>
>
> >> 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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