[s-cars] Sumitomo HTR ZIII

[Cody Forbes]

IME Michelins are a waste of money. The tread never wears out, but  
they dry rot very very fast. I've seen sidewall cracks start after six  
months and most of the time they have enough large cracks to be unsafe  
arround 18 months. YMMV, etc, but that's what I have observed on more  
than 20 sets on customer cars.

-Cody (mobile)

On Aug 6, 2009, at 10:11 AM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> I went the other way with tires the last time- I got tires for the  
> V70R last
> year- went with Michelin PS2- excellent all-around tire- quiet when  
> you're
> just driving around, excellent dry and wet grip. I can't speak on  
> longevity
> because I haven't had them long enough, but I'm very happy with them-
> they're excellent compromise tires- not as extreme performance- 
> biased as
> something like a BS RE-11 or Yokohama AD-08, but for a sporty sedan  
> (or
> wagon), they're worth every penny.
>
> I know you guys aren't looking for a $190/ea. type of tire, though.  
> Think
> about it this way- tires on my Vette are going to run me north of  
> $1200 so
> you should consider yourselves lucky that you're not feeding a tire- 
> eating
> monster.
>
> Unfortunately, you kind of get what you pay for- cheap tires don't  
> usually
> translate into good performance. I don't think I'd put those on an S- 
> car-
> too stiff and extreme. Getting something that's more comfortable and  
> still
> grippy in the wet and dry usually ends up being expensive.
>
> BTW, has anyone looked at the new Continental? It looks promising-  
> Extreme
> Contact DW is only $122/ea. in 225/45R17.
>
> Taka
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