[s-cars] Ordering Tires From Amazon

[Mike Sylvester]

Grip and long lasting are mutually exclusive.

True all season tires are not going to be great at anything.
That is the tradeoff.

Mike

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Ordering Tires From Amazon
> From: "Eric Rechlin" <quattro at rechlin.us>
> Date: Mon, April 01, 2013 3:40 pm
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> 
> 
> I really can't recommend the DWS tires.  I put them on my S6 Avant about 2.5 
> years ago and regret the purchase.
> 
> I guess they might be OK for use in the winter, but they are not a good 
> summer tire.  Grip is far worse for both braking and cornering than any 
> other tire I've put on my S6.  At even what I would consider to be moderate 
> braking and cornering I'd hear them screech.  I'd consider them to be 
> strictly all-season tires, not summer tires -- OK at all seasons, but not 
> really good at anything.
> 
> I wanted something cheap and long-lasting that still handled decently well. 
> The DWS tires satisfied the first two criteria but not the third.  Quite a 
> disappointment considering I've been so happy with Continental bike tires.
> 
> Meanwhile I'm absolutely loving the Michelin Pilot SuperSport tires I put on 
> my S8 a couple months ago, but if you want something for the winter those 
> clearly wouldn't work.  The sidewalls don't feel as stiff as the Bridgestone 
> RE760 tires I had before (which are also quite good), but the grip is 
> astonishing.
> 
> Eric
> 
> > Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:10:51 -0400
> > From: Paul Luevano <paul at clarity.net>
> > To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] Ordering Tires From Amazon
> > Message-ID: <5159956B.80208 at clarity.net>
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> > Hey all-
> >
> > Getting ready to order some new summer tires for my '95 S6.  I was just
> > going to order from Tire Rack, but did a quick look, and I can get the
> > same tires through Amazon Prime for the same price, but free shipping,
> > which will saves about $50.
> >
> > Any reason not to go this route?  Anyone have any horror stories with
> > Amazon?
> >
> > 99% sure going with the Conti DWS's.  This is just a daily driver, so
> > I'm looking for a good all around tire. I have winter tires, but in the
> > NE it's not unusual to get caught in snow "out of season", so I want a
> > tire that can handle light snow.
> >
> > Also, thinking of going with a 225/55 instead of the 225/50 to give me
> > a little more pot hole protection.  Thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Paul Luevano
> > Wayland MA
>  
> 
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