[V8] the never ending tire question

[William Gutierrez]

Sorry,

No experience with those tires, but I put on Falk Ziex's last and I like 
them a lot.  I don't think I'll get 40,000 out of them, but they were less 
expensive so it offsets the lesser wear.

Good luck.

Bill G

>From: George Tur <getur at optonline.net>
>Reply-To: getur at optonline.net
>To: v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: [V8] the never ending tire question
>Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:17:27 -0500
>
>Going to bother the list with a tire question.
>
>I have the Pirelli P6000 Sport Veloce in 215/60 HR15  on the V8 right now 
>and
>am looking to replace them. They've given good service, I have over 40k 
>miles
>on them, and the only complaint I have is with the noise they generate, and
>some skittishness in heavy rain.
>
>My replacement options for the V8 standard sized 15 inch wheels are:
>
>Pirelli P6000 215/60WR15 summer performance tires.
>Pirelli P6000 Sport Veloce 215/60VR15 all season tires.
>Yokohama AVS ES100 215/60VR15 summer performance tires.
>Michelin Pilot XGT V4 215/60VR15 all season tires.
>
>Any one have any experience with the above tires and can give me an opinion 
>on
>handling, noise and wet weather characteristics? I've read some good 
>reviews
>on the Yokohama ES100 tires, but am concerned about road noise and how they
>behave in the wet after some wear. I had Michelin tires before that handled
>well when new, but then after a year of service gave very poor handling in
>the wet. I'm wondering if they've improved over the years.
>
>George Tur
>91 V8
>
>
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