[V8] the never ending tire question

[Charles Wurts]

I am not really answering your question because I am running 225/60/15 
tires on my stock rims, however, I thought I'd chime in.  I have 
recently had Dunlop SP5000 's;  I liked(not loved) the this tire, but 
couldn't find them in short order when I replaced them last.  I am now 
running Yokohama AVS DB S2's and I like them alot.  They are quiet, 
handle well in all conditions including snow and the price was in the 
low 70's.  The jury is still out on wear, but I doubt they are long 
haulers.  They are directional and look pretty decent too if that 
matters.  I burned through the factory P6000s on our S4 Avant and did 
not like them at all,  granted the size was quite different.  They were 
silly loud and not only did they scare the smile out of me in the snow 
(only allowed that to happen once) but they don't like it when the 
temps get into the low forties.  I didn't find that the summer 
performance was all that impressive and when I did retire them I found 
some serious cracking on the inner sidewalls.

So far, I would buy another set of the AVS DB S2's for the beast.  
Still not sure what I am putting on the S4 when I take the Nokians NRWs 
off.  BTW, the Nokians are quieter than the Pirellis by a large margin.

On Feb 19, 2005, at 12:17 PM, George Tur wrote:

> 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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