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Re: Tire recco for Coupe Quattro
David Tahajian - Sun BOS Software, you say:
|>
|>Ramesh:
|>
|>The OEM "all season" tire for the 1991 Coupe Quattro was
|>the Dunlop SP6, 195/65/15, H speed, M+S rating.
|>Mine have 24K miles and they are still going strong.
|>Excellent in rain and snow, but just "good" for dry.
|>They are $69 at the Tire Rack.
I wish I had heard from you earlier! :-) Actually, the OEM tires for
the 1990 Coupe Quattro were Dunlop D8* 205/60VR15. Being V Rated
perhaps explains their relatively short lifespan as opposed to the H
rated tires on your '91 coupe... I decided to stick with V rated...
That really pushes up the cost a great deal! :-( I called NTW and they
said they would have to special order the D8's and would cost ~ $140.
I went with the Bridgestone Turanza 205/60VR15's at Firestone. I guess
I paid a lot more than Tire Rack for sure($130 vs. $109). These are
new tires and Bridgestone claims that it makes use of some of the
technology from the very popular RE71 Potenza tires. Surprisingly, it
seems that RE71's are being phased out.
The V rated Turanzas come with a 40000 mile "Platinum Plus" warranty
and "allegedly" have been designed for GT cars to provide a good
balance between ride quality and handling. Their literature features
the Lexus LS400, Infiniti Q45 and I believe Cadillac. I know, I know,
one wouldn't exactly classify these cars as GT's... ;-).
I haven't really pushed the car hard since I got the new tires (wanna
get the alignment done first). But I do believe the ride has improved
a wee bit...
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|>Some other tires I may consider when it's time to replace
|>are Dunlop's new V speed M+S (D80-V, I think) and BFG's
|>CompT/A VR4.
|>
|>Please tell us when you make a decision.
Hope the above makes sense! Comments?
|>
|> - dave t.
|>
Ramesh
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