@15K, tirez R gone, need advise....-->

br0ker_GTO · 03-12-2006, 12:07 AM

Hey All,
I've been hovering for quite some time, and figured it was time to sign-up. My factory tires are already beginning to wear badly at just over 15,000 miles. I'm looking for a decent tire:

no need for speeds over 110mph
need to have good wet/dry traction
don't give a shighte about snow, not much in TN these days.
be nice to have them under $200/tire, if possible?

I've had my 2005 for a little over a year now, one of the 1st's to have an 05 in Knoxville, TN. Bought her on January 5th, 2005. This car still amazes me every day......

Thanks guys, nice place you got here, BTW, kudos to the admin

br0ker

rrathea · 03-12-2006, 08:37 AM

Go to www.tirerack.com - You should be able to get the Goodyear F1 GS-D3s for less than $200.00 each. They even list a Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 for $194.00 each.

For performance tires they are normally hard to beat on price.

Wing_Nut · 03-12-2006, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rrathea

Go to www.tirerack.com - You should be able to get the Goodyear F1 GS-D3s for less than $200.00 each. They even list a Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 for $194.00 each.

For performance tires they are normally hard to beat on price.

If you don't care about speed rating or ultimate handling the GS-D3's would be a waste of money. Tire rack's house brand, Avon's Tech line, sells an M500 tire for $120 in 245/45 - 17. Same 280 UTQG wear rating as the goodyear but 38% cheaper. Decent reviews for performance and wet traction.

I've also had experience with the Bridgestone RE750. Very good tire with 340 UTQG wear rating. These handle very well in dry and wet conditions and wore very evenly on my Volvo 850 Turbo. They are also very predictable when near the limit of traction. Tire rack sells these for $165 in 245/45 - 17 size, 14% cheaper than Goodyears. Ratings are good.

Good luck choosing.

b_a_betterperson · 03-12-2006, 03:01 PM

Heard good things about those Avons at Tire Rack.

I have Falken 512 Ziexes on my car -- but they're awfully buzzy and the dealer had to mount and dismount something like 10 of them before getting a set of four round ones.

Cooper Tire has been putting out some great product lately -- but a lot of people aren't trying them because loudmouth know it alls immediately diss them and think they're crap.

Check these out:

http://www.coopertire.com/us/en/Prod...itle=UHP+Tires

Find a dealer with the free 45 day trial and see what you think. When my Fukkens are done -- I'm going to try them out. That said, I will have no problem stepping up to some Goodyears or Michelins next time.

mumrah · 03-13-2006, 08:46 AM

I am amazed that you got so many miles out of the stock tires. I had to replace mine at 6500 miles.

jortegasr · 03-13-2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mumrah

I am amazed that you got so many miles out of the stock tires. I had to replace mine at 6500 miles.

Replaced mine at 7,500 miles. I bought the Fusion ZRIs (made by Bridgestone) 255/40 17. They list for 139.99, but if you buy all four they can get it down to 103 each. I like them a lot better then the BF Goodrich. I am in Houston, TX so I only have to worry about rain.

NurkVinny · 03-13-2006, 11:14 AM

Mine also has Fuzions all around, 245's. They were on it when I bought it with 17k miles, and so far are very impressive.

br0ker_GTO · 03-14-2006, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mumrah

I am amazed that you got so many miles out of the stock tires. I had to replace mine at 6500 miles.

Well I probably should've replaced them about 5K miles ago, but it's to the serious point now!

I've been checking out tirerack and I like the Pilots, but I'm wondering if it'd be cheaper to buy through a local vendor since they usually charge more $$ for tires you bring in, as opposed to tires bought through them. I guess it's a trade-off since you have to pay shipping on the tires, then a little more to have them installed. Thanks for all the input all!

mumrah · 03-14-2006, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by br0ker_GTO

Well I probably should've replaced them about 5K miles ago, but it's to the serious point now!

I've been checking out tirerack and I like the Pilots, but I'm wondering if it'd be cheaper to buy through a local vendor since they usually charge more $$ for tires you bring in, as opposed to tires bought through them. I guess it's a trade-off since you have to pay shipping on the tires, then a little more to have them installed. Thanks for all the input all!

Good idea. I was going to order tires but then started calculating all the costs not included. I was between 3 tires at the time and ended up with the P-Zero's they rate right between Pilots and Eagle F1 GS-D3. Price availability and fit were the deciding factors.

gclcpa · 03-15-2006, 09:21 AM

Which to me was disappointing, but I seem to have done better than most on the forum. I was so glad to get rid of them. They were extremely noisy, and sounded like they were out of round.

I replaced mine with General Acclaim UHP tires. I researched them on the Tire Rack site, but actually bought them from Kauffman Tire. They were highly rated by other users, and were the second lowest priced tire in the ultra high performance category. They are "summer tires", but it sounds like you are in a non-snowy area like me. They have the same speed rating as the OEM tires (i.e. 245ZR17 95W.) I got them for $129 each (installed.) So far no complaints.