Did you catch this > http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/...&dst=GO0002607

last nite?

 

Unkie, any all-season tire suggestions for the Si? We don't get much snow here and I'm certainly not tracking it, so a quality mid-range would rawk. The Falkens sucked from the moment they were put on. There's no reason my tires should be spinning from a stop (when I'm not gunning it of course ).

 

It was on TV, so, no.

 

I liked the Pirelli P-Series I had on my Jetta. They were communicative without being harsh.

A few folks on here like Kumhos, but I'd weed out the fanboy opinions for the good ones.

Talk to Sir Crankypants.

 

Falkens are f@#king trash. They lucked out on one tire, the Azeni RT615, which was an awesome track/summer tire circa 2007. Based on our LeMons experiences with it, they've not bothered changing it since it came out. The rest of their lineup isn't much better.


For what I think you have/want, I'd throw out the Conti ExtremeContact DWS. Douchey name but it gets really good reviews everywhere and is reasonable at $116/tire (Tire Rack price, assuming you have 17s and not the 18s). The Bridgestone RE960AS is a good tire, but $169/ea, ditto for the Michelin Pilot Sport AS+ ($175).


If dedicated winter tires are an option (basically to use for the 5 months when your 'hood is below 50°), Dunlop Winter Sport M3 = pure f@#king victory. Both hippie and I have them on the S2000 and we laugh immensely as we drive past stuck d-bags in SUVs on all season tires. They're really good in cold/rainy conditions as well. But they stink up a storm when it gets warm, so you really need them on dedicated wheels so you can switch on those fluke 75 degree February days.

Then you can get Star Specs for the 7 month construction season.

 

I had Kumhos (Ecstas? 712s?) on the S - fine for my driving ability. I went with the Falkens because I remembered people raving about the Azenis...Really bad call on my part. If money wasn't an issue they'd be gone in a second. (The pool will be gone this weekend so I'm gonna need $$$$ for landscaping. ) For now I'm not going to bother with dedicated winter tires - there just isn't enough snow to justify it.

Thanks for the input guys.

 

Yeah, the model is important. Kumho makes some really good tires... and they also make some garbage. 14 of Kumho's 31 tire models are called Ecsta (it's basically their entire car lineup, with Solus being their all-season cheap stuff). Just about every brand is similar. I hear people say "oh, I had Goodyear Eagles on my last car and they were great!"... except that Goodyear makes about 60 different tires called "Eagle", not even including the OEM variants... and probably 2/3 of those are shit.

 

On a 1 - 10 scale h0w close wuz that impersonation?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw8QIbkw6dE

 

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You just need to train up to it.

 

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