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Originally Posted by virgin1
(Post 155133)
As to your last question, I really couldn't say whether or not you'd like the Conti's over the Michelins better. Probably not, but I have no experience with that partcular model, or even modern Michie's so I couldn't say. I was, as asked, expressing my opinion of the tires I'm running and are happy with now. My wife is on her second set, and the difference in her car (2006 Vibe) was also like night and day. I will likely go back to the Conti's when these wear out too. I will say that at the time I was getting a little tired of crappy tires on the car and so I was looking for the best all-around alternative I could find. It's always a bit of a crap shoot anyway. Even the Kumho's (ASX's) I had on before rated pretty well, and a few people I talked to said they liked them. But the absolutely sucked on my car. I looked at Michelins then too. I forget the model that rated similarly to the Conti's at that time, but do remember them costing about another $25(+/-) per tire. |
Originally Posted by GEEBOSS
(Post 155129)
My wife's 2013 Civic is clad with Michelin Defender 205/55/16 which is a good daily driver tire for her 30 mile highway travel in DC Beltway Traffic. Handles well in the rain and we will see how they do in the snow this winter. Panic stops are very controlled so she is quite happy with them. One thing in DC traffic you want great tires and Brakes.
I rather give up the mileage that the Defenders offer for increased traction in corners that the Pilot Sports AS3 provide. At 65 I might consider the new Nitto NT 555G2 if they offer it in 225/45/17 but its really geared towards the Camaro and Mustang GT in 19" or 20" wheels. We will see in November when the are released. I'm not one to hold on to my tires to get the max mileage out of them....when they start slipping and slidding in wet weather I begin to look for replacements. Other people will continue to put up with the loss of traction and drive slower to be safe...me I'll throw on new rubber and zoom!! |
anyone tried 245/45 r19s on an 05 Mazda 3 hatchback?
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I recently replaced the Sumitomos on my 2010 Mazda3 with BF Goodrich G-Force Comp2 A/S's and the improvement was dramatic! These BFGs *really* grip the road, especially in the wet. Virtually every aspect was improved: ride, handling, turn-in, braking, and road noise. And, the tread pattern it *totally* badass! The tires cost me $94/ea. from TireRack and came with a $70 gift card rebate, making my final cost about $77/tire - that's a pretty good deal on top-flight rubber:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes If money is really tight, TireRack is currently blowing out the Sumitomo HTRZ-II for $50/tire!!! That is a *killer* deal on high performance tires, 7 tires left at that price, then it reverts to $66/tire: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes These tires are not a good as the BFGs, and appear to last about 20k mi., but for the money they are a decent value. Personally, I'd spend the extra $27/tire for the BFGs, you'll probably make it up via tread life; the BFGs should be good for 35k - 40k miles... -CD- PS: The BFGs also out-scored the Conti DWSs on recent TireRack tests!! |
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