Sportstick

Yes, there is power in large sample quant data, but the kind of bias from which the Tire Rack survey most suffers, inter-rater reliability, does not benefit from increasing the sample size. We will never know if the rating by one model of tire owners of their own tire is comparable to any others in the same segment. These are discrete ratings only of each person's own tires, so comparisons are suspect, no matter what n equals. This is exacerbated when comparing between segments where differences in criteria could be expected to be even greater, although not quantified.


This may just be semantics, although I admittedly did draw a conclusion rather than quote them. More than one other tire was more highly rated and the results were unambiguous, ergo, it is clear that there are better choices. "Clearly", as the adverb, does not imply degree of difference, only that there is no doubt that more than one superior alternative exists. On a $60,000 Audi (vs a $30,000 Honda Accord at half the price), one might expect a pursuit of excellence among this forum's members for some of the most critical parts on the vehicle.

thehaviet

I have to agree with this. It is one of main reasons I just dropped $2k on a set of tires a and wheels. Now that might not sound like a lot of money to many folks here, but it is a considerable amount to me and I have never spend that much on tires or wheels in my life.

I really do believe that this $60k car deserves some great wheels on it.

Good luck, and let us know what you go with. I went with the DSW06 due to my preference for a well rounded all season tire that also performs well in winter conditions.

Maverick61

I have no problem with however people want to spend their money. But we should not assume they want to spend their money like each of our own personal preferences. Nor should we assume everyone's idea of excellence is the same as our own.

And expensive does not always equal better.

People who use the large amount of data Tire Rack provides are in a better position to make an informed decision on the factors most important to them. And that is what counts in my book