Just called my friendly dealer about the "problem" i was having with the RSA's.....<p>Guess what...I'm getting them swapped!!<p><br>YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YE S!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES! YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YE S!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES! YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YE S!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES! YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YE S!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!<p>Dunlop SP8000's will be mounted tomorrow morning!<p>I'll worry about next winter when the time comes.<p>I would disclose the dealer and bestow the laurels that they deserve for their service....however I'm not sure that they would want such PR....as good as it is.<p><br>trifona<br>99.5 1.8tqms +Dunlops (soon)<br>

 

OK, I get that you hated the RSAs. However, I like an all season tire on my car here in the Phila area (I live off exit 3 of I-476) and am considering swapping FOR them. Did the RSAs squeal during hard cornering, or did you just think they were squirmy?<p>My only other option will be to get an outfit like NTB to swap the Dunlops for the Michelin Pilots that I really want. I don't know how much of a hassle that might be. <p>I'd be interested to know how much of an improvement you feel you get with the SP8000s. <p>By the way, the archive that had your previous post about the 180hp A6 1.8T has mysteriously disappeared, so I never saw if you responded to my questions. What car magazine reviewed it so I can read up it?

 

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The RS-As don't seem to hold the corners very well in turns. They have never squealed on me. I'm thinking about going with Pirelli P7000SS 225/50R16s.<p>David

 

I remember when I test drove the A4 with the RSA's that I easily was able to make the tires squeel when cornering (obviously it was on one without the sport suspension). I sold my SP8000s and put on Dunlop D60A2s because I wanted an all-season tire. I have never heard these Dunlops squeel. (The D60A2s are OK in the snow - not great though).<p>Tom<br>1.8TQMS Silver/Ecru

 

The RSA's never squealled or howled really, just slipped alot during cornering, and made me feel VERY uneasy even with Quattro.<p>As for the 180hp 1.8t A6, it was in a Greek car magazine. I still have to dig out the particular issue from one of my suitcases ( i bought like 4-6 different ones). Email me as a reminder, and I'll take some scans of the mechanical data. Since I dont have a web page, I ( as well as the rest of the Org) will rely on you to post them for us!<p>The cars tested included:<p>A6 180 hp 1.8t manual quattro<br>MB E200 Kompressor manual (someone said it should have been a 230, but we'll see)<br>BMW 523 Auto (strange)<br>Saab 9-3 2.0t manual<br>Alfa 166 ( I think) manual<br>New Citroen or Opel (not sure) manual<p>The article generally leaned on the A6 & MB, with the Audi getting a slight advantage. They couldnt believe that a 1.8L could make 180 hp!!

 

I've done a lot of reading boards, and checking things out recently, and all things considered, it seems to me that the best compromise all-season performance tire is the Dunlop SP Sport 4000 A/S. I think it should be better than the P7000 SS for one reason - Steve Sherwood has a set, and complains that they are really loud and the tread life is low (now, admittedly, the way he drives, well, um . . . .). My f-in law has the P6000 Sport Veloce, which is also a nice tire, but it too is somewhat loud (and it's a touring tire). From what I've read, it seems that Pirelli in general sacrifices quiet ride for performance; TTFWIW. The 4000 will be worse in the snow than the D60A2, but if you drive in enough snow to be annoyed by this, I'd suggest you get a set of snows and summers and swap em. A close second IMHO is the Bridgestone Potenza RE 940.<p>Now I expect to be flamed for this post, but I am really interested in some more discussion on the subject. I am looking for tires for my subaru legacy wagon, currrently shod with 195/60/15 Potenza RE-92's, which I think are really good tires. They _rarely_ squeal while cornering, I think primarily because of the very low center of gravity of the Legacy - it's best attribute IMO. However, I am willing to pay more for an even better tire, and want better performance with a quieter ride, but I want an all-season tire because this is the family truckster, whose safety is penultimate in all weather, but it rarely snows here in texas. <p>IMO, there's little doubt that the RSA is not worthy competition for the tires mentioned above.<p>Comments?<p>Darryl<br>98.5 1.8T qmsb<br>95 Legacy (what's the Japanese word for Avant?) m

 

On our '92 325i we recently put on a set of Yokohama AVS S4. The handling is much more nimble than with D60A2, and they corner better, don't hydroplane as much, and the ride is smoother. They're V-rated.

 

There are plenty of far superior all season tires available. I would suggest the Bridgestone Potenza RE-940 as a top choice. Heck, even the Continentals are better than the RS-A's! Also check offerings by Dunlop and Pirelli. <p>Charles<br>