Help me decide please..3 tire choices...suggestions welcome ...and vote
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Help me decide please..3 tire choices...suggestions welcome ...and vote
All in size 225/45ZR17. I am in Seattle and my commute is short. I wish I had the storage luxury to have a dedicated winter set but no such luck. So the choices are (no particular order):
1. Potenza RE960AS Pole Position
2. Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season
3. Yokohama ADVAN S.4.
4...or go with Toyo Proxes4 again. These held up OK for the 30k miles I have them on. Uniformity of the wear is amazing. They got a bit louder after 12-15k miles but nothing excessive. Not so good in snow and ice(not an often scene in Seattle thankfully)
Car is A6 2.8q so nothing horribly fast or high in g forces is going to be happening.
I do like my tires quiet!
Thank you all.
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1. Potenza RE960AS Pole Position
2. Goodyear Eagle F1 All Season
3. Yokohama ADVAN S.4.
4...or go with Toyo Proxes4 again. These held up OK for the 30k miles I have them on. Uniformity of the wear is amazing. They got a bit louder after 12-15k miles but nothing excessive. Not so good in snow and ice(not an often scene in Seattle thankfully)
Car is A6 2.8q so nothing horribly fast or high in g forces is going to be happening.
I do like my tires quiet!
Thank you all.
Place your vote now
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Put a set of the F1's on my sons GTI 20th. A newly designed tire. All...
tests I read were very good. He said they were way better that the OE Pilots (15k). He is only 17 years old so his expirience is very limited, I have not driven the car with them on it. If it is snowy when I get home from work maybe I will take it out and test.
He did say the car does not drag down when hitting larger puddles that he can't avoid. I think the size was a 225/40-18, stock size replacement for the 18" wheels (Arista ?)
He did say the car does not drag down when hitting larger puddles that he can't avoid. I think the size was a 225/40-18, stock size replacement for the 18" wheels (Arista ?)
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2nd, if you had room for 2 sets, use toyos for summer
I live in KY and have mild winters, maybe 2-5 snows a year, toyos are nice for summer, spring and fall, but for winter, I use the Kumho ASX. not as grippy or quiet as the toyos, but a good tire
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Interesting as the Bridgestone's are rated higher at TireRack
I just ordered the 960AS in 18" for our Boxster. The Goodyear's and Yoko's have lower warranty ratings as well from TireRack.
IIRC Jeremy @ Matrix is running the Bridgestone's on the Benzo as well.
IIRC Jeremy @ Matrix is running the Bridgestone's on the Benzo as well.